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Songs of Texas: Sixteen Popular Folk Songs of the Lone Star State

The Tex-i-an Boys
Songs of Texas: Sixteen Popular Folk Songs of the Lone Star State

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

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Chisholm Trail The Tex-i-an Boys 02:59
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102
Long Summer Day The Tex-i-an Boys 02:15
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103
Cowboy's Dream The Tex-i-an Boys 03:00
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104
San Antonio Rose The Tex-i-an Boys 02:51
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105
Streets of Laredo The Tex-i-an Boys 02:44
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106
Blue Yodel #1 (T for Texas) The Tex-i-an Boys 03:25
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The Tex-I-an Boys The Tex-i-an Boys 02:28
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108
Remember the Alamo The Tex-i-an Boys 02:56
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Texas Dance Medley The Tex-i-an Boys 03:07
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202
Ain't No More Cane on the Brazos The Tex-i-an Boys 03:18
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203
Red River Valley The Tex-i-an Boys 03:46
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204
Austin Blues The Tex-i-an Boys 02:29
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Billy Barlow The Tex-i-an Boys 02:22
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Ballet of the Boll Weevil (Boll Weevil) The Tex-i-an Boys 02:53
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207
Wasn't That a Mighty Storm! The Tex-i-an Boys 02:40
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I'm Going to Leave Old Texas The Tex-i-an Boys 02:45