The Ultimate TEXAS Playlist
All travelers sing–the road demands it.
Driving more than 5,000 miles around Texas granted me a lot of radio time, and as I traveled across the wide open landscape of the Lone Star State, I discovered some truly brilliant melodies and lyrics. I also exceeded the daily recommended allowance for country music.
It would seem that for centuries, beautiful Texas has inspired artists and travelers alike to sing about this great place in the world. The following playlist comprises all my favorite songs about Texas, songs that mention the word “Texas”, songs about cities and towns in Texas, songs by musicians from Texas, as well as the official Texas state song. (I owe a Texas-size “Thank You” to all of you for introducing you to so many terrific Texas tunes.)
So, here it is–the ultimate TEXAS playlist:
- Deep in the Heart of Texas/ Perry Como
- Bluebonnets/ Cross Canadian Ragweed
- Southland in the Springtime/ Indigo Girls
- Cowboy Take Me Away/ Dixie Chicks
- The Mighty Rio Grande/ This Will Destroy You
- Too Far From Texas/ Stevie Nicks
- Merry Go ‘Round/Kacey Musgraves
- Gone to Texas/ Terry Allen
- Ohio (Come Back to Texas)/Bowling for Soup
- Way Down Texas Way/ Asleep At The Wheel
- We Are All Where We Belong/ Quiet Company
- T is for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)/ Jimmie Rodgers
- That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas)/ Lyle Lovett
- Texas/ Laura Belle Bundy
- Somewhere in Texas/ Raveonettes
- Texas Rivers Song/ Lyle Lovett
- If You’re Gonna Play in Texas/ Alabama
- Miles and Miles of Texas/ Asleep at the Wheel
- What I Like About Texas/ Jerry Jeff Walker & Gary P. Nunn
- Abilene/ George Hamilton IV
- Houston/ R.E.M.
- I Don’t Live In Dallas/ Jarrod Birmingham
- Galveston/ Jimmy Webb
- Levelland/ James McMurtry
- San Antonio Rose/ Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
- Amarillo by Morning/ George Strait
- Streets of Laredo/ Johnny Cash
- Laredo/ Band of Horses
- Corpus Christi Bay / Robert Earl Keen
- Travis County/ Gary Clark, Jr.
- Luckenback, Texas/ Waylon Jennings
- La Grange/ ZZ Top
- Villa del Refugio/ This Will Destroy You
- El Paso/ Marty Robbins
- Texarkana/ R.E.M.
- Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind?/ George Strait
- Texas When I Die/ Tanya Tucker
- She’s Like Texas/ Josh Abbot Band
- Screw You, We’re from Texas/ Ray Wylie Hubbard
- God Blessed Texas/ Little Texas
- Texas/ Chris Rea
- Texas On A Saturday Night/ Willie Nelson & Mel Tillis
- Yellow Rose of Texas/ Gene Autry
- Waltz Across Texas/ Ernest Tubb
- Ride Ranger Ride/ Cass County Band
- All My Ex’s Live in Texas/ George Strait
- The Bluest Eyes in Texas/ Restless Heart
- Texas Flood/ Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Stars Over Texas/ Tracy Lawrence
- Red River Valley/ Woodie Guthrie
- I’m Bound to Follow the Longhorn Cows/ Alan Lomax
- The Texas Song/ Sandy (from Sponge Bob Squarepants)
- Texas, Our Texas/ Rick Pickren
- Blame It On Texas/ Mark Chesnutt
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