Volume 187: Texas Landscapes

Like I’ve mentioned before, my dad liked his cowboy music too. So, we’ll go back to a box set where we’ll pull out the fourth of its seven records.

The title of each of these sides is Deep in the Heart of Texas and Western Landscapes, hence the mashup title of this episode.  

Four songs from side one were all big hits and reference our second biggest state. The selections from side two are lesser known but paint a beautiful picture of the old west. 

So get ready to hear what is really Tumbling Tumbleweeds part 4 in Volume 187: Texas Landscapes.

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Various – Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Label: Reader's Digest – RDA-229 / A
Format: 7 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box Set
Released: 1982
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country

We will be listening to record 4, sides 1 and 2. We will hear 7 of the 11 tunes from this disk.

Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Deep In The Heart Of Texas
written by Don Swander, June Hershey

George Hamilton IV - Abilene
written by John D. Loudermilk, Bob Gibson and Lester Brown

Gene Autry - The Yellow Rose Of Texas
It's a traditional song with lyrics added by Don George

Jerry Reed - El Paso 
written by Marty Robbins

The Sons Of The Pioneers - Moonlight On The Colorado
written by Billy Moll, Robert King

Jimmy Wakely - The Call Of The Canyon
written by Billy Hill

Hank Snow - Cross The Brazos At Waco
written by Kay Arnold

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.