David Crockett famously said those words to his former colleagues in the Tennessee legislature in 1835. Less than a year later, he died fighting for Texas independence at the Alamo.
I'm told that we're a little different, we Texans. Perhaps it's because we were our own nation before we were part of the United States. Perhaps it's our anomolous geographic position - we're not really part of the South, nor the Southwest, nor the Midwest, although we border all three regions.
Along with that difference comes a musical heritage of incredible depth, from ragtime professor Scott Joplin to electric guitar pioneer Eddie Durham; from living legends like Willie Nelson and Augie Meyers to Janis Joplin and Stevie Ray Vaughan, who left us far too soon.
With that in mind, this week's broadcast features solely Texas blues, soul, and gospel musicians - those who grew up here or lived here for some period of their careers. It's by no means a complete list - before I do this theme again, I'll make sure to add some Janis Joplin, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Mance Lipscomb to my collection - but I think it presents a nice diversity of talent.
I hope you dig it.
(And if you've come here looking for the soul music from last week, check back next week; my plan, as much as there is one, is to alternate between soul/funk and blues weekly.)
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