{"id":4826,"date":"2015-05-10T08:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-10T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=4826"},"modified":"2015-05-06T14:05:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-06T19:05:51","slug":"country-music-summer-survival-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/05\/10\/country-music-summer-survival-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Country Music Summer Survival Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summertime has become a country song cliche. But it&#8217;s no wonder there are so many songs about sunshine, sand and bikinis. Summer is great time of year! Country artists sing about reality and true feelings. Well, the joys of warm weather and vacation are real and worth singing about! This summer soak up the country music! Get your fill of country at a country music festival. I was surprised to see how few summer country music events are held in Texas. I found 3 Lone Star State festivals that sound awesome!\u00a0For the Texas Country Crowd, Crudefest is in Midland may 14-16th. 3 full days of country! Audience members can set up camp on the grounds in a tent or RV. Lots of attendees bring 4 wheelers to sit in and watch the concert. Jason Boland, Josh Abbott, Whiskey Myers, Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen and Casey Donahew will be performing there.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/05\/Crudefest-630x4201.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4827\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/05\/Crudefest-630x4201-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Crudefest-630x4201\" width=\"295\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/05\/Crudefest-630x4201-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/05\/Crudefest-630x4201.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Texas Country Festival is Homer\u2019s Backyard Ball in Amarillo, Texas. It will be held May 16th. Performers include Granger Smith, Reckless Kelly, Randy Rogers Band, Hayes Carl and Kimberly Dunn. This festival also hosts a cook off and activities like mechanical bull riding. For those who like pop country The Texas Thunder Festival is August 21-23 on farmland in Glendale, Texas. Brad Paisley is the headliner! Some other the names playing are Florida Georgia Line, Big &amp; Rich, Joe Nichols Thomas Rhett. This festival also gives the option of camping on the festival grounds. Another 3 full days of country.<\/p>\n<p>If you can&#8217;t make it to one of Texas&#8217;s few festivals. I&#8217;ve come up with a few summer playlists that will do the trick. Hottest country songs for this summer for pop country listeners according to XM channel 56 and Vevo are:<\/p>\n<p>Dierks Bentley- Say you do<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban- Raise em up<\/p>\n<p>Tyler Farr- A guy walks into a Bar<\/p>\n<p>Billy Currington- Don\u2019t do it<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Chesney- Wild Child<\/p>\n<p>Sam Hunt- Take your time<\/p>\n<p>Florida Georgia Line- Sippin on Fire<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Dierks Bentley - Say You Do (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4xpr1fLqEj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For my personal summertime jams I&#8217;ll be listening to something far less commercial. I love country songs that fly under the pop radar. They have to have a good beat, meaningful lyrics and more traditional country instruments. Absolutely no rapping. If a song has a bass, fiddle or even acoustic guitar, count me in! Here is a list of recent summer country song for listeners like me.<\/p>\n<p>Kacey Musgraves- Biscuits<\/p>\n<p>The Damn Quails- Fool\u2019s Gold<\/p>\n<p>Whiskey Myers- Anna Marie<\/p>\n<p>Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen- In the Next Life<\/p>\n<p>Granger Smith- Silverado Bench Seat<\/p>\n<p>Turnpike Troubadours- 7&amp;7<\/p>\n<p>Josh Abbott Band- Oh Tonight<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"The Damn Quails   Fools Gold\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z7NJnEka4Tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then there are the songs that are so precious because of the memories they carry. Songs that raised my generation during the summertime when school was out and so were the popsicles. A 2k summer playlist for those who love the memories from 5-10 years ago:<\/p>\n<p>Alan Jackson- It\u2019s 5 o\u2019clock somewhere<\/p>\n<p>Kenny Chesney- When the Sun goes Down<\/p>\n<p>Tim McGraw- Something Like That<\/p>\n<p>Deana Carter- Strawberry Wine<\/p>\n<p>Zac Brown Band- Toes<\/p>\n<p>Brooks and Dunn- My Maria<\/p>\n<p>Keith Urban- Days Go By<\/p>\n<p>Brad Paisley- Mud on the Tires<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Tim McGraw - Something Like That (Official Music Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HYRFgWbalBE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The kindest blessing I can think to leave with you is this: I hope each day this summer is like a summertime country song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summertime has become a country song cliche. But it&#8217;s no wonder there are so many songs about sunshine, sand and bikinis. Summer is great time of year! Country artists sing about reality and true feelings. 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