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Texas Top 40

home of the Texas Music Charts
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Or to download individual songs go HERE

the Bone Yard

IceHouse Sounds
Original tunes you might hear in a Texas Icehouse or beer joint - a blues - rock - hillbilly rock fusion sound that was created in Texas.		the Texas Trip

LoneStar Groove
An eclectic mix of pop, jazz, R&B, funk, urban, electronica and other original Texas sounds to put you on a groovy trip.		the Spin Doctor

Roots & Boots
This is the sound that scares the hell out of Nashville. Texas country singers & songwriters put their best boots forward.		the Pig's Eye

Third Coast Rock
Original rock and roll from the state's best bands. Rock started with Buddy Holly - and the best rock still comes out of Texas.
the Wizard of Ahhs

Songwriters
Showcase
The finest Texas
singer/songwriters  showcase their original tunes here.

NOTES FOR USERS:
The links above connect to playlist files that open on Windows Media Player, Winamp, RealPlayer, Kantaris, and most web browsers. The script that generates the playlist is called "m3u.php" and will not harm your computer or create any cookies or registry entries. If you are prompted to "run" or "save", choose run. If asked to select a program, select your usual media player. We created this simple automatic playlist generator specifically to play on any machine and all media players.
If you are using a web-based media player (Project Playlist, etc) we can't help you - and we strongly advise you to stop using it, as these web-based media players are VERY unsafe for your computer.


Browse individual songs here:

The music files on this site are encoded to play on your computer in "radio" quality. They are not of high enough quality for file-sharing purposes. If you want higher quality recordings, they are available from most of the artists websites and CD retail sites. If you find a file won't play, please let us know.
About the songs: We care very much for the music industry as a whole, and especially the great artists you'll hear on our site. We do not support or encourage cheating these fellow-Texans out of their material. That is why we use lower quality mp3 files than those used in file-sharing environments. Our artists sometimes complain that the quality of the recordings is not as high as it could be. That would be correct. We do this to protect the artists from theft.   
About Texas Top 40: Since starting in 2001, Texas Top 40 has become a proving ground for all of the styles present in the Lone Star State - from the bluesy icehouse sound to urban rap/rock - Texas Top 40 is the yardstick of what sounds are popular in Texas music. We do not and can not apologize for the tastes of our listeners. We merely report the statistics and let chips fall where they may. Thanks for taking an interest in Texas music,.

Your friend in Texas… Gator

PS: we don't make a dime off the booking numbers or anything else connected with this site, which is non-profit. We don't sell CDs or band gear either. There are no ads on the site, and none on our webcasts - except an occasional public service announcement.  For CDs and high quality versions of the tunes on Texas Top 40, I recommend contacting the individual artists by visiting their websites.

FREE STUFF FOR OUR VISITORS:
All of these files are designed to run on windows 2000, XP, or Vista.
Gator Press has purchased distribution rights to all of them, and they are all free to use.

CD Rippers - a couple of decent programs to rip CDs
EL Media player - this one has a "karaoke mode" that removes the vocals, AND even finds the lyrics for you, and displays them
Kantaris media player - finally, a media player that does not use "codecs"
Tab writing program - for songwriters, a program that makes authoring songs a lot easier
Simple mp3 recorder - turn your CDs into mp3 files fast & easy
Recording studio on your PC - professional quality edit program
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