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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Typical instruments</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acoustic_guitar" title="Acoustic guitar">Acoustic guitar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Steel_guitar" title="Steel guitar">steel guitar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">percussion</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dobro" title="Dobro">Dobro</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Fiddle" title="Fiddle">fiddle</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Harmonica" title="Harmonica">harmonica</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Derivative forms</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neotraditional_country" title="Neotraditional country">Neotraditional country</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_country" title="Progressive country">progressive country</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Red_Dirt_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dirt (music)">Red Dirt</a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Texas country music</b> (more popularly known just as <b>Texas country</b> or <b>Texas music</b>) is a subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a> from <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>. Texas country is a style of <a href="/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" title="Western music (North America)">Western music</a> and is often associated with other distinct neighboring styles,<sup id="cite_ref-Galit_Simmons_2005_p._68_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Galit_Simmons_2005_p._68-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including <a href="/wiki/Red_Dirt_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Red Dirt (music)">Red Dirt</a> from <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma" title="Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Semer_p._3_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Semer_p._3-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_music" title="New Mexico music">New Mexico music</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_p._49_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_p._49-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Tejano_music" title="Tejano music">Tejano</a> in Texas,<sup id="cite_ref-Jasinski_Monahan_2012_p._553_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jasinski_Monahan_2012_p._553-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all of which have influenced one another over the years, and are popular throughout Texas, the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Southwestern_United_States" title="Southwestern United States">Southwest</a>, and other parts of the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">Western United States</a>. Texas Country is known for fusing <a href="/wiki/Neotraditional_country" title="Neotraditional country">neotraditional country</a> with the outspoken, care-free views of <a href="/wiki/Outlaw_country" title="Outlaw country">outlaw country</a>. Texas Country blends these sub-genres with a "<a href="/wiki/Commoner" title="Commoner">common working man</a>" theme and witty undertones, these often combine with a stripped down music sound. </p><p>Neither the location of birth nor the location of upbringing seems to calculate in the definition of a Texas Country artist, as long as the origin is not in the corporate Nashville scene as the genre tends to be anti-Nashville. The genre differentiates from Nashville country with its rejection of pop influences that is found in Nashville Country recently, but does not necessarily mean the artist/group is Texas-based. For example, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Knight_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Knight (musician)">Chris Knight</a> is considered by some to be a Texas Country musician, despite his <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> ties. <a href="/wiki/Adam_Hood" title="Adam Hood">Adam Hood</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> native, also has had success in the genre. Even international musicians, such as <a href="/wiki/Alberta,_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Alberta, Canada">Alberta, Canada</a> native <a href="/wiki/Corb_Lund" title="Corb Lund">Corb Lund</a>, have been successful in the Texas Country scene. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Instrumentation">Instrumentation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Instrumentation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Texas_country_music" title="Special:EditPage/Texas country music">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Steel-string_guitar" class="mw-redirect" title="Steel-string guitar">acoustic guitar</a> is essential in Texas Country Music. However, the use of <a href="/wiki/Electric_guitar" title="Electric guitar">electric guitars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steel_guitar" title="Steel guitar">steel guitars</a> or <a href="/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar" title="Pedal steel guitar">pedal steel guitars</a> in the genre is not uncommon. <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">Bass</a> and <a href="/wiki/Percussion" class="mw-redirect" title="Percussion">percussion</a> are used in live performances. The sounds of <a href="/wiki/Piano" title="Piano">piano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baritone_guitar" title="Baritone guitar">baritone guitar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Banjo" title="Banjo">banjo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Accordion" title="Accordion">accordion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiddle" title="Fiddle">fiddle</a> or <a href="/wiki/Harmonica" title="Harmonica">harmonica</a> on studio recordings are the norm for the genre. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vocals">Vocals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Vocals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line of delineation for vocals is unclear. Traditionally, the Texas Country scene has been a male dominated genre, however many women have had chart success in recent years. The Texas "anthem" is a common song type, referencing and sometimes embellishing on the different positive characteristics of the state. Many of these types of songs have been popular on the Texas music charts.