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Dateline: February 4, 2002

Last month I spotlighted Chris Knight (the "Highway Junkie" from Slaughters, Kentucky); this month I will feature Cory Morrow, a long-time friend of Pat Green, and yet another wonderfully talented singer/songwriter from the Lone Star State.

After Cory started playing music while attending high school in Houston, he moved on and went to college at Texas Tech University - there he met Pat Green and they started writing and studying the styles of Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, and David Allan Coe. Other Artists that inspired him are Country legends Merle Haggard and, of course, Willie Nelson.

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Just as soon as he entered college, he left, deciding that if he was going to do anything in music he would have to quit and get into the business right away. He took a chance and in 1995 released Texas Time Travelin'," which is now very hard to find because it was so popular back then.

His 1998 release, Man I've Been, contains some of Cory's most popular songs: "Nashville Blues," "Big City Stripper," and "Songwriter's Lament," - all solely written by Mr. Morrow. Three years later, in 2001, Cory Morrow Band was released and contained even more masterpieces that were heavily played on Texas Radio: "Texas Bound Train," and "Preacher" are some of my favorites.

Also in 2001, Cory recorded his very own live album with a grand total of twenty-two songs spread along two discs. Songs We Wish We'd Written, with Pat Green, was also released and quickly flew up the Texas Music and Americana Charts.

With Cory being somewhat of a Texas legend himself, everyone is waiting until that fateful day (February 19th) when he releases Outside the Lines, produced by yet another legend, Lloyd Maines. Cory says that with the fan base and support he already has, why try to change your style just to try to get more exposure? He understands the loyalty of the fans and that is what makes him such an all-around nice guy.

Full Albums Cory Morrow Has Released:

  • "Texas Time Travelin'"
  • "Man I've Been"
  • "Cory Morrow Band"
  • "Double Exposure - Live"
  • "Songs We Wish We'd Written"
  • "Outside The Lines"

Singles Released To Radio:

  • "Nashville Blues"
  • "Big City Stripper"
  • "Songwriter's Lament"
  • "Stuck In The Middle With You" (With Pat Green)
  • "Texas On My Mind" (With Pat Green)

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