Funky Disco (Leopard) 4

I like this whole series. It's funk but acknowledges the disco aspect of funk. It's a blurry line, but when you take funk's soul and put it on disco's dancefloor turbo, you get funky disco. And that's what I tried to pick. I like both funk and disco so when you get a little of both it's good. Some of the funk bands had disco versions of their songs, I tried to use those as I could fit them. I hope I am never done with this series.

Funky Disco (Leopard) 4

47 The Meters - Cissy Strut

48 Temptations - Shakey Ground

49 Thunder, Lightning & Rain - Super Funky

50 Johnny Guitar Watson - A Real Mother For Ya

51 Tower Of Power - What Is Hip

52 Bar-Kays - Holy Ghost

53 Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica

54 Kool & The Gang - Hollywood Swinging

55 Con Funk Shun - Ffun (12'' Version)

56 Lyn Collins - Think (About It)

57 Funkadelic - (Not Just) Knee Deep (Part 1) (Full version)

58 Pleasure - Glide

59 Isley Brothers - I Turned You On

60 Ohio Players - Feel The Beat (Everybody Disco)

61 Judy Carnes - Sock It To Me

62 Isaac Hayes - Do Your Thing

Flic Your Bic 9

As you can see, this pick is an ongoing series. It has been awhile since I posted one up, however. You have to go back to August of 2023 to see the last Flic Your Bic. But worth clicking to get all of them if you like this sort of stuff (and I do). These are all songs that I would pull out my lighter (an app nowadays) for if I saw this song played live. So it's very subjective. I am sure you have a favorite that you would think is anthemic rock. See if it has already been posted before and if it hasn't, leave a comment with your choice.

Flic Your Bic 9

97 John Mellencamp - R.O.C.K. In The U.S.A.

98 Jimi Hendrix - Hey Joe

99 Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

100 Queen - We Are the Champions-We Will Rock You

101 Cream - White Room

102 AC-DC - Highway To Hell

103 Tom Petty; Jeff Lynne; Steve Winwood; Dhani Harrison; Prince - While My Guitar Gently Weeps

104 Jethro Tull - Aqualung

105 ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man

106 Scorpions - Rock You Like A Hurricane

107 Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever

108 Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band

109 Sweet - Fox On The Run

110 Rolling Stones - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll

111 Neil Young - Rockin' In The Free World (Electric)

112 REO Speedwagon - Ridin' the Storm Out

113 Kiss - Rock And Roll All Nite

114 Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild

What's The Connection? DJ

In honor of National Disc Jockey Day today, here is a connection of songs with DJ in the title. A couple of pretty well known tracks and a couple much less known, but all are pretty good. Play this today to celebrate your favorite DJ's, whether they can scratch, mix in key or not. More than a third of these have "Hey" in the title, too. As a DJ, I can tell you that "Hey, Mr. DJ" is not uncommon, not that any of us mind, I'm sure. I wonder how long it will be before a robot takes over for all DJ's? I'm sure eventually AI will figure out the best way to watch a crowd and get them dancing on cue and eventually when to MC. But for now, it's really not that efficient. One day, maybe...

What's The Connection? DJ

01 SL2 - DJ's Take Control

02 Joel Corry - Hey DJ

03 Pitbull - Something For The DJs

04 Betty Boo - Hey DJ, I Can't Dance (To That Music You're Playing)

05 Pet Shop Boys - DJ culture

06 Usher Featuring Pitbull - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love

07 CNCO with Yandel - Hey DJ

08 Robbie Williams - Rock DJ

09 David Bowie - DJ

10 Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - The Last DJ

11 Paul Collins Beat - Hey DJ

12 World's Famous Supreme Team - Hey DJ

13 Beastie Boys - Three MCs And One DJ (Live Video Version)

14 Dimples D - Sucker DJ's (I Will Survive) (12 inch Version)

15 The Egyptian Lover - What Is A DJ If He Can't Scratch

16 The Ting Tings - Great DJ  (7th Heaven Radio Edit)

17 Rihanna - Pon De Replay (Hey Mr DJ Turn The Music Up)

18 Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

19 Zhane - Hey Mr. DJ

20 Kylie Minogue - Where Does The DJ Go

21 The Baseballs - My Baby Left Me For A DJ

22 They Might Be Giants - Hey Mr. DJ, I Thought You Said We Had A Deal

I Have A Dream (repost)

