Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas is the fourth album by the country rock

Country rock

Country rock is sub-genre of popular music, formed from the fusion of rock with country. The term is generally used to refer to the wave of rock musicians who began to record country-flavored records in the late 1960s and early 1970s, beginning with Bob Dylan and The Byrds; reaching its greatest...

 band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen

Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen is an American country rock band founded in 1967. Core members included founder George Frayne, John Tichy, Billy C. Farlow, Bill Kirchen, Andy Stein, Paul "Buffalo" Bruce Barlow, Lance Dickerson, and Bobby Black....

. It was recorded live at the Armadillo World Headquarters

Armadillo World Headquarters

The Armadillo World Headquarters was the premier music hall and entertainment center in Austin, Texas, United States from 1970 to 1980.-History:...

 in Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

, and features cover art of armadillo

Armadillo

Armadillos are New World placental mammals, known for having a leathery armor shell. Dasypodidae is the only surviving family in the order Cingulata, part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. The word armadillo is Spanish for "little armored one"...

s by Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin (artist)

Jim Franklin is an artist best known for his poster art created for the Armadillo World Headquarters, a former Austin, Texas music hall....

. Unlike many live albums, it is mostly new material. Only two songs from previous albums are featured. More songs recorded at the Armadillo World Headquarters during these concerts were released on subsequent CDs, such as Sleazy Roadside Stories, but the original live album is considered by many fans to be the group's best album.

Track listing

1. "Armadillo Stomp" (Andy Stein, Rick Higginbotham) - 2:00
2. "Good Rockin' Tonight" (Roy Brown
   Roy Brown (blues musician)
   Roy James Brown was an American R&B singer, songwriter and musician, who had an influence on the early development of rock and roll music. His "Good Rocking Tonight" was covered by Wynonie Harris, Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Pat Boone, and the rock group Montrose. In addition,...
   
   ) - 2:46
3. "I'm Coming Home" (Johnny Horton
   Johnny Horton
   John Gale "Johnny" Horton was an American country music and rockabilly singer most famous for his semi-folk, so-called "saga songs" which began the "historical ballad" craze of the late 1950s and early 1960s...
   
   ) - 2:42
4. "Seeds and Stems Again Blues" (George Frayne, Billy Farlow) - 4:03
5. "Sunset on the Sage" (Michael J Richards) - 4:45
6. "Little Sally Walker" (C.F. Turner) - 2:26
7. "Git It" (Bob Kelly) - 2:27
8. "Oh Mama Mama" (George Frayne, Billy Farlow, John Tichy) - 4:29
9. "Cryin' Time" (Buck Owens
   Buck Owens
   Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. , better known as Buck Owens, was an American singer and guitarist who had 21 No. 1 hits on the Billboard country music charts with his band, the Buckaroos...
   
   ) - 3:09
10. "Diggy Liggy Lo
    Diggy Liggy Lo
    "Diggy Liggy Lo" is a single by American country music duo Rusty & Doug. Released in 1961, their version peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Doug Kershaw, one half of the duo, released a solo version of the song in 1969 that peaked at number 70 on the Billboard Hot...
    
    " (J. D. "Jay" Miller) - 2:28
11. "Riot In Cell Block #9
    Riot In Cell Block Nine
    "Riot In Cell Block #9" is a classic and pervasive R&B song composed by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.In this song, a man is serving his sentence in federal prison for armed robbery. At 4:00 AM on July 2, 1953, he wakes up to a rather alarming disturbance: a jail riot! It started in cell block #4...
    
    " (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 3:15
12. "Too Much Fun" (Billy Farlow, Bill Kirchen) - 3:26
13. "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius
    Claude Demetrius
    Claude Demetrius was an African American songwriter.Born in Bath, Maine, by his early twenties he was in New York City writing music for and/or with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Jimmy Witherspoon and B.B. King. Demetrius wrote the 1945 musical comedy short film Open the Door, Richard...
    
    ) - 4:37

Personnel

• George Frayne (Commander Cody) - piano, keyboards, vocals
• Billy C. Farlow - harmonica, vocals
• Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen
  Bill Kirchen is an American rockabilly guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the guitarist with the original Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen from 1967 to the mid 1970s, although, in reality, his time with the Commander accounts for only a portion of his career...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• John Tichy - guitar
• Rick Higginbotham - rhythm guitar, vocals
• Lance Dickerson - drums, vocals
• Bruce Barlow - bass, vocals
• Andy Stein
  Andy Stein
  Andy Stein is a saxophone and violin player in the United States best known for his appearances with the country rock band Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen. He is also known for the Guy's All-Star Shoe Band on the radio show "A Prairie Home Companion" and the movie. He has played on a...
  
   - violin, saxophone
• Bobby Black - steel guitar, vocals

Production

• Producer: Stephen Jarvis
• Recording Engineer: B.Broms/D.Garcia/S.Jarvis/S.Mantoani/J.Stroud
• Cover Design: Jim Franklin
  Jim Franklin (artist)
  Jim Franklin is an artist best known for his poster art created for the Armadillo World Headquarters, a former Austin, Texas music hall....
  
  
• Photography: Coy Featherstone/Melinda Wickman
• Liner Notes: n/a