Live and Lit at Billy Bob's Texas
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Live and Lit at Billy Bob's Texas is Jason Boland & the Stragglers
's third album. They are one of many bands to record a "Live at Billy Bob's
Texas" album at the Fort Worth
honky-tonk. The album includes a cover of the Gram Parsons
song, "A Song For You." It also includes a new track, recorded both live and studio, "Mexico or Crazy."
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
Jason Boland & the Stragglers are an American Texas Country/Red Dirt group featuring Harrah, Oklahoma native Jason Boland , Roger Ray , Brad Rice , and Grant Tracy...
's third album. They are one of many bands to record a "Live at Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's Texas is a popular country & western nightclub in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, United States. It promotes itself as "The World's Largest Honky Tonk" with 127,000 square feet . Billy Bob's opened April 1, 1981 to national attention with Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers as the...
Texas" album at the Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
honky-tonk. The album includes a cover of the Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons
Gram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...
song, "A Song For You." It also includes a new track, recorded both live and studio, "Mexico or Crazy."
Track listing
- "Drinkin' Song" (Jason Boland) – 3:47
- "Tennessee Whiskey" (Bob ChildersBob ChildersRobert Wayne “Bob” Childers was an American country/folk singer-songwriter who has achieved widespread critical acclaim since the late 1970s. Childers was known alternately as the "father" "grandfather" or "godfather" of the regional scene known as Red Dirt music...
) – 2:42 - "Shot Full of Holes" (Boland, Stoney LaRueStoney LarueStoney LaRue is a Texas Country/Red Dirt artist. Born in Taft, Texas, LaRue was raised in Southeastern Oklahoma and began playing country music at a young age....
) – 3:41 - "Proud Souls" (Boland) – 5:19
- "Pearl Snaps" (Boland) – 3:13
- "Mexico or Crazy" (Boland, Brad Rice) – 3:54
- "Somewhere Down in Texas" (Boland) – 5:23
- "Telephone Romeo" (Boland) – 4:20
- "When I'm Stoned" (Boland) – 3:01
- "Falling With Style" (Boland) – 3:51
- "Ponies" (Roger Ray, Grant Tracy, Beverly Mayes, Brandon Hamilton) – 2:59
- "Mary" (Boland) – 6:15
- "Truckstop Diaries" (Boland) – 3:03
- "Song For You" (Gram ParsonsGram ParsonsGram Parsons was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Parsons is best known for his work within the country genre; he also mixed blues, folk, and rock to create what he called "Cosmic American Music"...
) - 5:20 - "Big Shot Rich Man" (Randy CrouchRandy CrouchRandy Crouch is an Oklahoma-based multi-instrumentalist. In eastern Oklahoma, Crouch is best known as a fiddle player. Although he has been referred to as "the world's best rock fiddler," Crouch also plays guitar and pedal steel among other instruments.-Biography:Growing up the son of a...
) - 5:17 - "Mexico or Crazy" - 3:57 (Studio Version)
Personnel
- Jason Boland - Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
- Roger Ray - Lead/Rhythm Guitar, Pedal Steel
- Grant Tracy - Bass Guitar
- Brad Rice - Drums, Percussion, Harmony Vocals
- Travis Linville - Lead/Rhythm Guitar
- Jeremy Watkins - Fiddle, Harmony Vocals
- Steve Palousek - Steel Guitar on Track 16
- Rodney Pyeatt - Lead, Gut, and String Guitars on Track 16
- Amanda Brown - Harmony Vocals on Track 16