This repost is actually on the day we celebrate MLK, but his actual birthday was four days ago. We've been in some weird times lately. We have bigots screaming for racism in the schools, school boards asking for segregation and pointing fingers of white supremacy. We almost seem more divided today than when Dr. King was alive. But we aren't. In reality, Dr. King asked when we would see people by the color of their deeds rather than the color of their skin. I think once we get past the political rhetoric we are closer together than we ever have been. I'm proud to live in the only country who fought a war to stop slavery and has been progressing under Conservative views to become more and more a country where color of the skin means less than your actions. This connection is about songs inspired by and about Martin Luther King. 

I Have A Dream 

01 Ben Harper - Like A King

02 Neil Diamond - Dry Your Eyes

03 Beatles - Blackbird

04 King Dream Chorus & Holiday Crew - King Holiday

05 Marvin Gaye - Abraham, Martin & John

05 Scientist - Martin Luther King

06 Common featuring Will.i.am - I Have A Dream

07 Bruce Springsteen - We Shall Overcome

08 Nina Simone - Why (The King of Love Is Dead)

09 U2 - Pride (In the Name of Love)

10 Patty Griffin - Up To The Mountain (Mlk Song)

11 Paul Simon - So Beautiful Or So What

12 Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream

13 James Brown - Say It Loud (I'm Black And I'm Proud), Pt. 1

14 Stevie Wonder - Happy Birthday

15 The Speech - I Have A Dream

16 Queen - One Vision

18 Rascals - People Got To Be Free

19 Public Enemy - By The Time I Get To Arizona

20 U2 - MLK

RIYL Uptown Funk (repost)

This repost is from the first year I was posting on this site. I like this RIYL pick. I still play it a lot. It just sounds good. Here's what I originally said about it: You know how you are listening to a song and it it really feels like you've heard the song before? I was listening to Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' hit Uptown Funk and it kept bothering me. Not so much like Blurred Lines and Got To Give It Up sounded like they would make a good mash up, but I knew I had that vibe and sound in my head. So I started searching and remembering. This is the playlist pick that I came up with. Pretty much this is my Recommended If You Like Uptown Funk. Let me know what you would recommend in the comments below.

Uptown Funk 

01 Stevie Wonder - Superstition 

02 The Bar-Kays - Too Hot To Stop (Pt. 1) 

03 Zapp - More Bounce To The Ounce (Pt. 1) 

04 Brass Construction - Get Up To Get Down 

05 Earth, Wind & Fire - GetaWay 

06 James Brown - Living In America 

07 One Way - Let's Talk 

08 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk 

09 Michael Jackson - Jam 

10 Skyy - Call Me 

11 Cameo - Shake Your Pants (Original 12' Club Mix) 12 The Time - Cool 

13 Prince - Partyup 

14 Gap Band - Party Train 

15 Sun - We're So Hot (Instrumental)

Action Movies (repost)

This is a repost from one of my first posts on this site (in 2021) with updated links. Everyone loves an action movie. I sure do. Here are some scenes from some (then) recent action movies with the music they played through it. As you listen, remember how the scene went. I know that some of these tracks have been used in more than one movie, but these are the movies I associate them with. Do you have a favorite action sequence in a movie? What song is associated with it? By the way I make all the covers for these picks. Click on them.

Action Movies (repost)

01 Stealers Wheel - Stuck In The Middle With You (Reservoir Dogs)

02 Beastie Boys - Sabotage (Star Trek)

03 Rage Against the Machine - Wake Up (Matrix)

04 P.O.D. - Boom (Rollerball)

05 Beowulf - 2 Cents (Tank Girl)

06 AC-DC - Back In Black (Iron Man)

07 Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor or Humanity (Kill Bill)

08 Rammstein - Feuer Frei! (xXx)

09 Extreme - Play With Me (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure)

10 Metallica - Master of Puppets (Zombieland)

11 The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Bellbottoms (Baby Driver)

12 Led Zeppelin - Immigrant Song (Thor Ragnorak)

13 Eric Serra - The Diva Dance (Fifth Element)

14 Propellerheads - Spybreak! (Matrix)

15 Imagine Dragons - Battle Cry (Transformers 4)

16 Rupert Gregson-Williams - Wonder Woman's Wrath

17 The Runaways - Cherry Bomb (Guardians Of The Galaxy)

18 AC-DC - Shoot To Thrill (Iron Man 2)

19 George Thorogood And The Destroyers - Bad To The Bone (Terminator 2)

20 Guns N' Roses - You Could Be Mine (Terminator 2)

21 Elton John - Saturday Night's Alright (Kingsman The Golden Circle Edit)

22 Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Shaun Of The Dead)

