There is a lot of good music made in Texas that stays in Texas that the rest of the country is unaware of. I'm constantly and pleasantly surprised at how good it really is. Guy Clark's "The Dark" is one of his best, then there is Deryl Dodd's "New Tony Lamas". If you haven't heard "New Tony Lamas" yet you're in for a treat.
>>Guy Clark's "The Dark" is one of his best, then there is Deryl Dodd's "New Tony Lamas". If you haven't heard "New Tony Lamas" yet you're in for a treat.
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I'll have to check out both of those.
It seems most good music is discovered by word of mouth (like we're doing here). I agree with you, Texas has great musicians, and Texas takes care of their musicians.
Do you play? I halfway play guitar and banjo, and pretty decent on drums.
Three that I consider "finds" (although you may be aware of them):
Max Stalling (Texan)
Tom Russell (Canadian, moved into the Austin music scene about 30 years ago)
Jim Lauderdale (not a Texan, but still)
All *great* songwriters IMHO.