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Texas Musicians: James McMurtry

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 8 Jul 24

The hurricane has hit Texas. One of the Houston TV stations website is reporting two million without power right now. I’m certainly praying for them. As for you, y’all get another Texan to enjoy the...

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Fly Songs Top Ten: Flying Over Water (#6)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 18 Nov 21

This flight is halfway over! That’s right, we’re at the halfway point of this countdown of songs with “fly” in the title. This countdown was suggested by @JamesHxstatic , and I want to thank him. I hope he’s enjoying this....

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Songs Mentioning Songs Top Ten: Dublin Blues (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 15 Jul 21

All back to Abby….somebody, Abby Normal? today. Thanks again for all your well wishes with the side effects of the second covid shot. The side effects are all gone, now, even the headache. Now to focus on music!...

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Ten Favorite Bands With Multiple Lead Singers: The Band (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 19 Feb 21

To be fair, the groundhog said six more weeks’ worth of winter. He’s technically not wrong if we get six weeks’ worth of winter in one week, is he??? Here’s another band that had multiple lead vocalists, and...

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Obscure Titles Not in the Song: Night Accident (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 2 Jul 20

Fear not, I’m working on more topics to annoy you with. Meanwhile, I’m almost finished with the triple-header list of songs that never bothered to put the title of the song in the lyrics. Oh, lookie, for today’s obscure song...

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Obscure Titles Not in the Songs: Crazy Wind (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 22 Jun 20

Nothing like keeping my legion of fan (intentional) happy. Or you can call it paying back a favor. A few days ago I borrowed (read: stole without asking) one of the patented discussion titles from @TheHorse , and I have to...

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Rock Home Songs: Buffalo River Home (#2)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 11 Jun 20

We putted!!! And I played like someone who hadn’t played in a year. Oh, wait, I hadn’t played in a year. My back isn’t a whole lot better (thanks to a fall I took last week), but I’m playing! I’ve had my time in the...

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Rock Love, Day 17: Dont Know Much About Love

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 17 Jan 20

As I mentioned in the country side of this dual countdown to Valentines Day filled with songs that have “love” in the title, today’s rock artist and country artist have done tours together. Double your pleasure and fun with two...

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Town Top Ten: Radartown (#7)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 12 Feb 18

Monday morning to you all. No such thing as a "good morning" on a Monday. It's time to go to town, that is with another song on my list of ten favorites that have the word "town" in the title. For today's song, we're going to...

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Ten Favorite Wind Songs: Crazy Wind (#5)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 22 Jan 18

Monday, Monday. We've made it through the first work day. We also survived the government shutdown. (The latter remark is sarcasm.) Let's celebrate with another song on my list of favorites that have "wind" in the title....

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Ten Favorite River Songs: Harlem River Blues (#3)

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 10 Oct 17

And just where was I yesterday? I got a cleaning bug up my vacuum cleaner and spent the evening cleaning the bedroom. Yes, it takes that long to do one little 8-by-10 room. I'm not sick this morning (which is one of the reasons...

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Now Playing on the iPod: Crazy Wind

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 7 Apr 16

A few days ago @TheHorse mentioned James McMurtry. I just had to play this song. It's among my favorite songs of the 80s. James McMurtry is the son of Lonesome Dove and Terms of Endearment author Larry...

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Now Playing on the iPod: That's Where I'm From

Four Walls @FourWalls (86940) • United States 5 Apr 16

Thanks to his new album, Upland Stories, I'm on a major Robbie Fulks kick right now. That happens every time a favorite releases a new album. Last year, for instance, when Still was released, it was all Richard...

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