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Thirty years ago this month, "God Blessed Texas" dropped - eventually becoming the signature song for the band Little Texas, as well as a rallying cry for every country fan from the Lone Star State. To mark the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the track's release, a who's who of Texas country artists are coming together to re-record and release their version of the track. Dropping at radio July 17 - the exact day in 1993 the original single dropped - the song features Josh Abbott, Casey Donahew, Randy Rogers, Kevin Fowler, Aaron Watson, Rodney Crowell and Pat Green. Streamers will be able to hear the song earlier than that - July 14th. Of the song, Randy Rogers said, "This song made me proud to be from Texas. I discovered my love for country music right as this song was released and I watched the video a thousand times. So this is truly a full circle moment for me." Casey Donahew added, "Like many other Texans, this song is part of my DNA. I wish I had written it. What an honor to be asked to collaborate on the new version. I have toured all 50 states and I can say one thing for certain, God definitely blessed TEXAS!" While we're waiting for the re-imagined version, check out the original below...
Chris Young is so excited about a new song he's been working on, he wanted to give Instagram followers a sneak peek at the new track. "Alright, so we're sitting here in the studio actually where I tracked this song...it's gonna be something that...I don't know if I'm supposed to tease yet or not, but here we go, it's called 'Young Love & Saturday Nights'" With a guitar riff reminiscent of David Bowie's "Rebel Rebel" and a lyric straight out of every country boys (or girls) lives, "Young Love & Saturday Nights" sounds like a hit waiting to be launched. Check out the clip below...