Who you got? Mine in no particular order:

Willie
Robert Earle Keene
Lyle Lovett
Pat Greene
Guy Clarke
Townes Van Zandt
Rodney Crowell

Sorry. I couldn't stop at five.

Roy Rogers said:

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Who you got? Mine in no particular order:

Willie
Robert Earle Keene
Lyle Lovett
Pat Greene
Guy Clarke
Townes Van Zandt
Rodney Crowell

Sorry. I couldn't stop at five.

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Good list .... but Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison and Cindy Walker might belong on the list....

Several of those singer/songwriters would be upset with you for including Pat Greene on the list.

I like his music alot but the "real" ones think he panders to his audience with overt Texas themes and mentions.

Hayes Carll needs to be included for current songwriters.

Pat would be down on the list.

Pimp C
Bun B
Scarface
Z-RO
Chamillionaire/Lil Keke/Devin The Dude/Paul Wall

Guy Clark
Lyle Lovett
Townes Van Zandt
Robert Earl Keen
Willie Nelson

Most of the singers on that list would put Billy Joe Shaver at the top! Any list without him is lacking, IMO.
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My wife is Buddy Holly's second cousin..her dad grew up with him and actually taught him guitar. The family insiders say that Buddy's mother was a ghost-songwriter.

airforcebear said:

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Most of the singers on that list would put Billy Joe Shaver at the top! Any list without him is lacking, IMO.
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My wife is Buddy Holly's second cousin..her dad grew up with him and actually taught him guitar. The family insiders say that Buddy's mother was a ghost-songwriter.

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Billy Joe is a great one. Just outside my top five. There are a lot of really good ones from Texas.

Lots of the great names have already been posted, but I can't believe nobody has mentioned Steve Earle.