“The Yellow Rose of Texas” is a known classic and western love song written in 1858. It is an American Folk song covered by various singers.
The Song’s Content
The story of the song, “The Yellow Rose of Texas,” goes like this. A man left Texas to work or do something important. However, he promised that he would return to Texas to get his lover back. He associated his lover to a Yellow Rose, where the word Yellow signifies the woman’s skin color. The Rose signifies his lover.
Different Versions
The first known recording of this song was by Da Costa Woltz’s Southern Broadcaster in 1927. After that, many artists attempted to cover the song which includes Gene Autry in 1933, Ernest Tubb in 1955, Elvis Presley in 1968, and many more.
Country Road TV
Country Road TV is a TV show that features country artists, country music from the past and shares some stories. They have different kinds of series that you can check out on their website. They have a series where country singers perform songs from the past as a tribute. The series is known to be Country’s Family Reunion.
In one of their episodes, two country singers, Johnny Lee and Lane Brody, performed the classic country song “The Yellow Rose of Texas” in 2017. It was a beautiful duet together, and the two seemed to enjoy performing the song.
Johnny Lee and Lane Brody
Johnny Lee and Lane Brody collaborated two times. They first worked in 1984 for their album ‘Til the Bars Turn Down. Their second collaboration was in a single known as “I Could Get Used to This” in 1986.
Lee and Brody’s first collaboration included the famous classic western song “The Yellow Rose of Texas.” They have made their version reach number forty-three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. In addition, their song reached number one on the Canadian chart.
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