re: Texas Country/Red Dirt

Posted by TejasHorn

High Plains Driftin'

Member since Mar 2007

10950 posts

Posted on 1/23/17 at 5:03 pm to Damone

quote:
Because it's real men singing about real issues. Tough times with your lady, losing your favorite dog, drinking beer with your buddies down by the river, things that everyday gents can relate to.

The Frio or Guadalupe river, I-35, BBQ, cold beer, beat up Chevy truck, bird dog... (insert small Hill Country town). Voila.. a hit!

Posted by TxWadingFool

Middle Coast

Member since Sep 2014

4372 posts

Posted on 1/23/17 at 10:49 pm to LSU alum wannabe

quote:
Genuine question. Who is the Elvis of Red Dirt? I assume it is Robert Earl Keen?

REK would probably tell you it's Townes if your talking about being the greatest influence of the genre. Ray Wylie Hubbard is the living guru for Texas/Red Dirt artist to go see. Can't argue with the suggestions already mentioned except for maybe Pat Green, anything post George's Bar is

, he nearly killed the whole movement

. But here are a few more to check out other than the bigger names already posted - The Great Divide and Mike McClure who was the lead singer before they broke up, Bruce Robison, Uncle Lucius, Bart Crow, Zane Williams, Kyle Park, Cody Johnson, and Walt Wilkins.

Posted by drockw1

Member since Jun 2006

9115 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 1:50 am to TxWadingFool

Cory Morrow covered Hill Country Rain in a recent soundcheck, nice tribute

LINK

So I broke out his ACL DVD tonight, which is really good

Posted by BLIZZAKE7

BRLA

Member since Apr 2005

6188 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 7:42 am to drockw1

i highly recommend the Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen live acoustic album Watch This to anyone that is a fan of the genre

Posted by LSU316

Rice and Easy Baby!!!

Member since Nov 2007

29311 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 4:29 pm to swdawg

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Pat Green is the artist who got me turned on Texas/Red Dirt music. George's Bar was the first CD I bought of his. Saw him in 2002 and the Georgia Theater in Athens.

One of the most fun nights of my life was when Roger Creager opened for Pat Green at Fred's under the big top back in like 03-ish. That was around the time Fred's started putting that big tent in the parking lot I think.

It was nutsack to a-hole in that place....

Posted by LSU316

Rice and Easy Baby!!!

Member since Nov 2007

29311 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 4:35 pm to BLIZZAKE7

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i highly recommend the Randy Rogers & Wade Bowen live acoustic album Watch This to anyone that is a fan of the genre

If you've never seen Wade Bowen play "Who I Am" the acoustic version live and in person....well hell you are selling yourself short. My wife wouldn't let this be the first song at our wedding (

)...but it was played real early and it's always our song to me

(yea I know you don't care who gives a shite)....I met my wife when a Texas country act was going to the Varsity at least monthly....and we had some good times there

Same could be said of many RR songs as well.

Posted by Dilbert Wilson

Member since Jun 2015

56 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 5:52 pm to MikeHoncho47

Jubal Lee Young
Jason Boland
Kevin Deal
Rodney Rice
Two Tons Of Steel
Randy Houser
Bourbon Crow
Honky Tonk Hustlas
Red Eye Junction
Eleven Hundred Springs
Jarrod Birmingham
Ward Davis
Cooder Graw
Fifth On The Floor
Kevin Fowler
Zachariah Red
Mo Robson Band
Willie Heath Neal
Country Lips
The Lonesome Billies
Dalton Domino
Jesse Dayton
The Shivering Denizens
Six Market Bvld.
Deryl Dodd
Drunken Prayer

2 ...

Posted by MikeHoncho47

St. Mary Parish

Member since Aug 2016

1536 posts

Posted on 1/24/17 at 6:28 pm to Dilbert Wilson

I like Randy Houser, but I doubt he falls into this category. Too mainstream.

Posted by ArkTiger55

Mountainburg, AR.

Member since Jan 2016

2295 posts

Posted on 8/27/17 at 4:47 pm to MikeHoncho47

I'm a little late to the thread but just found out about it. Been a red dirt fan for about 4 years now. Went to Medicine Stone in Oklahoma for the first time last year and had a damn good time. Just wondering if any of you know of Jason Isbell? The guy is incredible!

Posted by AlxTgr

Kyre Banorg

Member since Oct 2003

81658 posts

Posted on 8/27/17 at 5:40 pm to ArkTiger55

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Just wondering if any of you know of Jason Isbell?

Posted by CalcuttaTigah

Member since Jul 2009

770 posts

Posted on 8/27/17 at 6:03 pm to Dilbert Wilson

Solid list.

My playlist is probably a little more mainstream Texas country but it would include:

Wade Bowen
Kevin Fowler
Ryan Bingham
Whiskey Myers
Casey Donahue
Jason Boland
REK
Pat Green
Flatland Cavalry
Shane Smith and the Saints
Brandon Rhyder
William Clark Green
Cody Johnson
RR
Josh's abbott Band
John Bauhman
Turnpike
Stoney LaRue

I just confirmed for completeness haha

Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy

Member since Jul 2011

29568 posts

Posted on 8/27/17 at 8:48 pm to CalcuttaTigah

Check out the music fest in Steamboat Springs the first week of January, it is a week straight of solid music.

It's been going on for probably 10 years or so

Posted by ArkTiger55

Mountainburg, AR.

Member since Jan 2016

2295 posts

Posted on 8/28/17 at 5:46 am to AlxTgr

How do I take this laugh?

Posted by MikeHoncho47

St. Mary Parish

Member since Aug 2016

1536 posts

Posted on 8/28/17 at 7:31 am to ArkTiger55

Jason Isbell is highly revered on this board. No sarcasm.

Posted by dallastiger55

Jennings, LA

Member since Jan 2010

27753 posts

Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:29 am to AlxTgr

Anyone a fan of Randy Rogers? I've followed him since back in early 2000s when he was playing Cheatum St warehouse in San Marcos

Great songwriter

Posted by ArkTiger55

Mountainburg, AR.

Member since Jan 2016

2295 posts

Posted on 9/13/17 at 7:55 pm to dallastiger55

Been reading through here and have seen some bands and singers I know and some I had to look up myself. A couple I haven't seen as much as others are two of my favorites. Reckless Kelly and Cross Canadian Ragweed/ Cody Canada and the Departed. If you haven't heard of these two/ three bands then I STRONGLY recommend giving them a listen.