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Old 97's

Dallas, TX

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Region: North Texas / DFW Conference: Texas Regional Rank: #25

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Did You Know

  • • Rhett Miller answered a newspaper ad seeking a 'country band,' despite lacking country experience.
  • • Their 1997 album, *Too Far to Care*, featured a hidden track of just dial tones.
  • • The Old 97's inspired the name of a Dallas bar, Double Wide, a popular local hangout.
  • • Old 97's formed after Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond met answering a classified ad in Dallas.
  • • The band's name is a nod to the tragic folk song "Wreck of the Old 97."
  • • Early gigs at Dallas's Club Dada helped solidify their signature sound.
  • • Elektra Records signed them after a particularly raucous performance at South by Southwest.
  • • Their album "Too Far to Care" featured a hidden track of a prank phone call.
  • • Johnny Cash's music, particularly his narrative storytelling, influenced their songwriting.
  • • They're considered pioneers of alt-country, blending punk energy with classic country themes.
  • • Old 97's collaborated with Kristen Schaal on a song titled "The Interpreter."
  • • Their music has been featured in numerous TV shows, including "Scrubs" and "King of the Hill."
  • • Though based in Texas, they have strong ties to the vibrant music scene of Los Angeles.

Locations in Lyrics

72 location references across 22 songs

Songs & Places

Doreen
New York City, NY Cleveland, OH Frankfort, KY Queens, NY off the highway, OH the boroughs, NY
"In the moonlight on a side street in the wreckage we call Queens"
El Paso
El Paso, TX New Mexico New Mexico Badlands, NM West Texas badlands_nm, NM
"Out in the West Texas town of El Paso"
Victoria
Berkeley, CA Texas
"She lived in Berkeley 'til the earthquake shook her loose"
Longer Than You’ve Been Alive
Memphis, TN
"Honky-tonks and theaters from Memphis to Mars"
A State Of Texas
Cedar Creek Lake, TX Rhome, TX Austin, TX Dallas, TX San Antonio, TX El Paso, TX Texas I-35, TX Guadalupe River, TX Fort Worth, TX Gun Barrel City, TX New Braunfels, TX
"When the day breaks on Cedar Creek Lake"
Nashville
Nashville, TN
"SONG: Nashville"
Nightclub
New York City, NY Manhattan, NY
"Eighteen-hundred miles from Manhattan"
Barrier Reef
Chicago, IL
"The Empty Bottle was half empty, tide was low, and I was thirsty"
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Bethlehem, PA
"How that in Bethlehem was born"
Stoned
Memphis, TN Rhome, TX Fredericksburg, TX Mexico, MO
"Maybe Memphis, maybe Mexico"
Champaign, Illinois
Champaign, IL Chicago, IL Springfield, IL blacktop highway, IL Champaign, Illinois
"You'll go to Champaign, Illinois"
Jesus Loves You
San Antonio, TX
"I've got a Lone Star in cans"
El Paso (King of the Hill O.S.T.)
El Paso, TX
Rollerskate Skinny
Pickwood Bowl
"Do you want to meet up at the Pickwood Bowl?"
Valium Waltz
Marble Falls, TX Denton, TX
"Daughter of the mayor of Marble Falls"
If My Heart Was A Car
El Paso, TX
What We Talk About
Laredo, TX
The Other Shoe
I-35, TX
W. TX Teardrops
El Paso, TX Rio Grande, TX
Tupelo County Jail
Tupelo, MS
"Send that letter in care of the Tupelo County jail"
Manhattan (I'm Done)
New York City, NY
"Manhattan, I'm done"
W. TX. Teardrops
West Texas El Paso, TX New Mexico Rio Grande, TX
"Well, the roadmaps of West Texas"

Rivers & Roads in Song Nearby

Interstate 45 8 Trinity River 11 Interstate 20 13 Texas State Highway 199 8 Interstate 35 43

Connected Places

Dallas, TX
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