Your favorite Texas country song?

[jer_james]

Originally Posted by Burntorange Bowhunter

Negative. Red Dirt was originally the Oklahoma boys. The Great Divide, Ragweed, Boland.

I agree

[catslayer]

Originally Posted by Burntorange Bowhunter

Negative. Red Dirt was originally the Oklahoma boys. The Great Divide, Ragweed, Boland.

All of which also identify with texas country music... play at texas country festivals and write songs with texas country artist... they are synonyms as far as the genre is conserned.

The semantics of defineing "texas country artist" as only from texas and red dirt from oklahoma has no bearing on the music type, just state chest thumping



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[Rack Ranch]

Where does Americana fit in there?

Originally Posted by catslayer

All of which also identify with texas country music... play at texas country festivals and write songs with texas country artist... they are synonyms as far as the genre is conserned.

The semantics of defineing "texas country artist" as only from texas and red dirt from oklahoma has no bearing on the music type, just state chest thumping



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[bowhuntertex]

Cooder Graw-Llano Estecado

[BaconIsMyFriend]

I still like this one by Willie when 4 Country Reporter used it for the show.

Hill Country Theme by Willie Nelson: http://youtu.be/nXC1D06rxI8

[catslayer]

Originally Posted by Rack Ranch

Where does Americana fit in there?

Its on the slinding scale... closer to country than rock. Between rockabilly and country... need to actually make a scale with artust on it.

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[Rack Ranch]

Makes since. Most of Ragweed is more rock n roll than country to me. Maybe some call it Red Dirt but it ain't no Topaz City Tonight...

[highspeed]

I almost forgot to add Gary P. Nunn to my list

[PRFowler]

Dub Miller has a few good ones...

[Williams4298]

Originally Posted by Rack Ranch

Where does Americana fit in there?

Americana is more like dalton domino and stugrill simpson.

[wdtorque]

Drunk in Mexico - Max Stalling

Live Forever - Billy Joe Shaver

[crawdaddct]

Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt.

[Rotney]

Rusty Weir, Aqua Dulce
Sonny Burgess, when in Texas do as Texans do



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[.17fireball]

Sturgill Simpson: you can have the crown
If you haven't heard it just look it up on you tube! Just make sure the kiddos aren't nearby as it has some language.

[oktx]

Red Headed Woman. Wade Bowen

[Kevin Smith]

I can't believe Chris Knight hasn't been mentioned, I know he's not a Texan but he's red dirt for sure.

[BigL]

man that's a hard question to answer, but thanks everyone for the suggestions. I need to update my playlist anyway so this is great.

[MA ELite]

Originally Posted by AZST_bowhunter

If Texas Ain't Heaven-Kevin Smith

most people have never heard it

Thank you!


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[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Originally Posted by catslayer

All of which also identify with texas country music... play at texas country festivals and write songs with texas country artist... they are synonyms as far as the genre is conserned.

The semantics of defineing "texas country artist" as only from texas and red dirt from oklahoma has no bearing on the music type, just state chest thumping



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They all moved to the Austin/San Marcos/New Braunfels area 10 years ago. Then people started misusing the term. Red Dirt refers to the entire state of Oklahoma being just that....red dirt. Ain't no red dirt in central or north or south or west Texas. LOL.

[Tony Pic]

Amarillo by morning.
George Straight.

[BrandonA]

Originally Posted by Burntorange Bowhunter

They all moved to the Austin/San Marcos/New Braunfels area 10 years ago. Then people started misusing the term. Red Dirt refers to the entire state of Oklahoma being just that....red dirt. Ain't no red dirt in central or north or south or west Texas. LOL.

I promise you there is red dirt in West Texas in particular around San Angelo and Abilene.

[AWnNETX]

Originally Posted by burntorange bowhunter

feelin' good again - the man

x 1,000

[catslayer]

Originally Posted by Burntorange Bowhunter

They all moved to the Austin/San Marcos/New Braunfels area 10 years ago. Then people started misusing the term. Red Dirt refers to the entire state of Oklahoma being just that....red dirt. Ain't no red dirt in central or north or south or west Texas. LOL.

1st Again... state chest thumping... has no bearing on the genre or music.

