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Mason Dixon was an American country music group from Beaumont, Texas, composed of Frank Gilligan (vocals, bass guitar), Jerry Dengler (guitar, banjo), and Rick Henderson (guitar). The band played frequently within the Texas nightclub scene for several years and went on to tour the U.S. and Canada for several more.
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 song became a popular song particularly associated with Texas, and its popularity continued into the 20th century. In 1933, Gene Autry and Jimmie Long made it into a cowboy song with some revisions of the lyrics, for example, replacing "no other darkey knows her, no darkey only me" with "no other fellow knows her, nobody else but me."
"God Blessed Texas" is a song recorded by American country music group Little Texas. It was released on July 17, 1993 [1] as the second single from their second album Big Time. The song was their seventh single overall. It was written by the band's lead guitarist Porter Howell, and keyboardist and vocalist Brady Seals.
Earlier this year, Beyoncé made history as the first Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart after "Texas Hold 'Em" debuted at No. 1. And Bates also became the first Black producer ...
The song won Mack the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 1997. Mack also wrote "Drinking Champagne," which has been recorded by numerous artists. The song was a hit for Cal Smith in 1968, and again for George Strait in 1990 on his album Livin' It Up. Some of his other songs have been recorded by Dean Martin, Ray Price, Jerry Lee Lewis and ...
Christopher Lee LeDoux (October 2, 1948 – March 9, 2005) was an American country music singer-songwriter, bronze sculptor, and hall of fame rodeo champion. During his career, LeDoux recorded 36 albums (many self-released), which have sold more than six million units in the United States as of January 2007.
OPINION: Some country music fans are mad about Beyoncé’s new song, claiming it isn’t “country.” Let’s look at all the ways “Texas Hold ‘Em” is a country song.