Texas Roadhouse Music
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Texas Roadhouse Music is a musical sub-genre that combines blues, classic rock, and Outlaw Country. It is characterized by heavy emphasis on lead guitar arrangements within the songs, and also encompasses folk-influenced singer-songwriter material.
The style developed throughout the late 1950's and early 1960's in various roadhouses, bars and juke joints in and around Fort Worth, Texas, especially along the infamous Jacksboro Highway. It came mostly from white musicians combining the music that was created by country and western, blues, rockabilly, and Tejano musicians in the area.
The genre has never been typified by a specific movement, group or musician, rather it has been constantly maintained in the vibe of Fort Worth-area musicians of various styles.
Typical artists of this genre include:
Delbert McClinton
Buddy Whittington
Rollo Smith
Dave Millsap
Sumtner Bruton
Screamin' Armadillos
Artists Who Influenced the Genre:
Robert Ealey
UP Wilson
Freddie King
Waylon Jennings
Willie Nelson
Billy Joe Shaver
Doug Sahm (Sir Douglas Quintet)
ZZ Top
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Fabulous Thunderbirds
Bugs Henderson
