Texas Country artist Rich O’Toole held a free concert Tuesday night at the historic Saloon in Fredericksburg to raise money for victims of the catastrophic Hill Country floods.

DX was there for the heartwarming event, which drew a packed house of Texans united in support of neighbors who lost loved ones or were impacted by one of the greatest tragedies in Texas history.

O’Toole released his debut album, Seventeen, in 2006. Americana Music Times — then known as Texas Music Times — named it the “Best Album of 2006 That No One Told You About.”

With three No. 1 singles, 20 Top 10s, and more than 50 million streams on Spotify and Apple Music, O’Toole has become a mainstay in the Texas music scene. He has also launched several successful iPhone apps, including “TexMoji,” which sold more than 65,000 units in its first week and was featured in Time and People magazines.

 

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The morning after the event O’Toole — who’s friend lost a daughter to the flood — appeared on Fox & Friends to discuss the show and what it meant for him and others to contribute to the relief effort.

A large contingent of notable Texas singer/songwriters — including Bernie Nelson, whose songs have sold more than 30 million copies and who is best known for “Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind” — joined O’Toole for a night of song-swapping that kept the crowd cheering late into the Hill Country night.

The shows so far have raised almost $200K to date. Future concerts to raise money for the Kerr County Relief Fund are planned for this Friday in San Angelo at the Arc Bar and July 19th at Rooster’s Icehouse in Midland. As with the Fredericksburg event, 100% of proceeds will go directly to the Kerr County Relief Fund.