re: Texas Country/Red Dirt

I think a lot of origins point to Waylon, Willie, and Merle.

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

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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.