# James McMurtry | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 12:59 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: James McMurtry
- Visible lyric pages: 40

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `james-mcmurtry`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 12:59 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-48c0a8fc5e33902b
- Visible lyric pages: 40
- Pages with stored lyric text: 40
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 67426
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 50
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 4
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Childish Things, No More Buffalo, 12 O'Clock Whistle, 60 Acres, Bad Enough, Bayou Tortous, Broken Bed, and Choctaw Bingo
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

James McMurtry was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1962. His father was the novelist Larry McMurtry, which might explain the literary quality in songs like 'Choctaw Bingo' or 'It's a Small Town (Talking At The Texaco).' He released his first album, 'Too Long in the Wasteland,' in 1989. His music often sketches out the details of small-town life, sometimes with a dry, observational wit. The song 'It's a Small...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Childish Things — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/childish-things
2. No More Buffalo — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/no-more-buffalo
3. 12 O'Clock Whistle — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/12-o-clock-whistle
4. 60 Acres — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/60-acres
5. Bad Enough — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/bad-enough
6. Bayou Tortous — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/bayou-tortous
7. Broken Bed — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/broken-bed
8. Choctaw Bingo — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/choctaw-bingo
9. Every Little Bit Counts — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/every-little-bit-counts
10. Fast As I Can — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/fast-as-i-can
11. Fraulein O. — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/fraulein-o
12. I'm Not From Here — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/i-m-not-from-here
13. It's a Small Town (Talking At The Texaco) — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/it-s-a-small-town-talking-at-the-texaco
14. Just Us Kids — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/just-us-kids
15. Levelland — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/levelland
16. Memorial Day — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/memorial-day
17. Ole Slew Foot — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/ole-slew-foot
18. Paris — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/paris
19. Pocatello — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/pocatello
20. Rachel's Song — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/rachel-s-song
21. Restless — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/restless
22. Ruby And Carlos — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/ruby-and-carlos
23. Saint Mary of the Woods — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/saint-mary-of-the-woods
24. See The Elephant — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/see-the-elephant
25. The Old Part Of Town — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/the-old-part-of-town
26. Tired Of Walking — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/tired-of-walking
27. Too Long In The Wasteland — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/too-long-in-the-wasteland
28. Walk Between The Raindrops — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/walk-between-the-raindrops
29. Where'd You Hide The Body — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/where-d-you-hide-the-body
30. You'd A' Thought — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/you-d-a-thought
31. Charlemagne's Home Town — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/charlemagne-s-home-town
32. Freeway View — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/freeway-view
33. Hurricane Party — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/hurricane-party
34. Lights of Cheyenne — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/lights-of-cheyenne
35. Out Here in the Middle — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/out-here-in-the-middle
36. Red Dress — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/red-dress
37. Rex's — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/rex-s
38. Ruins Of The Realm — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/ruins-of-the-realm
39. Six-Year Drought — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/six-year-drought
40. We Can't Make It Here — https://lyroverse.com/james-mcmurtry/we-can-t-make-it-here