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Tanya Tucker

Seminole, TX

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Region: West Texas / Permian Basin Conference: Texas Regional Rank: #198

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Did You Know

  • • At 13, Tanya disguised her age to land a record deal with Columbia Records.
  • • Seminole, Texas, her birthplace, also claims country legend Larry Gatlin.
  • • "Delta Dawn," at age 13, catapulted her to fame and became her signature song.
  • • She dated Glen Campbell in the early 1980s, a relationship garnering significant media attention.
  • • Tanya successfully transitioned from teen sensation to adult contemporary country artist.
  • • She collaborated with T. Graham Brown on the 1993 hit "Don't Go Out With Him".
  • • "What's Your Mama's Name" reached the Top 10 in 1973, fueling early controversy.
  • • Her rebellious image challenged traditional female roles in country music.
  • • After many nominations, she won her first Grammy in 2020 for "While I'm Livin'."
  • • Brandi Carlile produced Tanya's acclaimed 2019 album, revitalizing her career.

Locations in Lyrics

38 location references across 24 songs

Songs & Places

San Antonio Stroll
San Antonio, TX , SC Nashville, TN
"Like the San Antonio Stroll?"
Blood Red and Going Down
, GA Augusta, GA
"That Georgia sun"
New York City Song
New York City, NY Nashville, TN
"I'm sittin' in this New York City hotel room alone"
High Ridin’ Heroes
, TX
"She's been to hell and Texas"
high ridin' heroes
, TX
Breakfast in Birmingham
Birmingham, AL , AL Jasper, AL
"Breakfast in Birmingham"
Texas (When I Die)
, TX New York City, NY Detroit, MI Dallas, TX Bakersfield, CA Milwaukee, WI San Antonio, TX
"Texas is as close as I've been"
Pecos Promenade
, TX Amarillo, TX Dallas, TX Galveston, TX Pecos, TX Houston, TX
"If you've got a road map of Texas"
Breakfast In Birmingham (feat. Brandi Carlile)
Birmingham, AL
San Antonio Stroll (Single)
San Antonio, TX
blood red and goin' down
Augusta, GA
Delta Dawn
Brownsville, TX
The Wheels of Laredo
Laredo, TX
Somebody to Care
Waco, TX
Mustang Ridge
Mustang Ridge, TX Corpus Christi, TX San Antonio, TX Lockhart, TX Fort Davis, TX , TX
"I'm never goin' back to Mustang Ridge"
Is Anybody Going to San Antone?
San Antonio, TX Phoenix, AZ
"walking down 66"
Black Water Bayou
, LA New Orleans, LA
"Growin' up on the bayou can drive you outta your mind Marie was a youngin' when she left the Black Water behind"
Lizzie and the Rainman (Single)
, TX
"On a hot west Texas day"
Pride Of Franklin County
, TX
"You're the pride of Franklin County"
The Jamestown Ferry
Jamestown, VA
"He just caught the Jamestown Ferry"
What's Your Mama's Name Child
Memphis, TN New Orleans, LA
"Thirty some-odd years ago, a young man came to Memphis"
Tennesse Woman
, TN
"I'm a Tennessee woman"
Seminole Wind Calling
, FL West Hollywood, CA Los Angeles, CA
"Seminole wind"
When The Rodeo Is Over (Where Does The Cowboy Go?)
Amarillo, TX , TX Sedona, AZ Nashville, TN
"He got down out of the cattle truck in the Amarillo night"

Connected Places

Seminole, TX Birmingham, AL New York City, NY San Antonio, TX
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