Compilations and classic songs that put you in mind of the city, from Traveler's city playlist.
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Compilations:
Hit By a Train: Best of Old 97s, Old 97s (2006)
This 18-track, retrospective sampler chronicles the Dallas band’s evolution from its alternative country roots in the early 1990s to its pure pop pursuits circa 2004.
Fly, Dixie Chicks (1999)
The second album from the Texas-based trio earned a Grammy in 2000 for Best Country Album and produced two No. 1 “Hot Country Singles & Tracks”—“Cowboy Take Me Away” and “Without You.”
Twisted Angel, Leann Rimes (2002)
Texas singer Leann Rimes, who channeled Patsy Cline as a 13-year-old, switched gears at 19 to establish herself as a crossover pop talent on this album, which features four songs she co-wrote.
Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top, ZZ Top (2004)
This two-disc best of album from Texas’ best known, and famously bearded, blues-rockers was released the same year the Houston-born group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; includes hit singles “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Legs,” and “Cheap Sunglasses.”
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, Edie Brickell and New Bohemians (1988)
After building a loyal following in the Deep Ellum neighborhood of downtown, the Dallas-based band released this, their first album, which also produced their biggest hit, “What I Am.” These days, lead singer Edie Brickell is part of The Heavy Circles, a band she formed with stepson Harper Simon, son of singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
Classic Songs:
1. “Did You Ever See Dallas from a DC9 at Night” by Joe Ely
2. “Big D” by Frank Loesser
3. “Willin’” by Little Feat
4. “If You’re Ever Down in Dallas” by Lee Ann Womack
5. “Dallas” by Alan Jackson
6. “Dallas” by 10,000 Maniacs
7. “Dallas After Midnight” by Ray Wylie Hubbard
8. “The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Michael Martin Murphey
9. “Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” by Waylon Jennings
10. “Wide Open Spaces” by Dixie Chicks