23 Black Sabbath - Paranoid (Kong Island)

Cocktail Hour 2 (repost)

Yesterday I posted part one of this pick, well, reposted it. I updated links because I was looking at it again and noticed that four years came and went and the links didn't stay current. But the music holds up. Here's what I wrote then about this: Part two of this pick. Cocktail hour is what I call it but it's appropriate for dinner or any other time you want some good music that you don't need to dance to. You can put it on for quiet moments like that or whatever. Go to sleep with this on in the background. That's nice, too. Now go check out the After Hours ones from a few days ago.

Cocktail Hour 2 (repost)

23 Jamie Cullum - What A Difference A Day Made

24 Sting - Englishman In New York

25 Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good

26 Laura Mvula - Green Garden

27 Norah Jones - Come Away With Me

28 George Michael - Brother Can You Spare A Dime

29 Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me

30 Michael Buble - Haven't Met You Yet

31 Natalie Cole - This Will Be

32 Robbie Williams - Beyond The Sea

33 Van Morrison - Moondance

34 Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

35 John Mayer - Slow Dancing In A Burning Room

36 Rumer - Slow

37 Michael Buble - Moondance

38 Sade - By Your Side

39 Rebecca Ferguson - Nothing's Real But Love

40 Hozier - Take Me to Church

41 Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

Cocktail Hour 1 (repost)

Since I just posted the After Hours picks the last couple of days, I thought I woud revisit this two volume set. The links were dead anyway, so I updated them here. I sort of quote what I wrote before: Some standards and a few not yet, but all are appropriate for cocktails or dinner. I like all of these. They are classics or classic sounding to me. I remember watching the movie Umbrellas Of Cherbourg as a kid and just loving Catherine Deneuve. It always stayed with me and is perfect for this pick. Sorry, but Bjork got in here twice. Once in her pre-Sugarcubes band Gling Glo and once solo much later. I just do love the sound of both tracks and Luktar-Gvendur was the inspiration for making this playlist. BTW, I really like the marbling technique for the cover background. Fun to do!

Cocktail Hour 1 (repost)

01 Gordon McRae & Jo Stafford - 'A' Your Adorable

02 Gling Glo - Luktar-Gvendur

03 kd Lang - The Air That I Breathe

04 Julie London - I'm In The Mood For Love

05 Astrud Gilberto - Corcovado

06 Jo Stafford - Falling In Love Again

07 Sinead O'Connor - My Heart Belongs To Daddy

08 Don Henley - Come Rain Or Come Shine

09 Sting - My One And Only Love

10 Kate Bush - The Man I Love

11 Catherine Deneuve & Nino Castelnuovo - Devant Le Garage

12 Doris Day - Bewitched

13 Claudine Longet - Meditation

14 Dean Martin - Pretty Baby

15 Billie Holiday - Our Love Is Here To Stay

16 Susanna Hoffs - The Look of Love

17 Bjork - I Can't Help Loving That Man

18 Wayne Newton - Danke Schoen

19 Nancy Sinatra - Call Me

20 Lisa Stansfield - Down In The Depths

21 Linda Ronstadt - You Took Advantage Of Me

22 Tony Bennett - Jeepers Creepers

After Hours 2

Yesterday’s pick set the scene — tonight’s keeps the lights low and the room quieter. The air feels thicker, the piano slower, the bass heavier, like it’s learned something from the silence. This one leans deeper into that after-midnight calm — where the smoke curls, the clock forgets, and every note feels like it’s playing just for you. Several AI tunes made the cut again (that was the point after all), but the mood stays human — worn, warm, and wide awake at 2 a.m.

