With a night to kill the day before the 2021 Texas Country Music Awards, I drove out to Midlothian, TX to see David Adam Byrnes perform at The Oasis Bar & Grille.  The venue was quite the place – it was a smoky biker bar in the middle of nowhere in a big converted barn.  When I walked in, a young kid named Hayden Hilliard was performing as the opening act.  He was playing mostly covers, but he clearly has talent.  He reminds me of a young Parker McCollum and is worth keeping an eye on.

After a short break, David Adam Byrnes took the stage.  The Arkansas native intertwined his story about his journey from Nashville to Texas into his set, which was full of his recent #1 Texas hits and then some.  The night was a memorable experience full of great music as I further dove into the Texas Country Music scene.  Here is David’s set list from the show!

1. Too Much Texas
2. Old School
3. Find a Reason Not To (not sure if this is the title, we couldn’t find any info on it)
4. Tequila Salt and Time
5. One Woman Man (George Jones cover)
6. Going Through the Big D (Mark Chesnutt cover)
7. Signs
8. Going Nowhere Fast
9. I Can Give You One
10. Already High
11. Workin’ Man Blues (Merle Haggard cover)
12. The Jukebox, The Bottle, and Me
13. Beer Bucket List
14. Ain’t
15. Too Much Fun (Daryle Singletary cover)
16. In My Arms
17. I Ain’t Seen It Yet
18. Sweet Distraction
19. She Only Wanted Flowers
20. Unwound (George Strait cover)
21. Neon Town
22. Renegades, Rebels and Rogues (Tracy Lawrence cover)
23. Two Dozen Roses (Shenandoah cover)
24. Chicken Truck (John Anderson cover)
25. The Blues Man (Hank Williams Jr cover)

We were in Texas for the 2021 Texas Country Music Awards this past weekend, and were able to take in a Jon Wolfe concert at Billy Bob’s on Friday night.  We were denied entry with our non-professional camera, so the only photos we got were from our phone.  It was still a fun night, with Wolfe at one point offering up $500 worth of his tequila at the bar on a first come, first serve basis.  He also brought out Stoney LaRue to wave to the crowd, who was watching from the side of the stage, but he did not perform at all on this night.

Here is the set list from the great show!

• Here’s To All My Heroes
• That’s What I’m Doin’
• Wait’n on a Dog to Bark
• Airport Kiss
• Baby This and Baby That
• I Don’t Dance
• Play Me Something I Can Drink To
• Lost Cause Like Me
• Famous Among Fools
• American Country Band
• Don’t It Feel Good
• Feels Like Country Music
• Some Ol Bar in the 90’s
• I’m Your Guy
• When the Good Ol Boys Age Out
• A Cowgirl Like You
• Why Can’t You
• Tequila Sundwon
• Two Hearts in Terlingua
• Boots on a Dance Floor

We had the privilege of attending the 2021 Texas Country Music Awards last night at Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth, TX.  We did our best to record as many of the winners as we could, but due to crowd noise we didn’t catch each category.  We also did our best to take as many photos as possible, but a bout of food poisoning slowed us down a bit.  Here are the winners we were able to document!

• Single of the Year:  “I Will” by Darrin Morris
• Christian Single of the Year:  “What I Already Know” by Scotty Alexander
• Roots/Alternative Artist of the Year:  Creed Fisher
• Trailblazer Award:  Walt Wilkins
• Young Artist of the Year:  Bailey Rae
• Live Music Venue of the Year:  Schroeder Hall in Goliad, TX
• Album of the Year:  American Soul by Aaron Watson
• Terrestrial Radio Station of the Year:  Maverick 100.9 (College Station)
• Internet Radio Station of the Year:  Made in Texas Radio
• Broadcast Personality of the Year:  Buzz Russell at 99.1 Texas KNES-FM Fairfiled
• Christian Artist of the Year:  Jason Allen
• Country Band of the Year:  Kin Faux
• Emerging Artist of the Year:  Clay Hollis
• Western Swing Band or Artist of the Year:  Jake Hooker & The Outsiders
• Male Artist of the Year:  Darrin Morris
• Female Artist of the Year:  Morgan Ashley
• Entertainer of the Year:  Aaron Watson

Performances throughout the night included Darrin Morris, Sundance Head, Ariel Hutchins, Cody Hibbard, Walt Wilkins, Brandon Rhyder, Triston Marez, Clay Hollis, Curtis Grimes, Sarah Hobbs, and the headliner, Aaron Watson!

Here is the set list from Aaron Watson’s abbreviated performance:

1. Freight Train
2. July in Cheyenne
3. Medley to showcase his award-winning fiddle player & drummer:  If You’re Going to Play in Texas/Dixieland Delight/Devil Went Down to Georgia/Amarillo by Morning/Orange Blossom Special/My Hero
4. Outta Style

We had the opportunity to attend the Grand Ole Opry’s 9:30pm CT show while in Nashville for the 2015 CMA Music Festival, and took notes so that we could provide you each artist’s set list from the program!

Scotty McCreery

• I’m Coming Over
• The Grand Tour (George Jones cover)
• I’m Feelin’ It

Mickey Guyton

• Why Baby Why
• Pretty Little Mustang
• Better Than You Left Me

Bill Anderson

• Bubba Garcia’s
• Give It Away
• Old Army Hat

Carrie Underwood

• Wasted
• Something in the Water
• Blown Away

Billy Currington

• Don’t It
• Must Be Doin’ Something Right
• We Are Tonight

Mo Pitney

• Country
• Duct Tape and Jesus

Del McCoury Band

• (not familiar with the song)
• (Instrumental…not familiar with the song)
• 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

Easton Corbin

• I’m a Little More Country Than That
• Roll With It
• Baby Be My Love Song

Charlie Daniels Band

• Southern Boy
• Tangled Up In Blue
• El Toreador
• The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Thomas Rhett

• All-American Middle Class White Boy
• It Goes Like This
• Beer With Jesus
• Make Me Wanna
• Get Me Some Of That
• Something To Do With My Hands

Lady Antebellum

• Compass
• American Honey
• Bartender
• Need You Now
• Downtown
• We Owned The Night

Hunter Hayes

• Storyline
• Wanted
• Tattoo
• Invisible
• I Want Crazy

Zac Brown Band

• The Wind
• You Never Even Called Me By My Name (cover)
• Sweet Annie
• Wanted Dead or Alive (w/ surprise guest Richie Sambora)
• Colder Weather
• All Alright
• Chicken Fried

Brad Paisley

• Water
• Old Alabama
• Ticks
• Beat This Summer
• River Bank
• Mud On The Tires
• Alcohol