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_performances">Live performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Live performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The live performance is at the very root of the Texas Country scene. Enthusiasm is the best descriptor for both band and crowd at a live Texas Country performance. "It is not an uncommon sight to see clubs all over Texas packed to the rafters; girls and boys in cowboy hats and <a href="/wiki/Wrangler_Jeans" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrangler Jeans">Wranglers</a> <a href="/wiki/Country-western_two-step" title="Country-western two-step">two-stepping</a> next to the mosh pit, where <a href="/wiki/Frat_boy" class="mw-redirect" title="Frat boy">college boys or "Man Fans"</a> in khakis and college girls pressed up against the stage".<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An important factor Texas Country's success is in the frequency of live performances. It is not uncommon for a Texas Country band to tour 200+ dates a year, all, or nearly all, in the State of Texas<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. This allows the fan to attend a band's show more often, thus interacting with the music on a more personal level. Popular venues include, <a href="/wiki/Gruene_Hall" title="Gruene Hall">Gruene Hall</a> (Gruene), <a href="/wiki/Billy_Bob%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Billy Bob's">Billy Bob's</a> (Ft. Worth), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cowboysdancehall.com/dallas/">Cowboys Red River</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Dallas and San Antonio), John T. Floore's Country Store<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Helotes), <a href="/wiki/Luckenbach,_Texas#Country_music" title="Luckenbach, Texas">Luckenbach Dance Hall</a> (near Fredericksburg), and Blue Light Live<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Lubbock). </p><p>In addition to local and state wide venues hosting live performances, the Texas Regional Radio Report hosts the annual <b>Texas Regional Radio Music Awards Show</b> where the Texas Red Dirt artist and radio stations are recognized for the outstanding achievements throughout the year. The winners in 25 categories are nominated and voted on by fans, friends and industry professionals and are awarded the night of the show. The voting membership has grown to over 32,000 voting members in five years and continues to expand every year. The awards show is open to the public and fans alike who cheer on their favorite artist/entertainers and radio stations. Information about the show and voting procedures can be found at <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://trrma.net/">https://trrma.net/</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Themes">Themes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lyrical content is the backbone of Texas country music. Legendary Country Music Outlaw <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> was inspired by his friend <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a>, a country legend and inspiration to present Texas country musicians himself, when he said “Your melody goes where the words take you”.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are 4 different types of themes in Country Music. These themes include the following categories: "It's All Over" (songs with a core theme of loss or regret), "It's Not Working Out" (songs with a focus on frustration over a relationship), "Love and Devotion" (sappy love songs) and "The Right Way to Live" (songs with a dominant theme of pride and homespun wisdom).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Songs about traditional dance halls, open roads, family farms and hometown bars, along with other illustrations of Texas landscape, are all found in present-day Texas country artists' catalogs. The ties of landscape and music seem to serve as remembrance and gratitude, as evident in most songs. Appreciation for surroundings is not the only limitation for this theme. The "average man" and his struggle with nature do appear as well. "The songs definitely incorporate a spirit of the times and constitute a spontaneous and fairly comprehensive record of life".<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Origination">Origination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Origination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Country music from Texas has been popular since the spread of the cowboy culture in the late 1800s. Texas helped popularize Country music through the world and the state’s rich and varied traditions continue to redefine Country music.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Texas Country's roots lie in the <a href="/wiki/Outlaw_country" title="Outlaw country">Outlaw country</a> movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Texan artists such as <a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a>, <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Allan_Coe" title="David Allan Coe">David Allan Coe</a> retreated from the Nashville Country Music scene to <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luckenbach,_Texas" title="Luckenbach, Texas">Luckenbach</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>. Other artists who were inspired by this movement included performers like <a href="/wiki/Guy_Clark" title="Guy Clark">Guy Clark</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker" title="Jerry Jeff Walker">Jerry Jeff Walker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_P._Nunn" title="Gary P. Nunn">Gary P. Nunn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Young_(musician)" title="Steve Young (musician)">Steve Young</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson" title="Kris Kristofferson">Kris Kristofferson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ely" title="Joe Ely">Joe Ely</a>, <a href="/wiki/Terry_Allen_(country_singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Terry Allen (country singer)">Terry Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Earle" title="Steve Earle">Steve Earle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt" title="Townes Van Zandt">Townes Van Zandt</a>. All these stars have rated higher than 43 on the Texas Music Scene charts<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>These artists were followed in turn by the work of singer-songwriters such as <a href="/wiki/Robert_Earl_Keen" title="Robert Earl Keen">Robert Earl Keen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Lovett" title="Lyle