I dont know if this has been posted yet but he is giving away a free download of a concert he had in marfa at his website. Just thought I would give yall the heads up.

My favorite song by him at the moment is A Border Tragedy.

Thanks tarleton!

No doubt Feelin' Good Again

Gringo Honeymoon - my favorite piece of music of all time.

Gringo Honeymoon

I saw him in concert in Bristol, TN a few years ago in a small, old theater, and for the third and final encore they did an acoustic version of Billy Joe Shaver's "Live Forever." It was amazing!

But, as for recordings, Feelin Good Again tops my list.

Front Porch Song

I was glad someone finally mentioned "goin nowhere blues"

"Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" isn't quite my favorite of his, but close, due to the sheer genius it takes to write something like that. Even moreso that it's based on a true story.

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"Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" isn't quite my favorite of his, but close, due to the sheer genius it takes to write something like that. Even moreso that it's based on a true story.

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And don't forget, "Mr. Wolf and Mama Bear" was on the same album as "The Great Hank." It takes a songwriting genius to come up stories like those.

FWIW, he claims that "The Great Hank" is based on a true story. I kid you not.

Paint the Town Beige is my favorite right now. It sums up my life at this time.

I could listen to Death of Tail Fitzimmons all day and never get tired of it.

The Front Porch Song

Ha. Gotta little story for ya, CBB.

I used to work with a guy who lived in the house between Robert and Lyle Lovett at A&M. He had some great stories about those two. This guy's roommate was named Brian Fitzsimmons, who had a dog with the ever-inventive name of "Tail". As you could probably guess, Tail died, and they all had a party to celebrate the life of Tail Fitzsimmons, for which Robert decided to write a song.

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