Songs of Texas

Five men from the Houston area perform "Sixteen popular folk songs of the Lone Star State," most of which have become well-known throughout the country. The songs reflect some of the realities and history of Texan life: cowboys, farming, love, a powerful hurricane, the Alamo, the blues, and a country dance. One song with an interesting history, "Billy Barlow," has been traced back to 14th century England.

The Tex-i-an Boys - featuring John Lomax Jr., Pete Rose, Ed Badeaux, Jim McConnell and Howard Porper - hope that you will find their songs "singable" and they promise that when you can sing them with "proper reverence," you will be made "honorary Texans"!

Extensive liner notes provide the background of each song, as well as the lyrics.

Track Listing

101	Chisholm Trail	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:59
102	Long Summer Day	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:15
103	Cowboy's Dream	The Tex-i-an Boys	3:00
104	San Antonio Rose	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:51
105	Streets of Laredo	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:44
106	Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas)	The Tex-i-an Boys	3:25
107	The Tex-I-an Boys	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:28
108	Remember the Alamo	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:56
201	Texas Dance Medley	The Tex-i-an Boys	3:07
202	Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos	The Tex-i-an Boys	3:18
203	Red River Valley	The Tex-i-an Boys	3:46
204	Austin Blues	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:29
205	Billy Barlow	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:22
206	Ballet of the Boll Weevil (Boll Weevil)	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:53
207	Wasn't That a Mighty Storm!	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:40
208	I'm Going to Leave Old Texas	The Tex-i-an Boys	2:45