Episode 292: Texas Music Is East Texas

During March Trick's has been from El Paso to The Louisiana state line, from Amarillo to the Valley of the Rio Grande, but to close out out our Texas Music Month celebration we are sticking closer to home. You see, the Piney Woods is my home and to be honest  we are much more old south than those West Texas cowboys. It's been said that the west begins in Fort Worth, but I say anything west of Interstate 35 isn't in East Texas. So listen to just some of the songsters from my neck of the woods. Some you've probably heard of before, and some might be new to you, but all of the reflect the spirit of Texas in general and East Texas.Key to the songs: Title/Artist/East Texas ConnectionIntro: Southern Classic w Gravy – Wesley Pruitt (Canton)Put A Little Love In Your Heart – Z.Z. Hill (Naples), Sail On Little Girl – Aaron “T-Bone” Walker (Linden), Funky Little Sweet Thing – Tyler Dow Bryant (Honey Grove), Elvis Loved His Mama – Jimmy LaFave (Elmo), Gangster Of The Blues – Grady Gaines (Waskom), I’m Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town – Floyd Dixon (Marshall),Sharp Dressed Man – C.J. Chenier (Port Arthur), That’s What A Friend Will Do – Barbara Lynn (Beaumont)BreakLove You Big As Texas – Tex Ritter (Carthage), When I Was A Cowboy – Steve Howell (Marshall), Waiting Tables – Don Henley (Gilmer), Red Clay Back Road Mama – Edwin Holt (Tyler), Tom’s Trip To Texas – Bugs Henderson (Tyler), Sky Is Crying – Wesley Pruitt (Canton), Bull Doze Blues – Henry “Ragtime Texas” Thomas (Big Sandy), BreakCareful What You Wish For – Ricky Lynn Gregg (Longview), Memories Of East Texas – Michelle Shocked (Gilmer), Moving On #3 – Wayne Hancock (White Oak), Looking For That Girl – Ivory Joe Hunter (Kirbyville), Jumping At Shadows – Wes Jeans (Marshall),Waste It On You -Ally Venable (Kilgore), The Thing – Lafayette Thomas (Hallsville), Lord I Wonder – Katie Webster (Houston), Enjoy#956 of 1ooo