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Texas Music History Page

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There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who can tell you all about the history of Texas music.

There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who write about the history of Texas music.

There are hundreds perhaps thousands of people in America who can teach you about the history of Texas music.

But there is only one SOB on the planet that can actually sing you the history of Texas music.

Johnny Guitar Sings The History of Texas Music

1920 thru 1990

Song Title

Artist

1  Streets of Laredo

Frank Maynard

2  Black Snake Moan

Henry Jefferson

3  Deep in the Heart of Texas

Gene Autry

4  Walking the Floor Over You

5  Baby Please Don't Go

6  Stormy Monday

7  Faded Love

8  If You Got the Money

9   Wild Side of Life

10  Am I Losing You

11  Peggy Sue

12  Heartaches by the Number

13  Only the Lonely

14  Down Home Blues

15  Blue Bayou

16  King of the Road

17  I Aint Drunk

18  Sunday Morning

19  Help Me Make It

20  Me and Bobby McGee

21  If I Needed You

22  Baby Don't Get Hooked

23  Riding my Thumb

24  Blues Eyes Crying

25  Wasted Days

26  Lucille

27  Luckenbach

28  Two More Bottles of Wine

29  Farewell Party

30  He Stopped Loving Her

31  Amarillo by Morning

32  Ride me Down Easy

33  Pride and Joy

Ernest Tubb

Lightening Hopkins

T-Bone Walker

Bob Wills

Lefty Frizzell

Hank Thompson

Jim Reeves

Buddy Holley

Ray Price

Roy Orbison

Freddie King

Roy Orbison

Roger Miller

Albert Collins

Kris Kristofferson

Kris Kristofferson

Janice Joplin

Townes Van Zandt

Mac Davis

Johnny Rodriguez

Willie Nelson

Freddy Fender

Kenny Rogers

Waylon Jennings

Delbert McClinton

Gene Watson

George Jones

George Strait

Billy Joe Shaver

Stevie Ray Vaughan

Date

1911

1927

1941

1941

1947

1948

1950

1950

1952

1957

1957

1959

1960

1963

1963

1964

1964

1969

1970

1971

1972

1972

1973

1975

1975

1977

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

Sound Track

Streets of Laredo
Black Snake Moan
Deep in the Heart
Walking the Floor
Baby Please Dont Go
Stormy Monday
Faded Love
If you got the Money
Wild Side of Life
Am I Losing You
Peggy Sue
Heartaches
Only the Lonely
Down Home Blues
Blue Bayou
King of the Road
I Aint Drunk
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Help me Make it thru the NIght
Me and Bobby McGee
If I Needed You
Baby Don-t Get Hooked on Me
Riding my Thumb to Mexico
Wasted Days
Blues Eyes Crying
Lucille
Luckenbach Texas
Two more Bottles of Wine
Farewell Party
He Stopped Loving Her Today
Amarillo by Morning
Ride me Down Easy
Pride and Joy
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