After Hours 2

22 Remix Realms - Billie Jean

23 Jimmy Scott - I'm Through With Love

24 Anarch-I-Wamba - Knocked Down

25 Nat King Cole - Lonely One

26 Arthur Prysock - I Worry About You

27 True Believers - One Tequila

28 Zero Sugar - Lounge Lightning

29 Lou Rawls - Willow Weep For Me

30 Frank Sinatra - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)

31 re-SOUL - Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

32 Art-I Ramone - Sedated

33 AI Tendencies - Institutionalized

34 Andy Bey - In A Sentimental Mood

35 Mark Murphy - My Foolish Heart

36 Mel Torme - Blue Moon

37 Zero Sugar - A(i)ck Shun

38 Richard Cheese - Just Like Heaven

39 Doug Hilton - The Moonlight Mocks Me (It's Cold and Blue)

After Hours 1

When the lights fade and the last glass clinks, the real music begins. This pick drifts through a 1950s saloon haze — slow, smoky jazz wrapped in barroom quiet. Sparse piano and brushed snares sway around a thumping upright bass, while a low baritone croon leans close, all grit and midnight warmth. At the mic, Zero Sugar’s own boxer — no howls, just bark and heart — croons the kind of tunes made for the hour after the night ends. A couple of AI tunes here, but the rest...

After Hours 1

01 Johnny Hartman - Unforgettable

02 re-SOUL - Baby Shark

03 Dean Martin - I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)

04 Tony Bennett - I Wanna Be Around

05 Don Nelson featuring Jimmy Rowles, Leroy Vinnegar & Stan Levey - The Wind

06 Ray Charles - Hard Times (No One Knows Better Than I)

07 Midnight Jazz - Velvet Corners

08 Sam Cooke - Lost And Lookin'

09 Mose Allison - Lost Mind

10 Raviel Blackthorne - Tonight, I'm A Little Too Broken

11 Sammy Davis Jr. - I'm A Fool To Want You

12 Sound Of Moc - She Wore Blue Under Streetlights

13 Chet Baker - Almost Blue

14 Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

15 Lee Hazlewood - Your Sweet Love

16 Electric Prunes - Too Much To Dream (After Hours Mix)

17 Zero Sugar - Love Is Like Lounging

18 Charles Brown - Driftin' Blues

19 Jack Jones - Here's That Rainy Day

20 Zero Sugar - Faux On The Run

21 Chris Connor - Lush Life

Brix Picks

Go back a couple of weeks to see more by The Fall and Brix (Adult Net) and of course Mark E Smith, but today's pick is focused on Brix E Smith-Start and her non-Adult Net work. And not everything, I didn't include anything beyond her stuff with the Fall and the Extricated. There's more than enough here and it really gels together. The post Adult Net stuff as Brix and the Extricated sounds very much like The Fall without Mark. No surprise since there are old members of that band recruited to play with her. I like this stuff! And her contributions to The Fall make a lot more sense hearing it away from Mark and makes her case (from her book) that she did a lot more than she was allowed to get credit for. From one of her early tracks with the Fall through all her Extricated work, this samples much of it.

Brix Picks

01 Brix & The Extricated - Dog Face (Lost In Gdansk)

02 The Fall - Couldn't Get Ahead

03 The Fall - 2 x 4

04 Brix & The Extricated - Unrecognisable

05 Brix & The Extricated - Strange Times

06 The Fall - DKTR. Faustus

07 The Fall - Hotel Bloedel

08 The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist

09 Brix & The Extricated - Feeling Numb

10 Brix & The Extricated - Something To Lose

11 Brix & The Extricated - Alaska

12 Brix & The Extricated - Valentino

13 The Fall - New Big Prinz

14 The Fall - Hey! Luciani

15 The Fall - Victoria

16 Brix & The Extricated - Moonrise Kingdom

17 Brix & The Extricated - Heavy Crown

18 The Fall - Cruisers Creek

19 Brix & The Extricated - Pneumatic Violet

20 The Fall - Shoulder Pads 1 #

21 The Fall - Bombast

22 The Fall - C.R.E.E.P.

Whitewash Wipeout

I have been a big fan of surf music for decades, especially surf instrumentals and love bands like Agent Orange and The Ventures. This pick does not have either band, but it does have that feel of both throughout. A couple are on the border of surf, but still make it for me. Let me know if you like any of them more than any others or what you would like to surf to? Did I miss any other good ones? There are so many.

