Gone Country: Texas Country Part VI – Top Tunes Playlist

Texas Country Part VI: Top Tunes Playlist

Pat Green Credit: CMT.com

I’ll begin by saying first and foremost, this list is entirely subjective. But over the last seven weeks, Texas Country music has completely made a fan out of me. I’ve always enjoyed music that’s a little more raw and rough around the edges, so maybe it was fate.

Nevertheless, I’ve put together an extensive list of my favorite tracks. A lot of them are currently circulating the Texas Country airwaves, but some date back a few years, or more.

You’ll notice that the gentleman pictured above, Pat Green, is featured several times. Some of his records listed hail from his latest album, Songs We Wish We’d Written II. Green is easily one of my most listened to artists throughout the past several weeks. His career spans the course of 15 years and ten studio albums. He’s not only written music for some of the greats, but they’ve written for him as well. One of Green’s featured tracks below, “Even The Losers,” was written by Tom Petty. Needless to say, Green has had an amazing career, and his heart really translates into his songs. Which is often lacking in mainstream music.

Another band you’ll see quite a few tracks from is Cross Canadian Ragweed. This Yukon, OK band, unfortunately no longer together, produced some incredible music between 1994 and 2010. Their 2004 album, Soul Gravy, debuted at number four on the Billboard Country charts.

So without further ado, and in alphabetical order, please enjoy 83 of my favorite Texas tunes!

(the asterisks are my ultimate faves)

** 17 – Cross Canadian Ragweed

90 Miles an Hour - Brian Keane

** A Little Less Lonely – Jeff Allen

Alabama – Cross Canadian Ragweed

** Anna Marie – Whiskey Myers

Austin – Pat Green

** Back to the Country – John David Kent

Bad – Phil Hamilton

** Ballad of a Southern Man – Whiskey Myers

Bandaid on a Bullet Wound – Thom Shepherd

Beer For Breakfast - JB and the Moonshine Band

Break My Heart Tonight – Charla Corn

Careless – Micky & the Motorcars

Carry On – Pat Green

Catch Me When I Fall – William Clark Green feat. Josh Abbott

Country Girl – Brian Burke Band

** Dancing Shoes – Green River Ordinance

Doin’ My Time – Curtis Grimes

Don’t Drink My Whiskey – John Slaughter

Don’t Mind Missing You – Charla Corn

Drunk Girl – Rich O’Toole

** Even If It Breaks Your Heart – Eli Young Band

Even The Loosers – Pat Green

Ex-Old Man – Kristen Kelly

** Fast Cars Slow Kisses – Aaron Watson

Feels Just Like It Should – Pat Green

The Fisherman’s Song – Bri Bagwell

** Get In The Car And Drive – Eli Young Band

Getaway – Josh Ward

Gin, Smoke, Lies – Turnpike Troubadours

Go Back There Again – Jason Meadows

God Blessed Texas – Little Texas

** Guilty As Can Be – Cody Johnson

Handle On My Handle – Aubrey Lynn England

Heaven Sent – Brandon Jenkins

Horseshoe – Mike McClure

How Far I’ll Go – Micky & The Motorcars

** I’ll Sing About Mine – Josh Abbott Band

In the Country – Brandon Rhyder

** Irresponsible – Curtis Grimes

** It All Happened In A Honky Tonk – Jon Wolfe

Leave Your Leaving – Cross Canadian Ragweed

Lie A Little – Charla Corn

Live Wire – Maren Morris

Living Is Killing Me – Brian Keane

** Love Don’t Let You Decide – JB and The Moonshine Band

Mississippi Moon – Rob Baird

Moving On – Johnny Cooper feat. Joe Cortez, Nick Ghanbari, Will Harrison, Ben & Cody Shaw

My Texas – Josh Abbott Band & Pat Green

Rain – The Rankin Twins

Raise Your Bottle – Aaron Watson

Reckless – Aaron Watson

Record Exec – Cross Canadian Ragweed

Rock Angle – Brandon Rhyder

** Runaway – John David Kent

San Antonio Girl – Lyle Lovett

** Saturday Night – Wade Bowen

Shine – Brandon Rhyder

Skyline Radio – Cody Canada & The Departed

** Slow – Josh Girder

** So So Long – The Damn Quails

Somewhere Down in Texas – Jason Boland & The Stragglers

** Soul Food – Midnight River Choir

Soulshine – Pat Green

** Spinning Wheels – Jack County

Stay for a While – John Slaughter

** Texas Flood – Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble

Texas Moon – Stoney LaRue

Texas On A Saturday Night – Willie Nelson & Mel Tillis

Texas On My Mind – Pat Green

** Texas Tornado – Tracy Lawrence

That Girl – Kevin Fowler

That Girl Tonight – Mockingbird Sun

That’s Right (You’re Not From Texas) – Lyle Lovett

** That’s What I Do With It – Granger Smith

To Live Is To Fly – Wade Bowen feat. Guy Clark

Touch – Josh Abbott Band

Traci – Blacktop Gypsy

Turn It Up – Roger Creager

** Two Left Feet – The Washers

** Velvet – Stoney LaRue

Wanted Woman – Steve Helms Band

Whiskey – Bri Bagwell

You Can’t Have It All – The Rankin Twins

Next week will be our last week dedicated solely to Texas Country. I’ll share with you all a few things that Texas taught me, and who knows, maybe by the end, I’ll have made a believer out of you too!