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Rodney Crowell Discusses New Album 'Airline Highway' and Houston Roots

KHOU 11October 5, 202513 min8,813 views
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New Album 'Airline Highway'

  • 🎶 The new album is titled Airline Highway, inspired by a stretch of highway in Houston and recorded in the Louisiana swamps.
  • 💡 The title came to Crowell while driving with producer Tyler Bryant, reflecting on his Houston upbringing and the album's recording location.
  • 🎤 Crowell has a strong connection to Louisiana, having written several Louisiana-themed songs and wanting to record an album there to show appreciation.

Houston and Louisiana Connections

  • 🏙️ Crowell feels a deep connection to Houston, where he grew up and started his musical journey, even delivering the Houston Post.
  • 🌊 He describes Houston and Louisiana as having a shared
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Rodney CrowellAirline HighwayNew AlbumHoustonLouisianaMusicSinger-SongwriterMemoirJohnny CashGuy ClarkTownes Van ZandtHeights TheaterEast Side Houston
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