Tonight's show focuses on Texas-it's the first part of 3(to be broadcast later in the summer).You'll hear Texas rock,outlaw country and blues from bands and performers who were born or made their mark in Texas
Set 1-some music out of San Antonio to start things off. |
(Is Anybody Going To) San Antone Doug Sahm - VA:Rhino Presents Atco remasters(1994) |
Hot Smoke And Sasafrass Bubble Puppy - A Gathering of Promises(1969) |
At The Crossroads Sir Douglas Quintet - Mendocino(1969) |
Next set includes some icons in the development of Texas music and three lives that ended tragically(Bobby Fuller emulating Buddy Holly's musical style however his death was tragically mysterious as opposed to Holly's death which was tragically needless) |
Peggy Sue Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly's Greatest Hits(1980) |
Love's Made A Fool of You The Bobby Fuller Four - Best of The Bobby Fuller Four(1981) |
Dream Baby Roy Orbison - The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison(1972) |
Sugar Coated Love Freddy Fender - The Best of Freddy Fender(1977) |
Next up-some bands and performers who were born or made their musical mark in Houston. |
Houston Johnny Copeland - Texas Twister(1983) |
Treat Her Right Roy Head & The Traits - VA:Duke-Peacock's Greatest Hits(1992) |
Crazy Man Josephus - Dead Man(1970) |
Something's Burning Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Greatest Hits(1971) |
Two For The Price of One Johnny Guitar Watson & Larry Williams - VA:Soul Shots-A Collection of Sixties Soul Classics(1988) |
This set traces the development of ZZ Top in the Houston area in the mid to late 60's. |
Shady American Blues - American Blues Do Their Thing(1968) |
Life's A Misery The Warlocks - The Beginning of Z Z Top(2006) |
99th Floor The Moving Sidewalks - Flash(1968) |
El Diablo Z Z Top - Tejas(1976) |
Future Blues Rocky Hill - Texas Shuffle(1982) |
Now we turn to the psychedelic and "outlaw" scene(and some blues) of Austin from the mid 60's to the early 80's. |
Splash 1 The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators(1966) |
My Time The Golden Dawn - Power Plant(1968) |
Night Life Willie Nelson - Country Winners(1973) |
North Cumberland Blues Jerry Jeff Walker - Driftin' Way of Life(1969) |
Lonesome,On'ry and Mean Waylon Jennings - Waylon:Greatest Hits(1979) |
I'm Sorry The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Butt Rockin'(1981) |
Next up we have a set from the Winter brothers of the Beaumont region |
Keep Playin' That Rock 'n' Roll Edgar Winter's White Trash - Edgar Winter's White Trash(1971) |
Memory Pain Johnny Winter - Second Winter(1970) |
Still Alive And Well Edgar Winter's White Trash - Roadwork(1972) |
Ain't Nothin' To Me Johnny Winter - Still Alive And Well(1973) |
Easy Street The Edgar Winter Group - Shock Treatment(1974) |
This is the quintessential George Jone track-he died April 26,2013 and the world lost one of it's great voices.He performed in the Beaumont area early in his career. |
He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones - Music Is My Life(1980) |
Thank you for listening.Next show-"The Sessionman's Sessionmen"-the music of Chris Spedding and Nicky Hopkins on May 30th at 12:00 a.m. |
Everything's bigger'n Texas
1:17 AM, May 16th, 2013