2nd... the ACTUAL ARTISTS called the stuff they did red dirt... in texas...example: red dirt round up, in fory worth cross, randy, reckless kelly( from idaho but if you dont think their red dirt your helpless), stoney, mickey and the motor cars....

3rd... plenty of red dirt in texas, wow you really went there

That said, WHO CARES, accept the genre and lets talk about THE MUSIC... like the first 3/4 of this thread instead arguing semantics...


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[Bigyummy77]

My shortlist:

"You ain't met my Texas yet"- JAB
"Freeze Frame Time"- Brandon Rhyder
"Boys from Oklahoma"- Cross Canadian Ragweed
"I'm not the Devil"- Cody Jinks
"The Road Goes On Forever and the Party Never Ends" - Robert Earl Keen
"Screw You We're from Texas"- Ray Wylie Hubbard
"Off the Record"- Aaron Watson
"Feet Don't Touch The Ground"- Stoney Larue
"Black-Haired Québécoise"- Old Crow Medicine Show
"Trouble Knows My Name"- RRB w/ Willie
"She's like Texas"- JAB
"Bluebonnets"- Aaron Watson

[GGTexas34111]

Dublin Blues - Guy Clark
Proud Souls - Jason Boland
Poncho and Lefty - Townes Van Zandt

[Bigyummy77]

I don't relly get into female singers (except to look at), but, Sunny Sweeny killed it with this one!

I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - YouTube

[mikemorvan]

Originally Posted by Rotney

Rusty Weir, Aqua Dulce
Sonny Burgess, when in Texas do as Texans do



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That tune surely paints a picture. As an old goat, i'd encourage the younger members of the brotherhood, and anyone who hasn't checked him out, to pay a serious visit to the Rusty Wier catalog. I champion that guy every chance i get. Great, great Texas Music original.

Don't it make you wanna dance
Sally Mae
Stoned, slow, rugged
5:00 on a Texas Morning
Coby's Song
Blue Haze
I heard you been layin' my old lady
I don't want to lay this guitar down

Man, i could go on for a long time on this guy. Just awesome. Thanks for a great call up.

[AZST_bowhunter]

Originally Posted by MA ELite

Thank you!


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I take it you like that song lol

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Originally Posted by catslayer

1st Again... state chest thumping... has no bearing on the genre or music.

2nd... the ACTUAL ARTISTS called the stuff they did red dirt... in texas...example: red dirt round up, in fory worth cross, randy, reckless kelly( from idaho but if you dont think their red dirt your helpless), stoney, mickey and the motor cars....

3rd... plenty of red dirt in texas, wow you really went there

That said, WHO CARES, accept the genre and lets talk about THE MUSIC... like the first 3/4 of this thread instead arguing semantics...


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You are the one all bent out of shape and arguing. LMAO. I just stated a fact that does have to do with the music.

I guarantee you I have seen Reckless Kelley waaaay more than you have. They call their music hick rock. Like Ragweed they are a rock band with a bit of country influence.

Simmer down.

I pulled this from a music website:

This best Red Dirt bands list ranks the best Red Dirt country singers and musicians by votes. This list of Red Dirt bands let’s you see who Red Dirt fans think are the best in Red Dirt country music.*Getting its name from the soil in Oklahoma, Red Dirt singers are generally from the Sooner State (Stillwater in particular). One of Red Dirt music's greatest attributes is how it's sound is expansive in the sense that few people can accurately pinpoint it. Some associate Red Dirt bands with alt-country, others with Americana and folk. No matter what your definition is, Red Dirt music remains wildly popular in America's heartland with Red Dirt country dominating the radio and live shows in that particular region. Though the sound is closely associated with Oklahoma, the difference between that and Texas country music has dimmed over the years and with some Red Dirt bands intertwining the sound that was once so distinctive between the neighboring states.

[catslayer]

Originally Posted by Burntorange Bowhunter

You are the one all bent out of shape and arguing. LMAO. I just stated a fact that does have to do with the music.

Simmer down.

