Johnny Bush - Texas State Of Mind

By 1972, Johnny Bush was newly signed to RCA Records. His first single for the label, Whiskey River, was well on its way to becoming the biggest hit of his career. He was headlining in and selling out enormous clubs, Then it all came crashing down.In the summer of 1972 Bush began to experience a tightness in his voice and the high notes became raspy and strangled. For the man whom admiring writers had dubbed 'The Country Caruso,' it was literally his worst nightmare come true. He lost half the range of his singing voice in short order, and could not talk at all.

RCA dropped him from its roster in 1974 after three albums. Bush became addicted to Valium and was consumed by performance anxiety when he was able to perform at all.

In 1985, Bush was able to reclaim a large part of his singing range and some limited speech. Somewhat to his surprise, the renewed visibility made him a mentor figure to younger Texas musicians who revered the honky-tonk/hardcore country sound that Bush has helped embody. In 2003, he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame. Texas State of Mind was released in 2006 following a string of successful albums.

Track Listing :

• Mental Revenge
• Has It Been That Bad for You
• I Can't See Texas from Here
• Wino's Prayer
• I Didn't Every Chance I Had
• Eye for an Eye
• Goin' Away Party
• Texas State of Mind
• Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy
• Ain't Your Memory Got No Pride at All
• In My Dreams
• Opportunity to Cry
• I'm Not Crazy Yet

More information about Johnny Bush can be found at the Johnny Bush official website