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Some of My Favorite Texas Singer-Songwriters

Posted by lenleatherwood on

I love these songwriters and these songs. I hope you enjoy them, too.

If I Needed You with Lyle Lovett and Townes Van Zandt

Magnolia Wind by Guy Clark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96YGqNyK64

Tecumseh Valley with Nanci Griffith and Townes Van Zandt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7_oQU2vuUQ

Desperadoes Waiting for a Train by Guy Clark

Ray Wylie Hubbard singing Mother Blues

Billy Joe Shaver singing Old Five and Dimers Like Me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiuwUa9oZs

James McMurtry singing Choctaw Bingo

Willie Nelson singing The Last Thing I Needed The First Thing This Morning

Steve Earle singing Copperhead Road

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Published by lenleatherwood

I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.

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  1. Let's CUT the Crap!'s avatar Let's CUT the Crap! says:
    May 22, 2014 at 5:26 am

    A wonderful way to start my day, Len. Thanks.

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    1. lenleatherwood's avatar lenleatherwood says:
      May 24, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Glad you liked the music, Tess!

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      1. Let's CUT the Crap!'s avatar Let's CUT the Crap! says:
        May 25, 2014 at 6:01 pm

        *nod*
        Hard not to.

  2. Juliana Lightle's avatar Juliana Lightle says:
    May 22, 2014 at 5:54 am

    My favorite is Willie Nelson singing Van Zandt’s Pancho and Lefty. Love that song but then I am a big Pancho Villa fan. By the way, since I started writing/blogging daily per my commitment–which has gone past 30 days now–I have gained one new follower per day on average.

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    1. lenleatherwood's avatar lenleatherwood says:
      May 24, 2014 at 8:29 pm

      Yep. That’s a good one, Juliana!

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