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Did You Know
- • Tracy Byrd's debut album in 1993 launched three Top 10 singles.
- • He briefly studied business at Stephen F. Austin State University.
- • "Holdin' Heaven" became Byrd's first #1 hit in 1995.
- • Byrd's honky-tonk sound contributed to the 90s neo-traditionalist country wave.
- • He hails from Vidor, Texas, a town known for its musical talent.
- • Byrd collaborated with Blake Shelton on a remix of "Drinkin' Bone".
- • His crossover appeal earned him airplay on both country and pop radio.
- • "The Keeper of the Stars" won the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year.
- • Byrd took a break from recording in the late 2000s to focus on family.
- • His music videos often showcased his playful personality, boosting popularity.
Locations in Lyrics
49 location references across 17 songs
Songs & Places
The Mossy Oak Song (Pass It On)
Southern Swamp Bottomlands
Southern Wooded Hills
"Mossy oak swamp bottom, dew drop falling"
Tucson Too Soon
Tucson, AZ
Dallas, TX
desert, AZ
Sonoran Desert, AZ
Arizona
"For leaving Tucson too soon"
Back To Texas
Houston, TX
Oklahoma
Tulsa, OK
Texas
Amarillo, TX
Austin, TX
Abilene, TX
"I left Houston 'round two a.m. in the middle of a pourin' rain"
No Ordinary Man
Fort Worth, TX
Texas
"Rodeo ain't no ordinary life
But a cowboy ain't no ordinary man"
4 To 1 In Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
Texas
"It's 4 to 1 in Atlanta"
The Truth About Men
Vidor, TX
"Tell 'em how it is Tracy"
Lifestyles Of The Not So Rich And Famous
Detroit, MI
Memphis, TN
"They wanna see my Fairlane up on blocks"
Texas Truck
Texas
Watermelon Crawl
Georgia
"I was driving through Georgia in late July"
Talk to Me Texas (Single Version)
Texas
Put Your Hand In Mine
Hardin, TX
"I drove past the Hardin Baptist Church"
Saltwater Cowboy
Garland, TX
Waco, TX
Galveston, TX
Great Plains
US Gulf Coast
Key West, FL
Kaycee, WY
"wearin' flipflops and a stetson"
I’m From The Country
Appalachia
"back in the hills
Down in the hollows"
Drinkin’ Bone
south
"And down is south and up is north"
Walking To Jerusalem
Jerusalem
"Walkin' to Jerusalem"
Merry Christmas From Texas Y'all
El Paso, TX
Texarkana, TX
"From El Paso to Texarkana"
Merry Christmas from Texas, y’all
Texas
Dallas, TX
South Padre Island, TX
Pampa, TX
El Paso, TX
Texarkana, TX
"Merry Christmas from Texas, y'all"
GOAT Standings
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Region: Upper Gulf Coast / Houston Area
Conference: Texas
Regional Rank: #78
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