Whitewash Wipeout

01 Amped Dynamite - Explosive Curls

02 Glenn Miller's Woody - In The Woody

03 OP Rollers - Fire

04 The Tarantulas - A Fistful Of Dollars (Overture)

05 Big Daddy - Star Wars Theme

06 The Alolan Rays - Gotta Catch 'em All

07 Little Buddy & The Three Hour Tour - Shipwrecked

08 Beverly Surfbillies - Texas Tea

09 Vandals - Hocus Pocus

10 Stoneage Surfers - Leilani

11 The Rubble Rousers - Meet The Flintstones (Yabba Dabba Do)

12 Supertones - Paranoid

13 3rd Board In The Surf - Fire

14 Sweet Shredders - Board Blitzing

15 Grommet Kahunas - Gnarly Froth

16 Hippy Ho-Dad - Hauling

17 JFA - Charlie Brown (Schroeder Version)

18 Frankenfurter - Warped Time

19 Cloudchord - Thunderstruck

20 The Stoked Shakas - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

21 Neoprene Dudes - Swiss Swells

22 Beachios - Shake Your Napkin

23 Pegleg - Yo Ho Ho (A Pirates Life)

24 Surfmotherfuckers - Killing An Arab

25 Lynn's Leash - Stone Surf

26 Elemental Swell - September

27 Svelte Sumo Surfers - Mele Kalikimaka

Brisket Beats 10

When I first moved here, the flags on every street suggested a very specific kind of conservative world, but the reality was a pleasant surprise of neighbors from every country and religion living right alongside them. This final Pick of Brisket Beats reflects that unique Texas blend—fiercely proud of tradition yet incredibly open to diversity. It’s that authentic Southern hospitality that lets soul, country, and norteño share the same space without missing a beat. Our pride isn't about exclusion; it's about sharing a sound that belongs to everyone. Have you ever had an experience with Southern hospitality? Tell me about it.

Brisket Beats 10

177 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Stay A Little Longer

178 AJ Harris And The Pink Tacos - Brisket Beats

179 George Strait - Right Or Wrong

180 Delbert Mcclinton - Two More Bottles Of Wine

181 Marcia Ball - The Right Tool For The Job

182 Freddie King - Hide Away

183 Doug Sahm - Groover's Paradise

184 Sunny Ozuna - Talk To Me

185 David Lee Garza Y Los Musicales - Cuatro Caminos

186 Ernest Tubb - Thanks A Lot

187 Joe Ely - Fingernails

188 Little Joe & La Familia - Llegó Borracho el Borracho

189 Gary P. Nunn - It's A Texas Thing

190 La Mafia - Vida

191 Flaco Jiménez - Viva Seguin

192 Cornell Hurd Band - You Only Kiss Me When We Say Goodbye

193 Marti Brom with Cornell Hurd Band - Kiss Me Big

194 Bobby Bland - Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City

195 Robert Earl Keen - Gringo Honeymoon

196 Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive

Brisket Beats 9

If you missed the previous picks, take a look at the other volumes and you will see that this Brisket Beats sound has been there from the very beginning. This latest Pick is all about the bridges—the ones crossing the Rio Grande and the ones connecting soul, country, and cumbia. Texas is a crossroads where different worlds meet, and that is why anyone anywhere in the world can listen to this and feel that "come as soon as you can" spirit that makes us who we are. We are closing in on the end of the line, so tell me: do we stop at volume ten, or are you ready for more? These songs are the bridge that brings you home to the heart of the state, no matter where your journey started.

