My Ultimate Texas Songwriter Playlist

I moved to Austin with a little bit of knowledge of Texas music—but it was lopsided.

I knew lots about Texas blues and the songsters of the old days, and a bit about Tex-Mex border music and some other traditional styles. But I was actually more familiar with old cowboy songs than the more recent hits from the local country music scene. And there were other Texas-sized gaps in my regional music lore.

I decided to rectify that. So I started to compile a Texas songwriters playlist.