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Did You Know
- • Aaron Watson started his music career playing local Amarillo honky-tonks.
- • His album 'The Underdog' made history as the first independently released album to top Billboard's Country chart.
- • Watson self-funded his early albums, showcasing his entrepreneurial spirit.
- • He walked away from a major label deal to maintain creative control.
- • Aaron Watson is a devout Christian and openly speaks about his faith.
- • He collaborated with Willie Nelson on the song 'Riding Shotgun'.
- • Watson's music blends traditional country with modern influences.
- • He tragically lost his daughter Julia Grace shortly after birth, inspiring his music.
- • Aaron Watson annually hosts a benefit concert for children's charities.
- • He once worked as a rodeo bull rider before pursuing music full-time.
Locations in Lyrics
242 location references across 67 songs
Songs & Places
When I See You
West Texas
"If you've ever watched a West Texas sunrise"
Am I Amarillo
Amarillo, TX
San Antonio, TX
Plainview, TX
West Texas
Detroit, MI
Texas
"Am I Amarillo?"
Barbed Wire Halo
Texas
"God bless Texas"
American Soul
Heartland
New York City, NY
Dallas, TX
"We got a heartland full of hope"
Freight Train
Akron, OH
Texas
Austin, TX
"the tread off these old goodyear tires"
That Look
Texas
Hoboken, NJ
New York City, NY
Las Vegas, NV
"I'm a lonestar neon light"
Honky Tonkin’ Around Texas
Texas
Detroit, MI
Colorado River (Texas), TX
Amarillo, TX
Zapata, TX
Colorado
"Honky tonkin' round Texas"
Honky Tonkin' Around Texas
Texas
Texas Boys
Texas
Littlefield, TX
Nashville, TN
Abbott, TX
Austin, TX
Fort Worth, TX
"Texas boys"
Outta Style
Detroit, MI
Fairmount, IN
Los Angeles, CA
"Blaring on the speakers of my Monte Carlo"
Getaway Truck
Detroit, MI
"1989 Cheyenne Chevrolet"
Houston
Houston, TX
"Well, Houston
Houston means that I'm one day closer to you"
Run Wild Horses
Detroit, MI
West Hollywood, CA
Buffalo Gap, TX
"Slow that Mustang down"
Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
"When i left tulsa she was still an innocent lady"
Country Radio
Nashville, TN
Van Lear, KY
Friars Point, MS
Kingsland, AR
Maces Spring, VA
"Turn the Opry on and waltz across the floor"
July In Cheyenne (Song For Lane’s Momma)
Cheyenne, WY
Lane, OK
"In the rain and the mud in July in Cheyenne"
July In Cheyenne (Song For Lane's Momma)
Cheyenne, WY
Will You Love Me In A Trailer?
Arizona
"If it's August in Arizona"
Lonely Lubbock Lights
Austin, TX
Lubbock, TX
Hale County, TX
West Texas
"I was singing at the ol' Broken Spoke"
Can’t Cry Anymore
Texas
"I took your car, I drove to Texas"
can't cry anymore
Texas
Vaquero
California
Texas
Rio Grande, TX
San Antonio, TX
"withered brown skin shimmered like California gold"
Breaker Breaker One Nine
Detroit, MI
"Now this Detroit is winding, my mind is grinding gears"
a tribute to lane frost
Hugo, OK
La Junta, CO
You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Cherokee County, OK
Oklahoma
Malibu, CA
L.A. County, CA
West Hollywood, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles County, CA
"There's a full moon over Tulsa"
you're the reason god made oklahoma
Malibu, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Tulsa, OK
Cheap Seats
Texas
Tennessee
Nashville, TN
Montgomery, AL
Littlefield, TX
Detroit, MI
Georgiana, AL
Austin, TX
"'Cause I'm goin' to Texas,"
Hearts Are Breaking Across Texas
Texas
"Hearts are breaking across Texas tonight"
Real Good Time
Texas
Texas Oil Fields, TX
south texas
"Then make a little magic there in the Moonlight, and top it off with a Texas sunrise"
Fool Hearted Fool
Poteet, TX
"I can't stand George Strait"
Fence Post
Nashville, TN
Texas
Tennessee
Amarillo, TX
"To make it here in Nashville"
Ghost of Guy Clark
Nashville, TN
Detroit, MI
Texas
"a number one on music row"
That’s Why God Loves Cowboys
Texas
Montana
Cheyenne, WY
