The Oxford American is best known for its annual music issue, which includes a gorgeously produced compact disc of songs selected by our editors. As critic Dwight Garner wrote in the New York Times, “These CDs practically belong in the Smithsonian.” Since 2009, the OA's music issues have focused on a different Southern state each year, including Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Tennessee. This year, we are thrilled to turn our attention to the astonishing musical legacy of Texas.

In our 2014 music issue, you can expect new and surprising revelations about early Texas blues, behind-the-scenes stories from the Austin music scene, personal histories from some of the most influential figures in Texas music, and much more. You'll also receive a compilation CD of 25 Texas songs curated by OA music editor Rick Clark with liner notes in the magazine.

CD Tracks:

1.  I Done It / Moon Mullican

2.  Talk to Me / Los Super 7

3.  A Girl in the Night / Ray Price

4.  Anything You Want / Spoon

5.  Over the Edge / Sarah Jarosz

6.  Death Came A-Knockin’ (Travelin’ Shoes) / Ruthie Foster

7.  Esperando / Rosita y Laura

8.  Fool’s Blues / J.T. “Funny Paper” Smith

9.  We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You / Kinky Friedman

10. You’ll Lose a Good Thing / Barbara Lynn

11. Hill Country Love Song / Billy Joe Shaver

12. El Gustito / Rick Trevino

13. She Never Spoke Spanish to Me / Texas Tornados

14. I Love Everybody / Johnny Winter

15. Sittin’ on Top of the World / Bob Willis & His Texas Playboys

16. Paloma Querida (Beloved Dove) / Freddy Fender

17. Safe Side / James McMurtry

18. Chances Are / Lee Ann Womack

19. Picture in a Frame / Kimmie Rhodes & Willie Nelson

20. You’re the One / Buddy Holly

21. Just to Satisfy You / Waylon Jennings

22. Ramblin’ / Ornette Coleman

23. You Can Bet I’m Gone / Joe Ely

24. My Favorite Picture of You / Guy Clark

25. Bye, Bye Baby / Big Brother & the Holding Company