Lovett">Lyle Lovett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Hancock" title="Wayne Hancock">Wayne Hancock</a>,<a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fowler" title="Kevin Fowler">Kevin Fowler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Creager" title="Roger Creager">Roger Creager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Green" title="Pat Green">Pat Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cory_Morrow" title="Cory Morrow">Cory Morrow</a>, <a href="/wiki/Radney_Foster" title="Radney Foster">Radney Foster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Max_Stalling" title="Max Stalling">Max Stalling</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wade_Bowen" title="Wade Bowen">Wade Bowen</a> <a href="/wiki/George_Ducas" title="George Ducas">George Ducas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Randy_Rogers" class="mw-redirect" title="Randy Rogers">Randy Rogers</a>, & <a href="/wiki/Rich_O%27Toole" title="Rich O'Toole">Rich O’Toole.</a> </p><p>While the genre has roots in Texas, Oklahoma artists such as <a href="/wiki/Jason_Boland_%26_The_Stragglers" title="Jason Boland & The Stragglers">Jason Boland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stoney_LaRue" title="Stoney LaRue">Stoney LaRue</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_McClure" title="Mike McClure">Mike McClure</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Cross_Canadian_Ragweed" title="Cross Canadian Ragweed">Cross Canadian Ragweed</a> have had a major influence on Texas Country. For this reason, "Red Dirt Music" is becoming a more popular term for the genre to pay homage to its Oklahoma influence. The term was coined in reference to the miles of red dirt that is common throughout the two states. <a href="/wiki/George_Strait" title="George Strait">George Strait</a> has the most songs about Texas. “Amarillo by Morning” and “All My Exes Live In Texas” are his most popular Texas songs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Robert_Earl_Keen" title="Robert Earl Keen">Robert Earl Keen</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/No._2_Live_Dinner" title="No. 2 Live Dinner">No. 2 Live Dinner</a></i>, released in 1996, had it all; comedy accompanied with "a sharp wit, a laid-back cowboy style, and an eye for detail... combined in [his] songs that are as easy on the ears as they are packed with insight".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Keen's home calling came after a short stint in Nashville, where he quickly became uncomfortable. His 1996 live album release truly showcased the “wide range” of the talented Texas musician and popularized the single "The Road Goes On Forever", a song many music fans regard as the paradigm for Texas 'Country anthems'. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ely" title="Joe Ely">Joe Ely</a> and other Texas musicians have recorded cover versions of “The Road Goes On Forever”. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000s_and_the_Texas_influence_in_Nashville">2000s and the Texas influence in Nashville</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2000s and the Texas influence in Nashville"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Cory_Morrow" title="Cory Morrow">Cory Morrow</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> native, had been on the Texas scene since the mid-90s. With the release of his fourth album <i>Outside the Lines</i>, Morrow found more mainstream success on the Country Music charts.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Green" title="Pat Green">Pat Green</a>, also an artist from Texas, began his career as part of the Texas Country scene later went on to widespread commercial success with gold album <i><a href="/wiki/Wave_on_Wave" title="Wave on Wave">Wave on Wave</a></i> after switching to a "Shania Twain/ Garth Brooks" Nashville style of Country Music. The album's title track hit No. 3 on the U.S. <i>Billboard's</i> Hot Country Songs chart and won a <a href="/wiki/Grammy" class="mw-redirect" title="Grammy">Grammy</a> nomination for Best Country Song. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Fowler" title="Kevin Fowler">Kevin Fowler</a>, a former hair-metal/glam rocker was <a href="/wiki/Dangerous_Toys" title="Dangerous Toys">Dangerous Toys</a> guitarist from the late 1980s until 1993, followed by his own founding of Thunderfoot, a Southern rock band based out of Austin. Originally from <a href="/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" title="Amarillo, Texas">Amarillo</a>, he self-released his country debut album <i>One For The Road</i> in 1997. This followed with his smash independent follow-up album, <i>Beer, Bait, and Ammo</i>. He has since found national success, on a major label. </p><p>Texas Country's influence continues to be felt in the mainstream music genre with artists such as <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ingram" title="Jack Ingram">Jack Ingram</a>, who had already established a name for himself in Texas Country, who won a <a href="/wiki/CMT_Music_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="CMT Music Award">CMT Music Award</a> in 2007 and the 2008 <a href="/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music" title="Academy of Country Music">Academy of Country Music</a> award for New Male Vocalist of the Year. He has also scored top 25 singles on <i>Billboard's</i> Hot Country Songs chart with songs such as "<a href="/wiki/Love_You_(Jack_Ingram_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Love You (Jack Ingram song)">Love You</a>" and his cover of <a href="/wiki/Hinder" title="Hinder">Hinder's</a> "<a href="/wiki/Lips_of_an_Angel" title="Lips of an Angel">Lips of an Angel</a>". Another one of his singles, "<a href="/wiki/Wherever_You_Are_(Jack_Ingram_song)" title="Wherever You Are (Jack Ingram song)">Wherever You Are</a>", went to number one on the Billboard Chart. </p><p>Many independent artists, which is the fastest growing segment of the global recorded music business,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have gained commercial success through the Texas music scene, such as albums debuting in the Top 5 of Billboard's Top Country Album sales.