Lol no sir... neither of those comments are true. But if it gets you back on topic and moved along then sure

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[EliteZ28Bow]

Jerry Jeff/Guy Clark - Desperadoes waiting for a Train
Jerry Jeff/Guy Clark - L.A Freeway
Guy Clark - Dublin Blues
Robert Earl King - Gringo Honeymoon
Ryan Bingham - Bluebird
Lyle Lovett - In My Own Mind

[Rotney]

Originally Posted by mikemorvan

That tune surely paints a picture. As an old goat, i'd encourage the younger members of the brotherhood, and anyone who hasn't checked him out, to pay a serious visit to the Rusty Wier catalog. I champion that guy every chance i get. Great, great Texas Music original.

Don't it make you wanna dance
Sally Mae
Stoned, slow, rugged
5:00 on a Texas Morning
Coby's Song
Blue Haze
I heard you been layin' my old lady
I don't want to lay this guitar down

Man, i could go on for a long time on this guy. Just awesome. Thanks for a great call up.

He was a great artist. Seen him many times and he would come and sit with ya and hold a real conversation. When I was working the oilfield in the 80's I was listening to that song as I drove into Aqua Dulce and there was that park bench. I had to stop and play the song over and over again. I sure do miss him.

You yunguns need to give him a listen.

[mikemorvan]

Originally Posted by Rotney

He was a great artist. Seen him many times and he would come and sit with ya and hold a real conversation. When I was working the oilfield in the 80's I was listening to that song as I drove into Aqua Dulce and there was that park bench. I had to stop and play the song over and over again. I sure do miss him.

You yunguns need to give him a listen.

Very cool. I've stated it on here a couple of times: In all the times i ever saw him play, he never once looked like he wasn't having the time of his life.

I just have to:

Rusty Wier ~~~~~agua dulce - YouTube

[Brush to Bay]

"Well I was drunk, the day my mom got out of prison. And I went to pick her up, in the rain" David Allen Coe

[wow]

400 Hogs

[SV72]

Originally Posted by bubba joe

everything Cody Jinks!

x2 and I love "Walk Away" by Cody Johnson

[hntndawg]

Guess it's more red dirt, but....Gallo Del Cielo - Jason Boland and the Stragglers -

Not sure what it is, but that's probably my second favorite song next to Merle Haggard's Rainbow Stew

[hoythunter02]

Originally Posted by crawdaddct

Too Cold at Home - Mark Chesnutt.

That's one of mine too.


Texas Country

Charlie Robison- My Hometown

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[ETX-Deerslayer]

Blues Man...... Hank Jr.


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[Dale Moser]

Originally Posted by hntndawg

Guess it's more red dirt, but....Gallo Del Cielo - Jason Boland and the Stragglers -

Not sure what it is, but that's probably my second favorite song next to Merle Haggard's Rainbow Stew

Look up the Tom Russel version, and Russels "Sky Above, Mud Below".


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[Dale Moser]

Originally Posted by Brush to Bay

"Well I was drunk, the day my mom got out of prison. And I went to pick her up, in the rain" David Allen Coe

Song and singer, both worthless trash.


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[rattler03]

a lot of great songs previously mentioned, but I'd have to add

ruby's two sad daughters - walt wilkins (also recorded by pat green)

[Williams4298]

Originally Posted by Dale Moser

Song and singer, both worthless trash.


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Man that song is a classic but I do have to agree that he is pretty trashy. That one cd he has (you know the one) is DIRTY lol

[Williams4298]

Originally Posted by Bigyummy77

I don't relly get into female singers (except to look at), but, Sunny Sweeny killed it with this one!

I Feel Like Hank Williams Tonight - YouTube

That song is awesome!

[txtimetravler]

I had forgotten about Kevin smith.
I wore out the cd I had in the late '90s driving to and from concerts, shows, tubing trips etc around central Texas.

'Showered and shaved in bathroom stall, in a Texaco...on my way to gruene hall'

[Wakehunter]

Any Robert Earl Keen song.

[Wakehunter]

Originally Posted by Dale Moser

Song and singer, both worthless trash.


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Tell us how you really feel.

[ryno77]

Uncle lucious- keep the wolves away

[Bigyummy77]

Originally Posted by ryno77

Uncle lucious- keep the wolves away

Great song!

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[Pineywoods]

Originally Posted by bubba joe

everything Cody Jinks!