With decades of professional experience on the road touring many of the south and southwest states, musician/songwriter, James Ridge, now performs a wide range of country and pop classics for major public and private events. He has opened for such artists as Eddy Raven, Alabama. Rickey Van Shelton, Mark Chesnutt, and Neil McCoy. His band, Heart of Texas, was named Band of the Year, and he was named Vocalist of the Year at the Dallas/Ft. Worth based Terry Awards in the early 90’s.