Hayes Carll has a few...

You Get It All

And I'd rather drive you crazy, being more than you can stand
Than to let you try to love half a man
And all my cards are on the table, and darlin', it's your call
But I'm all in, so lose or win, you get it all

All my blessin', all my curse
All my better, all my worse
From the chapel to the hearse, you get it all
Yeah, you do

I was pretty young when i first heard Marty Robbins singing Streets of Laredo. Made me re-think my plan of being a rough and tumble cowboy.

Larry's son. Thought about adding him too but seems to be stretching a little too much to label him country.

Ol Jock 99 said:

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May I introduce you to one James McMurtry.

Choctaw Bingo...a raucous PWT family reunion set in eastern Oklahoma and more
Lights of Cheyenne...horrible marriage that stays together because of inertia
Just of Kids...getting older in 3 verses. At nearly 50, I'm moving into verse 3.
Canola Fields...long term on again off again affair
Levelland...Robert Earl made it famous, but James wrote it
Ruby and Carlos...one of the most devastating songs ever
No More Buffalo...life of the road as a gig musician

And that doesn't even touch his political songs...

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Where'd you get that Red Dress, is an Anthem.

Ray Wylie Hubbard wrote Choctaw Bingo but most people recognize the McMurtry version as the better of the two. Myself included.

That is correct. Thanks!

Lights of Cheyenne is probably my favorite from him. So somber and depressing!

Speaking of Ray Wylie Hubbard:

JYDog90 said:

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Mariano by Robert Earl Keen

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I've thought about that song a lot over the past decade...

normalhorn said:

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"The Man Comes Around" - Johnny Cash. You don't hear too many (any?) songs about the Book of Revelations

"I'm no Stranger to the Rain" - Keith Whitley. As if he had decided he was going to drink himself to death, and wrote about it beforehand

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Sorry to be that guy, but there is no "s" on the Book of Revelation.

My song would be Good Lord Lorrie by the Turnpike Troubadours

Heard this song today and immediately thought of this thread.

Beautiful and moving.

Claude! said:

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500,000ags said:

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aSGtE is one of my favorite albums. Use of funk elements and string arrangement is so good.

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In case you weren't away, ol' Sturgill's band, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, has an album coming out next month. Allegedly a physical release only.

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Isn't it going to be a disco album?

StillNotAnAggie said:

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Claude! said:

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500,000ags said:

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aSGtE is one of my favorite albums. Use of funk elements and string arrangement is so good.

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In case you weren't away, ol' Sturgill's band, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, has an album coming out next month. Allegedly a physical release only.

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Isn't it going to be a disco album?

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You never know with him.

George Strait - The Chair

Turnpike - The Bird Hunters

One Horse Town by Blackberry Smoke, and Ruby's Two Sad Daughters as sung by Pat Green (written by Walt Wilkins).

We lived on 20 acres between Big Spring and Forsan (went to Elbow Elementary School in Forsan ISD) until I was 10, and these songs reminds me so much of that area.

"Ruby's" in particular reminds me of some neighbors we had out there. They had two teenage daughters who would babysit me occasionally. The parents split, and both of those girls went haywire, and even came to live with us for a little bit. It was a messed-up situation.

Claude! said:

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StillNotAnAggie said:

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Claude! said:

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500,000ags said:

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aSGtE is one of my favorite albums. Use of funk elements and string arrangement is so good.

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In case you weren't away, ol' Sturgill's band, Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, has an album coming out next month. Allegedly a physical release only.

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Isn't it going to be a disco album?

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You never know with him.

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I saw him at Red Rocks in September, best concert I've ever seen, and he played all genres of music. It was amazing and I stood in the rain for hours. I "might" have a link to the live version from both shows if anyone was interested.

Silverada - Texas 42

Army Greens by Ty Dietz (covered by the Droptines).




Skyview Cabaret by Max Stalling

If you consider Sturgill Simpson country, I'd go with Panbowl and Just Let Go. Those are pretty dang deep. I think Amarillo by Morning is simple lyrically, but also deep.

Losing someone to dementia is horrible but this song always helped.



This one hits hard when you lose your dad in your early 40s

Oil Man by Chad Cooke Band hits me hard every time. The lie the singer tells himself "I did it all for them" I've said too many times building a career. For me it wasn't oil, it was silicon, but this song has always been a wake up call and reminder. Man I missed a lot chasing crap. Hey, my baby girl turns 18 today, leave me alone.

Thunder18 said:

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First off, great taste in band and song!

My Reckless Kelly offering to this thread is Wicked Twisted Road

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Love that band, I have a lot of their music downloaded, & I've seen the live a number of times.

I hit the million mile mark at 17years old...

Townes Van Zandt