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Did You Know
- • Wade Bowen started his music career in the band West 84 in Waco.
- • He gained recognition after moving to New Braunfels and playing the Texas music scene.
- • Bowen co-founded the popular music festival, MusicFest, in Steamboat Springs.
- • His album 'Lost Hotel' was a pivotal moment, showcasing his songwriting talent.
- • Bowen initially studied marketing at Texas Tech before fully committing to music.
- • He has collaborated with fellow Texas artists like Randy Rogers and Cody Canada.
- • Bowen's music often reflects his Texas roots and personal experiences.
- • He is known for his energetic live performances and connection with fans.
- • Bowen once played over 200 shows a year early in his career.
- • He is actively involved in charitable work, supporting various causes.
Locations in Lyrics
73 location references across 45 songs
Songs & Places
Nothin But Texas
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
New Orleans, LA
Texas
Interstate 35, TX
Red River, TX
"I been lit up in Vegas"
Honky Tonk Road
Hill Country, TX
"In this hill country bars"
Resurrection
Memphis, TN
"I woke with dawn washing over Memphis"
My California
California
Los Angeles, CA
Wild West, CA
California Gold Country, CA
Hollywood, CA
California Coast, CA
California Wine Country, CA
"TITLE"
Everything Has Your Memory
Texas
"Texas plates"
Friday Night
New Braunfels, TX
Comal County, TX
Dallas, TX
"It's Friday night here in New Braunfels, Texas"
West Texas Rain
West Texas
"Like a west Texas rain"
Keep Hangin’ On
Abilene, TX
"Cause I found out that she moved out to Abilene"
Doug’s Song
Lubbock, TX
"If you're ever in Lubbock, Texas, be sure to look me up"
Rainin On Me
Colorado
Texas
"I took a high road out to Colorado"
The Last Town in Texas
Amarillo, TX
Tucumcari, NM
Santa Fe, NM
Texas
Brazos River, TX
Adrian, TX
New Mexico
"Before Amarillo turns into Tucumcari"
Man Out of Myself
Texas Plains, TX
"In the middle of the Texas plains, no matter how hard he tried"
So Long 6th Street
Austin, TX
"So long 6th Street"
Fell in Love on Whiskey
Kentucky Bourbon Trail, KY
"That old Kentucky bourbon made her mine"
Acuña
Del Rio, TX
border town days, TX
that river's still runnin', TX
"nobody goes to Acuña anymore"
Missing You
Dallas, TX
"I'm 15 stories above the streets of Dallas tonight"
Sun Shines On A Dreamer
Georgia
Hollywood, CA
the coast
"Georgia tags and a rag top down"
Phones Don’t Work
Montana
South Louisiana
Louisiana Gulf Coast, LA
Arizona Desert, AZ
"Maybe Montana, hell I don't know"
‘Til It Does
Waco, TX
Broken Reflection (Troubadour’s Prayer)
Virginia
"Take me to my healing sweet Virginia please"
Songs About Trucks
Detroit, MI
"Than S10 Chevy's or F150's"
Cowboy Kid
The American West
St. Joseph, MO
Kearney, MO
Los Angeles, CA
Pikeville, KY
Williamson, WV
"Like wild west, Jesse James, John Wayne's did"
Red Headed Stranger
Abbott, TX
"Red headed stranger"
Lovin’ Not Leavin’
big sky
"I used to crave that big sky under my wings"
Honky Tonk Roll
El Paso, TX
"Whole lotta neon in my Lucchese soul"
When Love Comes Around
Memphis, TN
Detroit, MI
"If you were Memphis, I'd be Elvis"
Day of the Dead
Lajitas, TX
Rio Grande, TX
US-Mexico Border, TX
San Antonio, TX
Nogales, AZ
"It's a hundred and ten here in Lajitas"
Couldn’t Make You Love Me
Brazos River, TX
"I had a dream I was a river boat captain on the Brazos queen"
Someone Else’s Now
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, TX
Detroit, MI
"The wildest flower out of Pasadena"
someone else's now
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena, MD
Pasadena, MO
Pasadena, TX
Please Come To Boston
Boston, MA
Tennessee
Denver, CO
Rocky Mountains, CO
Los Angeles, CA
California
California Coast, CA
"Please come to Boston"
Lost Control Of My Heart
New Braunfels, TX
"Was it the night off river road"
Mood Ring
Waco, TX
Saturday Night
Waco, TX
Somewhere Beautiful
Las Vegas, NV
"Looking down at the strip from my hotel room"
Who I Am
Waco, TX
A Battle Won
island
"Leave her stranded on an island all alone"
How Great Thou Art
woods
lofty mountain
brook
"When through the woods, and forest glades I wander"
Into The Arms Of You
Pete
"Tell Pete to open up the gates and let me through"
I’m Gonna Go
deserted highway
"Down that deserted highway"
Just over in the Glory Land
Glory Land
"Just over in the glory land"
Matches
mountains in the east
"And there's a warm wind blowin off of the mountains in the east"
Old Rugged Cross
hill far away
home far away
"On a hill far away, stood an old rugged Cross"
Take My Hand Precious Lord
river
"At the river I stand"
Things I Could Do
Louis L'Amour
"Maybe something by Louis L'Amour"
GOAT Standings
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Region: Central Texas / Hill Country
Conference: Texas
Regional Rank: #36
Weekly Trend
Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby
Connected Places
Waco, TX
6th Street, TX
Abilene, TX
Antone's, TX
Austin, TX
Boston, MA
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Hollywood, CA
Lajitas, TX
Las Vegas, NV
Los Angeles, CA
Lubbock, TX
Memphis, TN
Nash, TN
Nashville, TN
New Braunfels, TX
New Orleans, LA
Nogales, AZ
Northfield, MN
San Antone, TX
San Antonio, TX
St. Joseph, MO
Winterset, IA
back home, TX
small town, TX
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