Texas Law and Justice

The son of sharecroppers, Bill Neely (1916-1990) was a Texas country singer-songwriter. Neely received his first guitar lesson around age 13 from singer Jimmie Rodgers, whose musical influence stayed with Neely throughout his career and was often evident in his singing style. During his long career that included performances at the Smithsonian Institution and in Paris, France, Neely recorded only one album. This collection, recorded in 1973, includes “Big Yellow Moon Over Texas”; “Texas Law and Justice,” a song attributed to an innocent man who was wrongly convicted and put to death, several instrumentals, and a rock and roll song (“Rock and Roll Baby”) written by Neely in 1949.

Track Listing

101	Satan's Burning Hell	Bill Neely	02:39
102	Big Yellow Moon over Texas	Bill Neely	02:16
103	Texas Law and Justice	Bill Neely	03:53
104	Pflugerville Boogie	Bill Neely	01:57
105	Crying the Blues over You	Bill Neely	03:41
106	On a Blackland Farm	Bill Neely	03:48
107	Austin Breakdown	Bill Neely	02:37
108	A Soldier's Thoughts	Bill Neely	03:02
109	No Pockets in a Shroud	Bill Neely	01:29
110	Lonely Mansion	Bill Neely	03:03
111	Deep Elm Blues	Bill Neely	02:30
112	Rock and Roll Baby	Bill Neely	02:07
113	Skid Row	Bill Neely	03:48
114	Don't Waste Your Tears over Me	Bill Neely	02:02
115	Blues On Ellem	Bill Neely	04:31
116	Austin Breakdown #2	Bill Neely	02:12
117	Never Left the Lone Star State	Bill Neely	02:21
118	I'm a Truck Drivin' Daddy	Bill Neely	02:35
119	My Tennessee Home	Bill Neely	03:55
120	Sun Setting Time in Your Life	Bill Neely	04:00