Friday Tunes - Songs about where you're from

[Southern Elk]

There are a ton of songs that are either about or by artists from my home state of Mississippi. Here are a few of my favorites. Please share yours.

So many great artists are from Mississippi including Elvis and BB King.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SBmAPYkPeYU

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oica5jG7FpU


If you've been to the Natchez area, you will recognize places in this video.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ufOY7w3NPNQ

Waylon and Johnny learned not to write hot checks here.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=woEYm8cPbWw

Johnny Cash was arrested in Starkville, MS for picking flowers.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xIFQkbhTIGk


I could go on and on. Let's hear some of your favorites.

 

[noharleyyet]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0iXfnyAZhs

 

[zachthebowhunter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2mefSW4bYw

Meet me, then go ahead and head home after a week or so

 

[zachthebowhunter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8WFgRuXyI

A friend of my dads found a CD of these guys running when we were little and we would listen to it camping on repeat. I believe it was Wylie anyway. Remember that JEL?

 

[jabber]

Just down the road a piece

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vppbdf-qtGU

 

[Ben Lamb]

https://youtu.be/xqp5yCUSqb0

 

[Nameless Range]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7vyt87N4Zk

 

[noharleyyet]

Plenty of Texas writers/singers/musicians...none of em'd dispute this guys bona fides.

..for our Kentucky brothers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnMSVb0oYA

 

[Dinkshooter]

so funny!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOB4VdlkzO4

 

[BigHornRam]

https://youtu.be/akXuexUjQJM

Great guy, great message.

 

[BigHornRam]

https://youtu.be/xqp5yCUSqb0

Enjoyed your pick Ben!

 

[Dinkshooter]

https://youtu.be/xqp5yCUSqb0

Good one!

 

[Oak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huKwlgKmj5A

 

[Ben Lamb]

https://youtu.be/e4DVOljCpNQ

 

[noharleyyet]

Local singing about Elvis...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fqo5Qs_Z6fY

 

[Tradewind]

Oh yeah
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ui0EgRsFVN8

 

[Tradewind]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HFCuBLAjXo

 

[BigHornRam]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP8WFgRuXyI

A friend of my dads found a CD of these guys running when we were little and we would listen to it camping on repeat. I believe it was Wylie anyway. Remember that JEL?

Wylie is famous for the Yahoo yodel

 

[BigHornRam]

https://youtu.be/zxEijNo7a64

More Hank

 

[mtmiller]

Loved these guys back in the day. Not their best work, but song about my home town.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpwBAIDqyAw