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The Best Red Dirt Country Songs

Updated May 3, 2019 2.5k votes 435 voters 27.6k views50 items

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Red Dirt country is an is a subset of country music that developed by combining traditional roots sounds with more outlaw-style lyrics. It is also sometimes referred to as Texas country music, but this specific sub set developed in Stillwater, OK by musicians like Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson. Red Dirt country is all about rebelling against the mainstream Nashville style that was popular during the 60s and 70s. Typically, it involves an acoustic guitar and a folksy/ Americana Okie sound. It's also closely associated with Texas country and outlaw music.

These are songs from top Red Dirt country artists, such as Eli Young Band and Cross Canadian Ragweed.

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Texas Moon
A song about being on the road with the band for a long time.
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Cross Canadian Ragweed's song about life spent running from the law and missing and old love.
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Things Are Fixin' to Get Real Good
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The Road Goes On Forever
Robert Earl Keen's song is a song that retraces his career through his perspective.
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Somewhere Down in Texas
Jason Boland & The Stragglers' song about the comforts of the lonestar state.
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My Hometown
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Alabama
Cross Canadian Ragweed's song about missing a lover so badly.
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If These Old Walls Could Talk
A song about the secrets we keep and the bad deeds we do.
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Kiss Me in the Dark
A song about loving someone wholly for one night.
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Off the Record
A song about the difficulties of divorce

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Vancouver
A song about wayward traveling and a busted relationship.
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Down the Road Tonight
Hayes Carll's song about all the characters you find roaming throughout the south.
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Wear My Ring
Song about a broken heart and broken relationship.
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Before the Devil Knows We're Dead
Turnpike troubadours, all there songs are great but I had to pick one
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Wicked Twisted Road
Song about the harsh realities of life and our wayward tendencies.
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Feeling Good Again
Robert Earl Keen's song about hanging out and having good times in your favotire bar.
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River Song
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Freeze Frame Time
A song about wanting to stop and cherish those special moments in life.
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Even If If Breaks Your Heart
Song about wishing from a young age to become a musician, even if it breaks your heart.
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Biloxi
Jack Ingram's song about being left behind for the goodtimes in Biloxi