5 Essential Songs For Texas

I may have finally gone full native after descending down the rabbit hole of Texas Blues
Why did nobody tell me?! I’m OBSESSED
Send me ALL your song recommendations
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[@jackiewilson4638]

Stevie Ray Vaughn

[@goldengryphon]

Anything by Stevie Ray Vaughn. You're absolutely right. I used to drive the backways from Hill Country to College Station and Houston, listening to those songs. Good times.

[@Bullzeye1000yds]

Damn right!!!

[@Lunasilenti]

The original Texas Blues...please, let me introduce you to Stevie Ray V. This music rocked the entire state back in the day, I miss him and his talent still to this day.

[@carolynsloan5769]

Exactly what I was thinking!!

[@amygardiner3795]

Love me some Stevie! Rest in peace, SRV. ❤❤❤

[@TheLightbright01]

Listen to Stevie Ray Vaughn. Little Sister.

[@JimGleason4152]

Stevie Ray Vaughn is the “banger” that you’re are seeking. 😎

[@johntillery9652]

Stevie Ray Vaughan "Texas Flood" live video from El Mocambo. Seen it 1000 times & I love watching 1st time reactions to it. He brought Blues back to the forefront in the 80's...

[@shanaynaydulay8992]

Stevie Ray Vaughn, In Step favorite album. Found him when we still lived in Alaska 30 years ago. He sounds even better now that we finally live in central Texas. 🎶 🎸

[@williamhulsey9209]

Early ZZ Top. Honorary Texan, Lucinda Williams "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, also Honorary Emmy Lou Harris "leaving Louisiana in The Broad Daylight", Buddy Guy "I done got old"......all of these road tested in an old Pickup on the backroads of Central Texas.

[@brianzachary5618]

I've lived in Texas for 64 of my 65 years. I like those songs but I also recommend Oklahoma's Turnpike Troubadours.

[@elizabethgibbens]

How about Willie Nelson “ Made in Texas.”

[@elizabethgibbens]

Can’t forget George Strait!

[@johntillery9652]

Also, "Blue side of the mountain" is Chris Stapleton earlier in his career

[@monabonejakon2797]

Johnny Winter

[@nathanhenry.]

Pat Green

[@SchoeneTante]

Congratulations. You've discovered real country music.

[@trinarenae8625]

Delbert McClinton 🎸

[@ragandees7048]

Robert Earl Keen

[@kevingray8616]

Everclear!

[@brianzachary5618]

This Old Porch

[@boltfanster]

While you check out SRV, you gotta check out older brother Jimmie Vaughan. 🤘🏻

[@irvinmcdaniel3291]

All of the music y’all have recommended is really great music but if you want a taste of real Texas blues it requires a completely different rabbit hole. Here’s a partial list of some of the greatest bluesmen Texas has ever seen, there’re all long dead but the music isn’t. T Bone Walker, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Albert Collins, Lightning Hopkins,Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown,Johnny Copeland, and Blind Blake. I would also add SRV to this list.

[@jamesswain100]

As a 4th generation Texan I approve of this video AND the recommendations listed in the comments. But y’all forgot one. Let’s go back in time and listen to Towns Van Zandt.

[@Hackenberg]

This reminds me of the first time a young man gets to eat Prime Rib.

[@goldengryphon]

Good prime rib, rare, with horseradish on the side and au jus is a religious experience. It should be a right of passage.

[@mchelvantx]

Again, Navasota for Texas blues

[@LookSquirrel177]

Whiskey Myers...

[@patriotoftruth]

Texas Blues would be Lightning Hopkins from Crocket, Tx. Talk about bangers.

[@Butterflyandhearts95]

Love Uncle Lucius

[@pattyenglish4552]

Check out Whisky Meyers. They're from Palestine in East Texas. Not country, but Palestine also has a home grown rock band, Blacktop Mojo thats awesome as well.

[@FritzBaumgartner-yf5ij]

SRV is the top choice ! Try Wayne "The Train" Hancock. "Thunderstorms and Neon Signs"

[@TheReBorn]

Artist: Grady Spencer & the Work Album: Sleep Favorite song: Things to do Now that I live in northern Minnesota this song especially hits me.

[@chazfu]

If you're looking for good Texas music, I would recommend The Old 97's from the DFW area. They were one of the original Alt-Country bands, but you can hear classic country, rock, and blues influences in a lot of their songs, especially the earlier ones. "Big Brown Eyes", "W-I-F-E", "Timebomb", "St. Ignatius", and "If My Heart Was a Car" would be my first suggestions, but their first 2 albums are gold from start to finish.

[@An8tvetxn]

Gary p nunn, what i like about texas

[@kateg7298]

This is the classic Texas song. My husband's best friend died and his family had this engraved on a memorial bench for him. The road goes on forever and the party never ends. We miss you Phil. You were the best and Jeff's still lost without you bud. Keep the party going till we get there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3u1iKeBmrV-q7s

[@kevingray8616]

Although Outlaw Country, check out my personal favorite, Cody Jinks. He has a number of great songs. Another one is Cody Johnson. He finally signed a record deal in 2018 with Warner Music Nashville so he gets mainstream radio play. If you have HD radio, check out the 2nd or 3rd channels in your area to find Texas Country and/or Red Dirt Music. (I have to do this in Houston in my truck.) I hate that "polished pop country crap" that comes out of Nashville. Those lyrics are in a must listen to song by the Josh Abbott Band - My Texas (featuring Pat Green).