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Radio_stations">Radio stations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Radio stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Internet">Internet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Internet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Texas Country Mix (Internet Radio)<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>GotRadio Texas Best (Internet Radio)<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Terrestrial_(AM/FM)"><span id="Terrestrial_.28AM.2FFM.29"></span>Terrestrial (AM/FM)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Terrestrial (AM/FM)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/KFLP-FM" title="KFLP-FM">KFLP 106.1 Floydada/Plainview/Lubbock, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KZAH" title="KZAH">KZAH 99.1 Harper, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFWR" title="KFWR">KFWR 95.9 Fort Worth, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KFYN-FM" title="KFYN-FM">KFYN 104.3 Paris, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KILT-FM" title="KILT-FM">KILT 100.3 HD3 Houston, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKBQ" title="KKBQ">KKBQ 92.9 HD3 Pasadena, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KNBT" title="KNBT">KNBT 92.1 New Braunfels, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KOLI" title="KOLI">KOLI 94.9 Wichita Falls, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KORA-FM" title="KORA-FM">KORA 98.3 Bryan/College Station, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KPUR-FM" title="KPUR-FM">KPUR 95.7 Amarillo, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KBHT" title="KBHT">KBHT 104.9 Waco, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KRVA-FM" title="KRVA-FM">KRVA 107.1 Campbell, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KSLI_(AM)" title="KSLI (AM)">KSLI 1280 Abilene, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KMWX" title="KMWX">KMWX 92.5 Abilene, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KKHR" class="mw-redirect" title="KKHR">KKHR 101.7 Abilene, Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTEX" title="KTEX">KTEX 106.1 Brenham, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KTWL" title="KTWL">KTWL 105.3 Brenham, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KWHI" title="KWHI">KWHI 101.7 Brenham, Texas</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Syndicated_radio_programs">Syndicated radio programs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Syndicated radio programs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Several <a href="/wiki/Broadcast_syndication" title="Broadcast syndication">regionally syndicated</a> programs feature the format: </p> <ul><li>CDTex Radio Show<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Official Texas Countdown<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Scotty Bennett's Texas Nights<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Red River Radio Show with Bryson</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tracking_and_charts">Tracking and charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Tracking and charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Radio play in Texas music is tracked and reported digitally by the Texas Country Music Chart and TractionTX using the highest level of technology. Radio airplay is still physically reported by the Texas Regional Radio Report. </p><p>Many of Texas country artists maintain a yearly membership with the Texas Country Music Association, a community of touring and recording artists, songwriters, and many other contributors to the Texas music industry.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Royal_Caribbean_International" title="Royal Caribbean International">Royal Caribbean International</a> and Luxx Vacations have partnered with various sponsors to host a Texas Country Music Cruise on the <a href="/wiki/Liberty_of_the_Seas" title="Liberty of the Seas">Liberty of the Seas</a>, featuring many Texas music artists such as Cory Morrow, William Clark Green, and Bri Bagwell.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texas_country_music&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Abernethy, Francis E. "Texas Folk and Modern Country Music". <i>Texas Country: The Changing Rural Scene</i>. Ed. Lich, Glene. College Station, TX: <a href="/wiki/Texas_A%26M_University_Press" title="Texas A&M University Press">Texas A&M University Press</a>, 1986.</li> <li>Barr, Gregory. "Randy Rogers Band: Just a Matter of Time". <i>Best in Texas Music Magazine</i>.</li> <li>Carr, Joe and Allan Munde. <i>Prairie Nights to Neon Lights</i>. Lubbock: <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_Press" title="Texas Tech University Press">Texas Tech University Press</a>, 1995, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780896723658" title="Special:BookSources/9780896723658">9780896723658</a></li> <li>Dawidoff, Nicholas. <i>In the Country of Country: People and Places in American Music</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Random_House" title="Random House">Random House</a>, 1997, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0375700828" title="Special:BookSources/978-0375700828">978-0375700828</a></li> <li>Fox, Aaron A. <i>Real Country: Music and Language in Working-Class Culture</i>. Durham, NC: <a href="/wiki/Duke_University_Press" title="Duke University Press">Duke University Press</a>, 2004, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0822333487" title="Special:BookSources/978-0822333487">978-0822333487</a></li> <li>Harrington, Ann Marie. <i>Roger Creager - Long Way to Mexico</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Jennings, Waylon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lenny_Kaye" title="Lenny Kaye">Lenny Kaye</a>. <i>Waylon: An Autobiography</i>. New York: <a href="/wiki/Warner_Books" class="mw-redirect" title="Warner Books">Warner Books</a>, 1976, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1613744697" title="Special:BookSources/978-1613744697">978-1613744697</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_C._Malone" title="Bill C. Malone">Malone, Bill C</a>. "Growing Up With Texas Country Music." <i>What's Going On? (In Modern Texas Folklore)</i>. Ed. Abernethy, Francis E. Austin, TX: <a href="/wiki/William_D._Wittliff" title="William D. Wittliff">The Encino Press</a>, 1976.</li> <li>Middleton, Richard. <i>Studying Popular Music</i>. Philadelphia: <a href="/wiki/Open_University_Press" class="mw-redirect" title="Open University Press">Open University Press</a>, 2002., <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0335152759" title="Special:BookSources/978-0335152759">978-0335152759</a></li> <li>Specht, Joe W. "Put a Nickel in the Jukebox". <i>The Roots of Texas Music</i>. Ed. Clayton Lawrence. 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