DONAL2228 - Amarillo By Morning
DONAL2228
Jun 30, 2025 12:00am
<p>THIS SONG WAS REQUESTED BY MY FRIEND "COUNTRYSUNSHINE57". SHE REQUESTED 2 GEORGE STRAIT SONGS WHICH</p><p>I RECORDED & WILL POST THIS WEEK. I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS "GEORGE STRAIT WEEK", AND WILL POST MY RECORDINGS OF HIS SONGS THIS WEEK IN A MINI-CONCERT. THIS ONE IS FOR YOU, DEB!!</p><p><br></p><p>GEORGE STRAIT....AMARILLO BY MORNING....TURN IT UP!!</p><p><br></p><p>"<strong>Amarillo by Morning</strong>" is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country music</a> song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Stafford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Terry Stafford</a> and Paul Fraser, and recorded in a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_pop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">country pop</a> style by Stafford as a single in 1973 to minor success. The song would be popularized in a fiddle-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_music_(North_America)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Western</a> rendition by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Texas</a> Singing star, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Strait" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">George Strait</a> in 1982.</p><p><br></p><p>The song is sung from the point of view of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodeo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">rodeo</a> cowboy, driving at night from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">San Antonio</a> to a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_fair" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">county fair</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo,_Texas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Amarillo</a>, that will begin the following morning. The man recounts the hardships his occupation has caused him, including divorce, broken bones, and poverty, but states that he does not regret his lifestyle: "I ain't rich/ But Lord, I'm free." The song has appeared in several lists of the best country songs.</p><p><br></p>