Singer
Radney Foster

Considered an elder statesman of Texas singer-songwriters, Foster has been a friend and mentor to many younger artists on the Texas scene. He’s written and produced songs for Randy Rogers, Jack Ingram, Kacey Musgraves, Wade Bowen, Josh Abbott, Pat Green, Cory Morrow and many others. His songs are regularly mined by superstar acts like Keith Urban (“Raining on Sunday,” “I’m In,”), Sara Evans (“Real Fine Place,” “Revival”) and the Dixie Chicks (“Go ... dspeed”). Foster grew up in two worlds – herding cattle on horseback at his grandfather’s East Texas ranch in the summers and hunkering over a transistor radio in West Texas hometown, listening to border radio. “My house in Del Rio was a mile from Mexico, so I heard everything growing up – from country to conjunto.” That hybrid of influences may be why Foster’s always been tough to categorize; his first success was with the seminal country/cowpunk duo Foster & Lloyd, whose first single, “Crazy Over You,” went straight to #1. His subsequent solo albums told tales through a honky tonk lens and yielded enduring hits “Just Call Me Lonesome” and “Nobody Wins.” In the mid-90s, Foster went through another turning point. In the midst of a divorce, remarriage and custody crisis of his young son moving overseas, he gave up trying to please Country radio and recorded a CD that brought him to a whole other audience. “See What You Want To See changed the way I make records,” Foster muses. “It was such a tumultuous period in my life, but it made me realize that when you are that close to the bone honest, you make great music.” “I think this is one of the most emotional records I’ve made since then.” Throughout his 30 year career, Foster has continuously stretched the boundaries. “I strive to challenge myself as a writer, a musician and a singer everyday.” As his voice has deepened and grown richer, so, it seems, has his focus. These are the songs of a full-grown man, who long ago left fear by the side of the road. See more [+]

Closing Time |||||

Verse; Every afternoon at five o'clock I forget all about yo...

Half Of My Mistakes |||||

Half of my mistakes I made stone cold sober Half of my mista...

Angel Flight |||||

All I ever wanted to do was fly Leave this world and live in...

Ease Up On The Rain |||||

My left windshield wiper’s twisted And it ain’t workin’ too ...

Easier Said Than Done |||||

You put together all the pieces of the puzzle So one more li...

Everyday Angel |||||

Miss Laura fed the hungry in the church house basement After...

Figure It Out |||||

Down in Beaumont, they're two-steppin' Out in Bakersfield it...

Folding Money |||||

When I was just a boy my granddaddy took me to town one afte...

Fools That Dream |||||

The reason's it won't work are more than I can count A love ...

God Knows When |||||

The Mississippi moves a whole lot slower than you think I've...

A Fine Line |||||

There's a curve in the highway, just south of town Where a m...

I Got What You Need |||||

I know just what you're talking about We've all got hopes an...

Hammer And Nails |||||

Better build your house on a rock Or watch it crumble and fa...

Angry Heart |||||

I held on to the hurt Wrestled it to the ground Fought it li...

Dissapointing You |||||

Another day dawns I'll be leaving for work soon And you won'...

Went For A Ride |||||

He was black as the sky on a moonless night He was good with...

I'm In |||||

Love doesn't come with a contract You give me this I gave yo...

I'm Used To It |||||

Just an ordinary minute without you But I'm used to it Just ...

I've Got A Picture |||||

You got your arguments all in a line I've got my reasons nos...

Just Call Me Lonesome |||||

Just call me lonesome heart broke and then some Cause I ain'...

Leaning On What Love Can Do |||||

Those lonely eyes they stare at me in silence Em Fmag7 So mu...

Old Silver |||||

Who's (Em) always in (D) love with the (C) lady who (G) leav...

School Of Hard Knocks |||||

Well, the last one hurt like hell, knocked the wind right ou...

Sweet And Wild |||||

That first kiss, shook me up It rattled my cage with a tende...

The Kiss |||||

Girl tell me the truth E Esus Someone else has been with yo...

Tonight |||||

Linda's going downtown tonight Cause she don't wanna be alon...

If It Were Me |||||

Her eyes tell the story too many nights alone He always take...

Just Sit Still |||||

In a higher key but you can get by on capoing all 6 string. ...

Labor Of Love |||||

We've been burning that candle down Both ends at the same ti...

Louisiana Blue |||||

This pain Is deeper than the Pontchartrain Now that I?m alon...

Luckenbach, Texas |||||

The only two things in life that make it worth livin' Is gui...

Never Gonna Fly |||||

Young man full of pride don't need much hope Thinks he's got...

Nobody Wins |||||

You say this ain't over yet I said things that I'll regret I...

Precious Pearl |||||

He left you behind the same way you left me Darling I won't ...

Raining On Sunday |||||

It ticks just like a Timex Never lets up on you Who said lif...

Scarey Old World |||||

Baby It's a scarey old world we're livin' in Sometimes it's ...

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