Tag: <span>country</span>

How to Get a Handle on Parker McCollum

Not shy about his Texas heritage, Parker McCollum is a thirty year old singer and songwriter specializing in sad, slow country love songs where everything goes wrong. Crediting George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning”, Townes Van Zandt, and Willie Nelson as musical influences, McCollum aims to find the balance between staying …

“If You’re Gonna Play in Texas” by Alabama

About the artists Gentry, Owen, and Cook are cousins all born in Fort Payne, Alabama. The cousins formed a band called Wildcountry. From 1973 to 1977, Wildcountry worked shows across the South, spreading their blend of southern rock and country-pop to the masses. In 1977, Wildcountry renamed itself to Alabama. …

“Back in the Saddle Again”

“Back in the Saddle Again” was released by Gene Autry in 1939 and is a cowboy themed pop song. The song was written by both Gene Autry and Ray Whitley and was first introduced by Whitley’s band The Six Bar Cowboys for the movie “Border G-Man”. The song highlights the …

My Texas

About the Josh Abbott Band Josh Abbott founded the band in 2006 in Lubbock, Texas. He was attending Texas Tech University, and he built the band with his grad school fraternity brothers from Phi Delta Theta. About the Song “My Texas” is a song that is heavily focused on bringing …

London Homesick Blues

Lyrics … Well, when you’re down on your luck and you ain’t got a buck, in London you’re a goner. Even London Bridge has fallen down and moved to Arizona; now I know why. And I’ll substantiate the rumor that the English sense of humor is drier than the Texas …

“Amarillo By Morning”: The Lone Star

Performed by George Strait, “Amarillo By Morning” is a country song that was released in 1982 on the album Strait from the Heart with MCA Records. This album was his second one ever and it reached critical acclaim, as it features not only “Amarillo By Morning” but the first number-one …