Brisket Beats 9

158 Sir Douglas Quintet - Nuevo Laredo

159 Sunny & The Sunliners - Smile Now Cry Later

160 Omar & The Howlers - Border Girl

161 Cory Morrow - Texas Time Travelin'

162 Durwood Brown & His Musical Brownies - Bring It On Down To My House, Honey

163 Bronco - Sergio El Bailador

164 The T.S.U. Toronadoes - Getting the Corners

165 Emilio Navaira featuring Ricky Muñoz - Como Le Hare

166 Chet Atkins and Johnny Gimble - Fiddlin' Around

167 Los Relampagos Del Norte - Hay Ojitos

168 Ray Wylie Hubbard - Snake Farm

169 Rigo Tovar - Perdóname Mi Amor Por Ser Tan Guapo

170 Asleep At The Wheel - Take Me Back To Tulsa

171 Los Lonely Boys - Onda

172 Hayes Carll - Kmag Yoyo

173 Little Joe y La Familia - Las Nubes

174 Brownout - Homenaje

175 La Sonora Dinamita - Mi Cucu

176 The Nightcaps - Wine Wine Wine

Brisket Beats 8

This latest Pick shows that just like brisket is on every menu in Texas—prepared every way from traditional BBQ and breakfast eggs to Mexican or Indian fusions—our music has that same endless variety. If you haven't been following along over the last week, check out the previous volumes of Brisket Beats to see how this entire story fits together. Which of these tracks feels like the perfect side dish for a long Texas night out? This set is for anyone, whether you are in Fort Worth or listening from overseas, who wants to feel the "come as soon as you can" energy that defines our state. From the West Side soul and high-energy showmanship to the essential dance floor cumbias, it is that multicultural pride that lets anyone feel like a Texan, no matter where they started.

Brisket Beats 8

138 Augie Meyers - Velma From Selma

139 Sunny & The Sunliners - Put Me In Jail

140 Barbara Lynn - Oh! Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')

141 Roy Head - Treat Her Right

142 Joe Tex - Skinny Legs And All

143 Archie Bell And The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown

144 Asleep At The Wheel - Miles And Miles Of Texas

145 Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns - Buena

146 Fito Olivares - Juana La Cubana

147 Ruben Ramos - El Gato Negro

148 Little Joe y La Familia - Chapparito De Oro

149 La Mafia - Me Estoy Enamorando

150 Gary P. Nunn - London Homesick Blues

151 Charlie Robison - Barlight

152 Dale Watson - I Lie When I Drink

153 Texas Tornados - Adios Mexico

154 Big Sandy And His Fly-Rite Boys - Chalk It Up To The Blues

155 Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - Roly Poly

156 The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Wrap It Up

157 The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away

Brisket Beats 7

If you haven't been following along over the last week, make sure to check out the previous volumes of Brisket Beats to see how this entire story fits together. Which of these iconic voices makes you feel like you're sitting in a neon-lit bar in the heart of the desert? This latest Pick is for anyone who wants to know what it really feels like to be Texan, whether you're listening in the Hill Country or halfway across the world in Europe. This set is about that "come as soon as you can" spirit, bridging the gap between deep-groove blues and the timeless rancheras that belong in every local icehouse. It's that multicultural pride—the blend of languages and legends—that turns a song into an identity you can claim as your own, no matter where you started.

Brisket Beats 7

119 Sam Price And His Texas Bluesicians - Rib Joint

120 George Jones - He Stopped Loving Her Today

121 Patsy Cline - Crazy

122 Freddie King - Going Down

123 Ernest Tubb - Walking The Floor Over You

124 Leon Bridges - Smooth Sailin'

125 Rene Y Rene - Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero

126 Ritchie Valens - La Bamba

127 Joe Tex - Hold What You've Got

128 Texas Tornados - (Hey Baby) Que Paso

129 Pat Green - Carry On

130 Sir Douglas Quintet - Texas Tornado

131 Freddy Fender - Wasted Days And Wasted Nights

132 Jose Alfredo Jimenez - El Rey

133 The Commands - No Time For You

134 George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas

135 Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes On Forever

136 Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys - The Wild Side Of Life

137 Vicente Fernandez - El Hombre Que Mas Te Amo

Brisket Beats 6

Take a closer look at the cover art by clicking the image; you’ll see the Texas flag woven right into the lettering of this latest Pick. This volume of Brisket Beats continues the deep dive into our state’s multicultural soul, blending high-energy garage rock and deep-groove blues with the essential border sounds that define a Texas night out. I’ve programmed this specifically to keep the energy high and the drinks flowing for a crowd that takes pride in their heritage. It’s all about the intentional flow that turns a regular evening into a real event. Which of these iconic names do you think defines the sound of a Texas Saturday night more than any other?

