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May 12, 2026 9 min

Sherman Ayres Steps into the Light

from Your Waco Weekend Hosted by Mark Long | Waco Insider

At 72 years old, Sherman Ayres stepped onto the Texas Music Cafe stage last July to record a live album built from songs he’d been carrying around for decades. From sitting behind a drum kit in Ohio when he was five to recording sessions in Memphis in the ‘80s and a corporate career at M&M Mars, he discovered an unexpected second act in Waco. But this episode isn’t really a late-life comeback story. It’s about what happens when creative work survives long enough to finally find the right room, the right people, and the right moment to be heard. ----- Hit subscribe so you don’t miss the next episode of Your Waco Weekend—and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wacoinsider.stubstack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to sign up for our weekly newsletter.

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