Although he's nominated for a Gruene with Envy Texas music award as New Artist of the Year, Casey Donahew's actually got six years, three albums and a legion of fans behind him. Donahew began performing in Fort Worth at the now -defunct Thirsty Armadillo and R Bar when he was barely old enough to drink legally. Returning home from Texas A&M, the guy who proudly hails from Johnson County made the rounds in the area's smaller club circuit in 2002 and 2003. Donahew gained fans and momentum, and got enough steam behind him to need a band. In 2008 the band released their third album titled "Live, Raw, Real in the Ville" The first single released off this album, "Crazy" (which was co-written by Casey and his wife Melinda) went all the way to the top and hit #1 on the Texas Music Chart in June of 08. The song also came in at #17 on Texas Music Chart's top 30 songs of the year.