"So he gave em' Texas and those big Montana skies"
that's why god loves cowboys
Cheyenne, WY
Montana
Texas
Kentucky Coal Miner’s Prayer
Harlan County, KY
Harlan, KY
Eastern Kentucky
Appalachia
Cumberland Plateau, KY
Kentucky
Texas
"Deep in the mountain of Harlan County"
Kentucky Coal Miner's Prayer
Kentucky
Texas Lullaby
Texas
"Texas Lullaby"
San Angelo
San Angelo, TX
"San Angelo"
Bluebonnets (Julia’s Song)
Texas bluebonnet fields, TX
"Life is like bluebonnets in the spring"
Texas Boys with Pat Green & Josh Abbott
Texas
You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma (feat. Kimberly Kelly)
Oklahoma
july in cheyenne
Hugo, OK
La Junta, CO
will you love me in a trailer
Arizona
Diesel Driving Daddy
Estelline, TX
Estilline, TX
Austin, TX
Amarillo, TX
"Sheriff and his boys in Estelline... out to lunch at the Dairy Queen"
Clear Isabel
Laredo, TX
US-Mexico Border
Rio Grande, TX
South Texas
"The grass is greener just beyond that Laredo border line"
Cadillac Cowboy
Abilene, TX
Cheyenne, WY
"I'm leavin' old Abilene, with a push and a pull"
Every Time I Hear Those Songs
Friars Point, MS
Hendersonville, TN
"All he left behind were those Conway Twitty records and me"
When All Those Aggies Move to Austin
Amarillo, TX
For What It’s Worth (I’ll Be In Fort Worth)
Amarillo, TX
Fast Cars Slow Kisses
Texas
John Wayne
"Wanna waltz across Texas, looking for a good ole' fashion romance"
Cadillac Cowboy with Justin McBride
Abilene, TX
Cheyenne, WY
"And I’m leavin’ old Abilene with a push and a pull"
County Road 123
Dripping Springs, TX
US Highway 40
"Down County Road 123"
Old Houses
Amarillo, TX
"I grew up quick, said "Adios" to Amarillo"
Riding With Red
California
West Texas
"He told me stories ’bout the California gold"
Haggard Blues
Shreveport, LA
Nashville, TN
Bakersfield, CA
Tennessee
Beaumont, TX
Sandy Hook, KY
"My life is like an old Bocephus song"
One Two Step at a Time
Texas
San Antonio, TX
"She likes neon lights, those Lone Star nights"
Same Here
Hill Country, TX
"Does your heart run to the hill country?"
Raise Your Bottle
Georgiana, AL
Montgomery, AL
Nashville, TN
Boston, MA
Gettysburg, PA
"Grandpa could sing you every Hank Williams song"
Rodeo Queen
Fort Worth, TX
Houston, TX
San Antonio, TX
Cheyenne, WY
Las Vegas, NV
Greensboro, NC
"I'm in love with the rodeo queen"
Sober Truth
Clermont, KY
Lynchburg, TN
Throckmorton County, TX
"A little swig of his Jim Beam"
Stuck Between a Rock and a Heartache
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
"He calls from a hotel in downtown Dallas"
Whisper My Name
Canyon Lake, TX
Poteet, TX
Pearsall, TX
San Marcos, TX
"drive out to Canyon Lake"
Your Kinda Guy
Frio River, TX
Red Dirt Country, TX
"A jump in, skinny dipping, Frio River kinda feeling"
Summertime Girl
New Braunfels, TX
Texas
San Antonio, TX
Luckenbach, TX
Austin, TX
Abbott, TX
"Dancing with you down at Gruene Hall."
Legends
Key West, FL
Memphis, TN
Los Angeles, CA
South Texas
Austin, TX
Abbott, TX
Nashville, TN
Littlefield, TX
Charlotte, NC
Dyess, AR
New York City, NY
Brownsville, TX
Bakersfield, CA
Gainesville, FL
Tupelo, MS
Birmingham, AL
Waycross, GA
Joshua Tree, CA
Dallas, TX
Port Arthur, TX
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Aberdeen, WA
Hoboken, NJ
Las Vegas, NV
Lubbock, TX
Clear Lake, IA
Sabine Pass, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Oak Park, IL
Ketchum, ID
Georgiana, AL
Montgomery, AL
"on a boat out in Key West"
Cowboy From LA
Los Angeles, CA
Austin, TX
West Coast, CA
Texas
San Antonio, TX
California
"cowboy from L.A."
Horse Named Texas
Texas
Cheyenne, WY
Nashville, TN
Gruene, TX
New York City, NY
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Houston, TX
"Horse Named Texas"
GOAT Standings
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Region: Texas Panhandle
Conference: Texas
Regional Rank: #1
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