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Did You Know
- • Born in Clinton, Oklahoma; grew up in Moore, a suburb of Oklahoma City.
- • Got his first guitar at 8 while hanging around his grandmother's supper club in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
- • Worked Oklahoma oil fields making $50K/year before the industry crash pushed him toward music full-time.
- • A flight attendant slipped his demo tape to a Mercury Records exec on a plane — that's how he got signed.
- • "Should've Been a Cowboy" became the most-played country song of the entire 1990s.
- • "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" was written only for troops — he never intended to release it publicly.
- • Completed 18 USO tours during his career, performing for over 250,000 service members overseas.
- • Racked up 20 #1 Billboard Country hits across his career.
- • Passed away February 5, 2024 at age 62 after a battle with stomach cancer diagnosed in fall 2021.
- • As a kid he did odd jobs around his grandmother's supper club and started getting up on the bandstand to play with the house band.
Locations in Lyrics
139 location references across 36 songs
Songs & Places
Wacky Tobaccy
Humboldt County, CA
Okeechobee, FL
"Humboldt County and Hydroponic too"
Blue Bedroom
Albuquerque, NM
Santa Fe, NM
"You're probably halfway to Albuquerque"
Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue (The Angry American)
New York City, NY
"And the Statue of Liberty started shakin' her fist"
New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Louisiana
Waco, TX
Dublin, TX
"New Orleans"
Country Comes To Town
Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma Oil and Gas Fields, OK
"As I pass that Oklahoma city limit sign"
Should’ve Been a Cowboy
New York City, NY
Texas
Jesse James, MO
St. Joseph, MO
California
desert_ca, CA
Dodge City, KS
Clay County, MO
High Desert Southwest
"She'd have said yes in a New York minute"
Should've Been A Cowboy
Dodge City, KS
California
Texas
"Dodge City Gunsmoke reference"
should've been a cowboy
Arapaho, OK
Clinton, OK
Corn, OK
How Do You Like Me Now?!
Tennessee
"When I took off to Tennessee, I heard that you made fun of me"
As Good As I Once Was
Texas
"I'll put a big Texas smile on your face"
American Ride
US-Mexico Border, TX
"Tidal wave come across the Mexican border"
Beer For My Horses
Abbott, TX
Texas
Austin, TX
"Toby Keith and Willie Nelson"
The Taliban Song
New York City, NY
"Now they attacked New York City cause they thought they could win"
I Wanna Talk About Me
Muncie, IN
Alabama
"We talk about your nanna up in Muncie, Indiana"
Red Solo Cup
Chicago, IL
Lake Forest, IL
Mason, MI
Urbana, IL
Corona, CA
McLean, VA
Paterson, NJ
Asbury Park, NJ
Bowling Green, KY
"red Solo cup is the best receptacle"
Weed with Willie
Texas
Huntsville, TX
Abbott, TX
Austin, TX
"Now we learned a hard lesson in a small Texas town"
Honkytonk U
Arkansas-Oklahoma Border, AR
Oklahoma Oil Fields, OK
Tennessee
New York City, NY
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, TX
"My grandmother owned a nightclub on the Arkansas-Oklahoma line"
Made in America
Heartland
"Born in the heartland, raised up a family"
God Love Her
Mississippi River
Tucson, AZ
Arizona
California
"Of the Mississippi mud"
Beer for My Horses (feat. Willie Nelson)
Texas
"Take all the rope in Texas, find a tall oak tree"
Cryin’ For Me (Wayman’s Song)
Heaven
Happy Birthday America
city streets
A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action
Moore, OK
American Soldier
Moore, OK
american soldier
Clinton, OK
Dill City, OK
Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue (The Angry American)
Moore, OK
I Love This Bar
Moore, OK
I love this bar
Burns Flat, OK
Clinton, OK
Custer City, OK
Who’s Your Daddy?
Moore, OK
courtesy of the red,white and blue
Bessie, OK
Clinton, OK
New York City, NY
Weatherford, OK
That’s Country, Bro
Friars Point, MS
"Emmylou and Conway Twitty"
That’s Country Bro
Meridian, MS
Winchester, VA
Montgomery, AL
Maynardville, TN
Shreveport, LA
Rosine, KY
Okemah, OK
Turkey, TX
Grand, OK
Nashville, TN
Plainview, TX
Sevierville, TN
Dyess, AR
West Plains, MO
Bakersfield, CA
Corsicana, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Butcher Hollow, KY
Tremont, MS
Sherman, TX
Shelby, NC
Sledge, MS
Glendale, AZ
Saratoga, TX
Birmingham, AL
Friars Point, MS
Pahokee, FL
Detroit, MI
Paintsville, KY
Abbott, TX
Littlefield, TX
Akron, OH
Portsmouth, OH
Brooklyn, NY
Shenandoah Valley, VA
Fort Payne, AL
Poteet, TX
Marshville, NC
Texarkana, TX
Southern US
Atlanta, GA
Liberty, MS
Billstown, AR
Winterset, IA
Cincinnati, OH
Mount Airy, NC
"Jimmie Rodgers, Patsy Cline"
Haven’t Had A Drink All Day
Amarillo, TX
Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya
Brownsville, TX
Baddest Boots
El Paso, TX
Where You Gonna Go
Texas Panhandle, TX
GOAT Standings
2
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Region: Western Oklahoma / Oklahoma Panhandle
Conference: Plains
Regional Rank: #1
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Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby
Connected Places
Clinton, OK
Albuquerque, NM
Appomattox, VA
Brownsville, TX
Chalmette, LA
Chancellorsville, VA
Charleston, SC
Crow Agency, MT
Dodge City, KS
Fredericksburg, VA
Garfield, AR
Gettysburg, PA
Huntsville, TX
Kennesaw, GA
La Porte, TX
Manassas, VA
Muncie, IN
Murfreesboro, TN
New Orleans, LA
New York City, NY
Northfield, MN
Okeechobee, FL
Oklahoma City, OK
Sabine Pass, TX
Santa Fe, NM
Sharpsburg, MD
Shiloh, TN
Stillwater, NY
Texas, TX
Tucson, AZ
Vicksburg, MS
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