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MCOT: The Flatlanders

This week on the Music Crossroads of Texas we devote the entire show to the West Texas super group: The Flatlanders. Along with the group, he also explores some of the solo music from the group’s three-principle members: Joe Ely, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, and Butch Hancock.
 

Music Crossroads of Texas: The Flatlanders Playlist

“Dry Land Farm” – Butch Hancock
“Bhagavan Decreed” – The Flatlanders
“Shadow of the Moon” – The Flatlanders
“One Road More” – The Flatlanders
“Down in my Hometown” – The Flatlanders
“Southwind of Summer” – The Flatlanders
“Right Where I Belong” – The Flatlanders
“Wavin’ My Heart Goodbye” – The Flatlanders
“Midnight Train” – The Flatlanders
“Eggs of Your Chickens” – The Flatlanders
“Boxcars” – Butch Hancock
“Tonight I think I’m gonna go Downtown” – Jimmy Gilmore
“Southern Eyes” – Joe Ely
*Bonus Track* - “Free the Wind” – The Flatlanders

Curtis Peoples, Ph.D., is the Archivist for the Southwest Music Archive and oversees the Crossroads Recording Studio for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University. He is a musician who has worked in the music business for four decades, numerous recording studios, and has been a production manager for many events. Dr. Peoples teaches regional music history classes and American media studies; his research centers on music and place.