[@lannyrayconnelljr]

As a Texan who’s a fan of country and blues I gotta tell you only two of those songs are sung by Texans and none of them are blues. Here are some TX blues artists… Lightnin Hopkins Freddie King Albert Collins Garry Clark Jr. Lead Belly Stevie Ray Vahn Leon Bridges If you like the sound of those country artists you talked about in the video you may also like… Gabe Lee Charlie Crockett Zach Bryan John Wesley Godwin Tyler Childers Sturgill Simpson Turnpike Troubadours Vincent Neil Emerson Welcome to Texas, I love that you’re enjoying our culture!

[@jlander82]

Check out Whiskey Myers: just to get you started, "Stone", "Broken Window Serenade", "Mud", "On the River", "Early Morning Shakes". Anything from the albums those are on are fantastic.

[@HattieMathisen-bt7yg]

Red clay Strays, Colter Wall, Zach Top. Not exactly blues but they all scream Texas 🤠😂

[@starling4629]

I tried to make myself like it since all my friends loved country, but sorry, can't make myself love something when I don't, just to please my friends!

[@canusgladius]

Texas Blues is good, yeah yeah. Where is the Londoner video? We need that Londoner video. Come on, man! 😂😂😂

[@russellrofe4849]

Check out the Turnpike Troubadours, Paul Cauthen, and Charlie Crockett.

[@LeaC816]

You should try listening to 95.9 The Ranch. If you’re out of range with your radio, listen online. They play all these songs and tons more in this same genere. 😉

[@monabonejakon2797]

Not a Texan but revered here, Taj Mahal

[@mybrainhurts1856]

Def need to hear SRV but might I also recommend a little known buy quite possibly performing near you band called Clyde! They are on YT & play around Aystin, Jonestown, Kerrville, etc.

[@sjfanning7711]

Los Lonely Boys!

[@Coffee_and_pipes]

When answering the question “which musician would you go back in time to hear perform live?” the number one slot goes to Stevie Ray Vaughan. If you want the most pared down, sparse version of Texas blues, you want Lightnin’ Hopkins.

[@irvinmcdaniel3291]

Ray Wiley Hubbard, not blues but certainly Texas

[@Coffee_and_pipes]

Snake Farm!

[@MonicaLovesDogs]

Little Feat 'Willin'

[@saremile]

Check out some Wade Bowen he is actually from Waco....and just look up any Red Dirt/Texas Music Playlists and you will be hooked

[@jacke3line6]

Sounds like blue grass with rock

[@daviecompton8539]

Texas Sun by Kheruangbin & Leon Bridges.

[@lindaoakes6218]

Stevie Ray Vaughan!!!

[@janisrich1952]

Texas by Chris Rea

[@stephaniehall1981]

Guy Clark, L A Freeway, or just anything by Guy. John Prine, Spanish Pipedream. Lyle Lovett If I Had a Boat - or just a bunch of his older stuff. Then progress to his newer works.

[@dixiehull7192]

Check out Whiskey Myers

[@glendamaikell4224]

Not exactly blues, but I would recommend listening to Lyle Lovett as well as others mentioned here.

[@mybrainhurts1856]

Def ck out SRV - that goes without saying! But here's a link to a local favorite of mine (Austin area-ish) - Clyde! kzbin.info/aero/PLe-C0Hh1fTJYxgEyPdZhTiNw1-3E4vhDA&si=HfKzGLyCoWnh8Mic

[@johnanderson1245]

Frank Zappa (just kidding)😂

[@jbfane]

Chris Rea...the song is Texas.

[@brewerytravelchannel8122]

Cody Jinks.

[@kpolenz9772]

There's another little band from Texas- No, not them! That play psycho billy called The Reverend Horton Heat that talk about Texas. Ain't no Saguaro in Texas- kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn61nWhripWYetksi=HMIChb7NN2pRF5vF OR To get to their psychobilly roots- My big red rocket of Love: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn61nWhripWYetksi=HMIChb7NN2pRF5vF

[@Coffee_and_pipes]

Eat Steak!

[@andrewadams8384]

What, no Pantera?!!!

[@user-kh9if7wi1b]

Dude, Stevie Ray was not on your top 5?!?!? Come on…..if you’re talking Texas Blues? What about that little‘ole band from Texas? ZZ Too not top five. I luv ya but……😂

[@chazfu]

Yeah, he definitely needs to see SRV's Austin City Limits performance, and hear ZZ Top do "Jesus just left Chicago".

[@johncashion8428]

My suggestion 95.9 the ranch That’s the genre of music your describing, just leave Chris Stapleton on the outside of my doorstep, hard pass on that one.

[@latejana9472]

Eh...country and Texas belongs to George Strait....any song will do but he's the King of Texas Country Music. I see in the comments Stevie Ray Vaughn...he's definitely Texas but Rock & Roll and Blues.