This list started at 10, then 13, then bumped up to 25. Could have done 50. I think you could tell someone to listen to any one of these albums and it would get them hooked. Cody Jinks, Jason Isbell, Tyler Childers, Sturgill Simpson, Colter Wall,and too many others belong on here. Like I said, I could have done 50 and it still wouldn’t be a long enough list. 100 probably would still feel short.

1. The Essential Guy Clark- Guy Clark

2. Live At Billy Bob’s- Pat Green

3. Wicked Twisted Road- Reckless Kelly

4. Gringo Honeymoon- Robert Earl Keen

5. Pearl Snaps- Jason Boland & The Stragglers

6. Soul Gravy- Cross Canadian Ragweed

7. Hey You- Jack Ingram

8. Diamonds & Gasoline- Turnpike Trubadours

9. Humble Folks- Flatland Cavalry

10. Rose Queen- William Clark Green

11. Jumping Over Rocks- Jamie Lin Wilson

12. Same Hell, Different Devil- Kaitlin Butts

13 So This Is Life- Courtney Patton

1. Live At The Old Quarter- Townes Van Zandt

2. Locos Gringos Lament- Ray Wylie Hubbard

3. Break In The Storm- The Great Divide

4. Viva Terlingua- Jerry Jeff Walker

5. If We Ever Make It Home- Wade Bowen

6. Rollercoaster- Randy Rogers Band

7. Mescalito- Ryan Bingham

8. Life Of The Party- Charlie Robison

9. Trouble In Mind- Hayes Carll

10. Shifting Gears- Cooder Graw

11. Broke Down- Slaid Cleaves

12. A Pretty Good Guy- Chris Knight

“The Official Frothy Pissington Telling Me To F Myself Addition”

1. Complicated Game- James McMurty

2. Man of Conviction- Brandon Rhyder

3. Shut Up And Dance - Aaron Watson

4. Texas Gold- Asleep At The Wheel

5. Whiskey Or God- Dale Watson

6. Southland- Bleu Edmondson

7. The Red Dirt Album- Stoney LaRue

8. Black Hat Saloon- Rusty Wier

9. Geronimo’s Cadillac- Michael Martin Murphey

10. Welcome To The Big World- Adam Hood

11. Kylie Rae Harris- Kylie Rae Harris

12. Bad Ideas- Mike Graham

13. Live and Still Standing - Houston Marchman

14. Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold- Mike and The Moonpies

15. Old Five and Dimers Like Me- Billy Joe Shaver

16. Lubbock On Everything- Terry Allen

17. Willis Alan Ramsey- Willis Alan Ramsey

18. Careless- Micky & The Motorcars

19. Wrapped- Bruce Robison

20. Down The Hatch- The Damn Quails

21. American Trubadour- Dub Miller

22. Daylight & Dark- Jason Eady

23. Proving Grounds - John Baumann

24. Topaz City- Max Stalling

25. High, Wide & Handsome- The Trishas

“The Texas/Nashville Addition”

1. Red Headed Stranger- Willie Nelson

2. Waylon Live- Waylon Jennings

3. Guitar Town- Steve Earle

4. Diamond & Dirt- Rodney Crowell

5. The One and Only Lefty Frizzell- Lefty Frizzell

6. Boot Heel Drag:The MGM Years- Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

7. Last of The Breed- Ray Price, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard

8. The Definitive Collection- Ernest Tubb

9. I Am What I Am- George Jones

10. Pontiac- Lyle Lovett

11. Unwound- George Strait

12. The Marfa Tapes- Miranda Lambert, Jon Randall, Jack Ingram

13. Kristofferson- Kris Kristofferson

14. Killin’ Time- Clint Black

15. Golden Hour- Kacey Musgraves