Live At The Texas Opry House 1974

In 1974, after producing two of Willie’s iconic albums, ”Shotgun Willie” and ”Phases and Stages”, Jerry Wexler realized the next step in capturing Willie’s true essence as a great songwriter and performer was to get him doing what he does best. So, over two nights and four sets, Willie and Family were recorded in front of the best audiences to play off of, at ”The Texas Opry House” in Willie’s backyard, Austin, Texas.

I had only been playing in the band for a year, but we had done close to 300 shows honing the sound. The show is raw energy and spirit of a racehorse heading for the barn are captured here, giving birth to a movement and a moment in time that still smolders.
– Mickey Raphael, Nashville, TN, 2021

A1 Whiskey River 3:48
A2 Me And Paul 3:23
Medley: (7:20)
A3a Funny How Time Slips Away
A3b Crazy
A3c Night Life
B1 Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) 3:23
B2 Walkin’ 3:10
B3 Bloody Mary Morning / Take Me Back To Tulsa 4:45
B4 The Party’s Over 2:17
C1 Truck Drivin’ Man 2:23
C2 She Thinks I Still Care 4:06
C3 Good Hearted Woman 3:17
C4 Sister’s Coming Home 2:45
D1 Shotgun Willie 2:47
D2 You Look Like The Devil 3:14
D3 Bloody Mary Morning 3:29
Medley: (8:54)
D4a Funny How Time Slips Away
D4b Crazy
D4c Night Life