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Older songs, such as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and "Dixie", were also considered but ultimately it was decided a new song should be composed. [5] [6] [7] Although the song has been sung since the 41st legislature in 1929, [8] [9] it was officially adopted by the 73rd legislature as the state song in 1993. [10]
The Yellow Rose of Texas" is a traditional American song dating back to at least the 1850s. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time. [1] Many versions of the song have been recorded, the most popular of which was by Mitch Miller, whose
Old No. 1 is the highly influential 1975 debut album by Texas singer-songwriter Guy Clark. The cover of the original LP featured a painting by Susanna Clark and liner notes by Jerry Jeff Walker. It was reissued on CD by Sugar Hill. Both Old No. 1 and Texas Cookin' were re-issued on CD on the Camden label in 2001. [3]
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Texas in My Soul is the seventh studio album by country singer Willie Nelson.It was an early concept album that aimed to pay tribute to the State of Texas.The original album artwork features the Alamo, along with three San Antonio construction projects completed in 1968: the Tower of the Americas, HemisFair Arena and the HemisFair monorail system.
When finished, David Kershenbaum, Stevenson's producer at RCA Records, agreed with Lindy Blaskey that the song sounded like a hit. "My Maria" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending September 29, 1973, [ 2 ] No. 3 in Canada , [ 4 ] and was covered later by Brooks & Dunn , for whom it was a three-week No. 1 country hit in mid ...
The song enjoyed duplicate success on country radio, as a cover version by Johnny Carver. Carver's rendition - simply titled "Yellow Ribbon" - was a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in June 1973. Carver's version also reached Number One on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. [34]
During most of 1951, he traveled with Hank Williams, Sr., as the opening act for Williams and his "Drifting Cowboys."As a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry thereafter, Lister worked with most of the stars of the day, including Little Jimmy Dickens, String Bean, Minnie Pearl, Del Wood, The Carter Family, and others.