Friday, March 15, 2019

592: 100% Texas Music






Texas' Birthday month continues with an hour of 100% Texas music. While some states boast about their Tennessee country, Mississippi blues, or Cleveland's rock, Texas is big enough to feature and embrace all types of music. Yes, we  have the blues, the rock, and country featured here, but that is just a sample of what Texas has to offer musically. This week it is the big three, next time who knows...

Texas Song - Cass County Boys (Linden and Mt Pleasant)
Texas, Texas - Red Meat (not a Texan , but Texan in their soul)
The Guitar - Guy Clark ( Monahans)
T For Texas - Townes Van Zandt ( Fort Worth)
Lucky - Toni Price (moved to Austin in 1989)
Bobby Kurtz - Smokey Wilson (Cuero)
Home To Houston - Steve Earle (grew up in San Antonio)
An American In Texas - Uncle Walts Band (formed in Austin)
Nesman Studios - Sprague Brothers (Wichita Fall)
Beaumont Boogie - Ronnie Dawson (Dallas)
East Texas Pines - Sunny Sweeney (Longview)
CottonFields - Henry Thomas (Mineola)
Freestone County Blues - Steve James (moved to Texas in 1977)
Texas Hop - Pee Wee Crayton (Rockdale)
Going Back To Texas - Omar Dykes (moved to Texas in 1970's)
Texas Blues Again - Calvin Russell (Austin)
State of Texas - Old 97s (Dallas)
(You're Not My) Final Song - Orange Is In (Austin)


All Texan and all Trick's !

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