Brisket Beats 6

099 Selena - Como La Flor

100 Doug Sahm & Band - (Is Anybody Going To) San Antone

101 Buddy Holly & The Crickets - That'll Be The Day

102 Little Texas - God Blessed Texas (Dance Edit)

103 Doug Supernaw - Red and Rio Grande

104 Bobby Pulido - Desvelado

105 Johnny Copeland - Soul Power

106 Latimore - Let's Straighten It Out

107 Willie Hobbs - One Woman Lover

108 ZZ Hill - Down Home Blues

109 Freddy Fender - Cielito Lindo

110 George Strait - El Rey

111 Lyle Lovett - If I Had a Boat

112 Ernest Tubb - The Yellow Rose Of Texas

113 Los Tigres Del Norte - La Puerta Negra

114 Doug Sahm - At The Crossroads

115 Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain

116 Jimmie Dale & The Flatlanders - Dallas

117 Asleep At The Wheel - Hot Rod Lincoln

118 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully

Brisket Beats 5

We’re moving into Volume 5 for this Pick, and while the Brisket Beats foundation of Texas Soul remains, we’re tapping into some different flavors this time by blending legendary outlaw songwriting with "Texican" rock and essential cumbias. It’s a deliberate mix for a proud crowd that wants to hear their roots in everything from vintage blues to modern anthems. For bar owners, the logic stays the same: it’s about keeping the room moving and the business thriving with a sound they can call their own. I’m curious —which of these tracks get you headed to the bar for a drink and which ones pull you straight out onto the dance floor?

Brisket Beats 5

080 George Jones - Walk Through This World With Me

081 Guy Clark - LA Freeway

082 Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire

083 Johnnie Taylor - Disco Lady

084 The Flatlanders - One Road More

085 Asleep At The Wheel - Don't Ask Me Why (I'm Going To Texas)

086 Blake Shelton - Austin

087 Cornell Hurd Band - Texas Me

088 Texas Tornados - Who Were You Thinkin' Of

089 Charlie Robison - My Hometown

090 Pee Wee Crayton & His Guitars - Texas Hop

091 Pat Green - Wave On Wave

092 George Strait - I Cross My Heart

093 Banda Machos - La Culebra

094 Janis Joplin - Me and Bobby McGee

095 Los Lonely Boys - Heaven

096 Townes Van Zandt - Pancho & Lefty

097 Tracy Byrd - Watermelon Crawl

098 Randy Rogers Band - Kiss Me in the Dark

Brisket Beats 4

We’re rolling into the next stage of the Brisket Beats series with this latest Pick, and the strategy remains the same: music with a deep Texas connection designed to keep a room moving. This set is all about the intentional flow between smooth, late-night soul, classic country storytelling, and those essential Spanish-language rhythms that are the literal heartbeat of our state. Programmed specifically for a diverse, multi-cultural crowd that holds onto traditional Texas pride—the kind of people who want a night out that feels authentic to where we live. You’ll hear how the energy shifts from slow-burning intimacy to high-tempo dance floor fillers without ever losing the thread. For the bar owners and managers following along, this is about more than just a playlist; it’s a calculated effort to create an event that keeps people engaged, dancing, and ordering another round. It’s that "come as soon as you can" spirit in musical form, bridging genres and languages to tell a story that only happens here in Texas.

Brisket Beats 4

060 Al Green - I'm Still In Love With You

061 Los Bukis - Tu Carcel

062 Little Willie John - Fever

063 Kenny Rogers And The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town

064 Jose Alfredo Jimenez - Si Nos Dejan

065 Leon Bridges - Coming Home

066 OV Wright - That's How Strong My Love Is

067 Sunny & The Sunliners - Talk To Me

068 Johnny Cash and June Carter - Jackson

069 Barbara Lynn - You'll Lose A Good Thing

070 Los Lobos - La Bamba

071 The Masqueraders - I Ain't Got to Love Nobody Else

072 Johnnie Taylor - Who's Making Love

073 Archie Bell And The Drells - I Can't Stop Dancing

074 Joe Tex - I Gotcha

075 Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter

076 Tyrone Davis - Can I Change My Mind

077 Asleep At The Wheel - Boogie Back To Texas

078 Selena - Baila Esta Cumbia

079 Charley Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Mornin'

Brisket Beats 3

I'm continuing this pick, my series on Texas soul that I call Brisket Beats. A little bit country in there mixed up with several Spanish speaking songs, rancheras and cumbias for sure, some western swing and some soul. All of it with roots in or at least some connection with Texas. Check out the previous volumes and of course there will be more. I think it's perfect for the New Year. You got two from Billy Gibbons (one with ZZ Top and the other a Texas Tornados cover). Hard to get more Texas than that!

