I Hear America Singing - Texas Cities

By Ross Burns

Published August 8, 2026 at 7:15 PM CDT

For this second weekend of August, Ross pulls out a 2020 classic about the cities of Texas, from Amarillo to Laredo, from El Paso to Corpus Christi and many more in between. From the big cities to the small towns.

I HEAR AMERICA SINGING - TEXAS CITIES

1. I’ve Been Everywhere (In Texas) by Brian Burns
2. Dallas by The Flatlanders
3. Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind by George Strait
4. Cross the Brazos at Waco by Billy Walker
5. Austin City Limits by Hank & Shaidri Alrich
6. El Paso City by Marty Robbins
7. Goodbye to Amarillo by Joe Pat Hennen
8. Wichita Falls by Houston Marchman
9. Abilene by George Hamilton IV
10. Corpus Christi Bay by Robert Earl Keen
11. Wheels of Laredo by The Highwomen
12. Texas Trilogy: Daybreak by Frummox
13. Salado by Richard Paul Thomas
14. Luckenbach Daybreak by Hondo Crouch
15. Viva Luckenbach! by Jerry Jeff Walker

I Hear America Singing

Ross Burns

A native of Austin, Texas, Ross grew up in the midst of the Urban Folk Revival of the 1950s and 60s. His first introduction to folk music was the Kingston Trio with their million selling albums. From there, he went forward, backwards and sideways collecting music all along the way. He is a retired librarian and a student of history.

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