Music Video 91 – Charlie Daniels Band

April 13, 2012

Charlie Daniels plays Texas Charlie Daniels and his fiddle are almost synonymous with Texas music.  And in this week’s music video, he gets a little help from Ray Benson and Lee Roy Parnell.  This one is a ‘toe-tapper’.  Give it a listen and see if you don’t agree.

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Real Texas barbecue

April 10, 2012

Real Texans love their barbecue Editor’s Note:  This is part 12 of How To Be Texan, Wherever You Are.  It’s an up and coming eBook on how to maintain your Texan ways, no matter where you live.  Some of us fortunate souls still live in the Great State and others are Ex-Pats who were forced […]

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Music Video Friday-90 Montgomery Gentry

April 6, 2012

Montgomery Gentry I occasionally watch Imus in the morning with Don Imus and crew until they get too ridiculous for me to continue.  One of the best segments he does on his show is to invite newsworthy authors and singer/songwriters and they perform.  It seems his show is a ‘must stop’ for those wanting to […]

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George Strait – Music video 89

March 30, 2012

King George Yes, King George of Texas.  He attended Southwest Texas State University, now known as Texas State University in San Marcos and he’s a heck of a roper.  By the way, did you know he can sing too?  Last week we featured Bruce Robison.  Here is George Strait singing one of Bruce Robison’s songs […]

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Real Texas Murals

March 28, 2012

Murals honor the past Back in late January, I posted an article that detailed the Historic Murals of San Angelo project.  Since then, I’ve heard from many of you about murals in your own hometowns.  The consensus is that the murals in cities and communities across Texas add so much history and a sense of […]

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Real Texas Bluebonnets

March 27, 2012

It’s Bluebonnet time in Texas Editor’s Note:  This is part 11 of How To Be Texan, Wherever You Are.  It’s an up and coming eBook on how to maintain your Texan ways, no matter where you live.  Some of us fortunate souls still live in the Great State and others are Ex-Pats who were forced […]

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Music Video 88 Bruce Robison

March 23, 2012

Bruce Robison is 6’7″ tall And he is from Bandera, Texas, Cowboy capital (capitol refers to the building) of the world.  He is married to Kelly Willis and they have four children including a set of twins.  He has written several big hit songs including Travelin’ Soldier recorded by the Dixie Chicks and Angry All […]

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Real Texas Books

March 20, 2012

Texas authors and novels Editor’s Note:  This is part 10 of How To Be Texan, Wherever You Are.  It’s an up and coming eBook on how to maintain your Texan ways, no matter where you live.  Some of us fortunate souls still live in the Great State and others are Ex-Pats who were forced to […]

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Gary Clark, Jr. – 87

March 16, 2012

You’re Gonna Know His Name His name is Gary Clark, Jr and he was discovered by the late Clifford Antone and he grew up in Austin.  Yes, he is the real deal and his “Bright Lights” rendition is a killer of a song.  He got started in the blues genre early thanks to his mentor […]

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Real Texas Accordionist-86

March 9, 2012

World’s Best Accordionist Up until now, the only real accordion I had ever heard was when Augie Meyers would pick his up, push all the right buttons, move the bellows side to side, and make it sing.  Augie has gone on several cruises with Texas Cruise Company and is one of the headliners of T. […]

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