Brisket Beats 3

041 Kacey Musgraves - Follow Your Arrow

042 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line

043 Bobby Bland - Turn On Your Love Light

044 Miranda Lambert - The House That Built Me

045 Flaco Jimenez - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio

046 Vicente Fernandez - Que Bonito Amor

047 Caballo Dorado - No Rompas Mi Corazón (Achy Breaky Heart)

048 Lightnin' Hopkins - Mojo Hand

049 Grupo Fantasma - Cumbia De Los Pajaritos

050 Barbara Lynn - I'm a Good Woman

051 Lucho Gatica - La Puerta

052 George Jones - The Grand Tour

053 Billy Gibbons - Hey Baby, Que Paso

054 Asleep At The Wheel - The Letter That Johnny Walker Read

055 Al Green - Take Me To The River

056 ZZ Top - La Grange

057 Rocio Durcal - Amor Eterno

058 Merle Haggard - If We Make It Through December

059 Texas Tornados - Little Bit Is Better Than Nada

Brisket Beats 2

Look at yesterday's post for the whole story or click on Brisket Beats to see the updates. But this pick is bar dancing and drinking music. It's designed specifically. Every song has a reason for being here. You'll notice that there are multi-lingual songs and that all the songs or artists have a Texas connection. This area of Texas (by which I mean almost all of Texas) has a lot of pride in being Texan. Even people who move here end up being proud of it. I have seen that a little in most places in the world, but not to the extent that it is here. And there is good reason for it. I always tell people I wasn't born in Texas, but I came as soon as I could. The music tells a story (if you'll listen). And it's made for couples to have a night out with each other (or to meet someone.) There are pauses here and there for a reason. BTW, if you are a bar and are interested in knowing how this can help you increase business let me know (I'll explain it all to you.)

Brisket Beats 2

021 Johnny Bush - Whiskey River

022 Ned Miller - From A Jack To A King

023 Ray Price - For The Good Times

024 Selena - Bidi Bidi Bom Bom

025 Clay Walker - What's It To You

026 Miranda Lambert - Gunpowder & Lead

027 Freddie King - I'm Tore Down

028 ZZ Top - Tush

029 Asleep At The Wheel - Way Down Texas Way

030 Lyle Lovett - Cowboy Man

031 Al Green - Let's Stay Together

032 Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee

033 Mickey Gilley - Room Full of Roses

034 Gene Watson - Love in the Hot Afternoon

035 Texas Tornados - Una Mas Cerveza_pn

036 Johnnie Taylor - Cheaper To Keep Her

037 Johnny Copeland - Cut Off My Right Arm

038 Jerry Lee Lewis - You Win Again

039 Buddy Holly - Peggy Sue

040 Willie Nelson - On The Road Again

Brisket Beats 1

I already posted a Brisket Beats or Texas Soul comp in my vs picks. But this is more comprehensive. This series will have some overlap with that first one, but since it's almost 200 songs wide, there is a whole lot more. I started this one because I was looking at the special DJ nights that some bars were putting on all around the world (and there are some good ones see the vs link above) and how lackluster the ones in my area were. I tried to come up with something programmed as an entire regular night. It's not just music, it's an event designed for a bar. Although you willonly get the music portion here, I designed it to maximize profit in a bar by giving people what they want and need to drink and dance all night for a specific kind of diverse multi-cultural crowd that is fairly conservative and has pride for Texas. It's interesting. I designed everything from music to promotions, even commercial tie-ins to products and local businesses. It was fun. For now, I'm just gonna share some of the music over the next week or so.

Brisket Beats 1

001 Sir Douglas Quintet - She's About A Mover

002 Statler Brothers - Flowers On The Wall

003 Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time

004 Delbert McClinton - Giving It Up for Your Love

005 Freddy Fender - Before the Next Teardrops Falls

006 Jim Reeves - Welcome To My World

007 Janis Joplin - Piece Of My Heart

008 Townes Van Zandt - If I Needed You

009 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Pride and Joy

010 Archie Bell And The Drells - Tighten Up

011 Luis Miguel - La Puerta (1958)

012 Kacey Musgraves - Space Cowboy

013 Jim Reeves - He'll Have To Go

014 Eddy Arnold - Make The World Go Away

015 Joe Stampley - Honky Tonk Queen

016 Roy Head & The Traits  - Apple Of My Eye

017 The Champs - Tequila

018 Archie Bell & the Drells - Here I Go Again

019 Los Umbrellos - No Tengo Dinero (C&J Mix)

020 Mel Tillis - I Ain't Never