Q: The country-classics radio station I listen to plays lots of songs about Texas cities. There’s George Hamilton IV’s “Abilene,” Marty Robbins’s “El Paso City,” Glen Campbell’s “Galveston,” and Larry Gatlin’s “Houston (Means I’m One Day Closer to You).” Why are there so many country songs about Texas towns? Can any other state come close? John Thomas, DallasA: As a longtime lover of country music and a lifelong resident of the state,the Texanist has not failed to note the abundance of songs about Texasplaces. The brief list accompanying your interrogative barely scratches thesurface, Mr. Thomas.The Texanist can, for instance, think of another song named “Abilene,” by California’s Dave Alvin. Unlike George Hamilton IV’s “Abilene,” Alvin’s“Abilene” is actually about the Texas town of Abilene. Hamilton’s “Abilene”was…
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