Poor Man’s Poison, a KHTS-backed band, won the Texaco Country Showdown, the 31st annual country music extravaganza that took place at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Thursday.  Texaco Country Showdown is the nation’s largest country music talent competition. With the win, the band earned a check for $100,000 and a record deal. Local band Poor Man’s Poison, hailing from ...

The “Texaco Country Showdown” talent search returns to Nashville this month with singing star Jewel as the show’s host. The 31st annual country music extravaganza will be taped on Thursday, January 17, at the legendary Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. Texaco Country Showdown is the nation’s largest country music talent competition. Local band Poor Man’s Poison, hailing from Hanford, California is ...