The Texas Way

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The signs at the border say, “Welcome to Texas. Drive safe, drive friendly, the Texas way.” Most Texans will tell you that you either have to drive safe and friendly OR the “Texas way,” but you cannot do both! I had a blast in Texas on my trip earlier this year, so for July we’re going back to Texas…musically, of course. I’m sure you already know who the top four are, because I’m just not that unpredictable. What may, however, shock you is that a number of my favorite “Texan singers” won’t be on the list. Why? Because they weren’t BORN in Texas. That’s right Jerry Jeff Walker (born in Buffalo, NY), Steve Miller (born in Milwaukee), Boz Scaggs (born in Canton, Ohio), and J.D. Souther (born in Detroit) might have Texas roots and Texas in their soul, but they weren’t born there. To make this list, they must have been born within the 268,500 or so square miles that make up the Lone Star State. Along the way you may see some surprises, and the “usual” people show up. The teaser might surprise you, for instance. The late Billy Preston, the “fifth Beatle,” was born in Houston on September 2, 1946. Here’s his hit “Will It Go Round in Circles.”