The 30 Best Whiskey Myers Songs, from Ballad of a Southern Man to John Wayne

What is Whiskey Myers' most popular song?

"Stone" and "Broken Window Serenade" are Whiskey Myers' most popular songs, two slow-burning ballads that fans sing back word for word at every show. "Ballad of a Southern Man", "Bury My Bones" and "John Wayne" are their best-known rockers.

Whiskey Myers' essential songs

1. "Stone", 2016: a five-and-a-half-minute ballad written by Cody Cannon, the heart of Mud.
2. "Broken Window Serenade", 2011: a slow, aching ballad from Firewater that also charted in Australia.
3. "Ballad of a Southern Man", 2011: a proud anthem written by the whole band.
4. "Bury My Bones", 2019: a top 20 rock radio hit written by John Jeffers.
5. "John Wayne", 2022: a lead single from Tornillo, written by Cody Cannon, Jamey Gleaves and Tony Kent.
6. "Gasoline", 2019: a hard-driving rocker and a top 20 rock radio hit.
7. "Die Rockin", 2019: the opener of their self-titled album, co-written with Ray Wylie Hubbard.
8. "Early Morning Shakes", 2014: the gritty title track of their third album.
9. "Mud", 2016: the title track of their fourth album, co-written with Brent Cobb.
10. "Virginia", 2011: a Cody Cannon song from Firewater.

Songs from Firewater (2011)

Their second album was produced by Leroy Powell and recorded in Denton, Texas.

11. "Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd", 2011: the opener, written by Brent Cobb.
12. "Calm Before the Storm", 2011: a five-and-a-half-minute album highlight.
13. "Anna Marie", 2011: written by Cody Cannon and John Jeffers.
14. "Song for You", 2011: the eight-minute closing epic written by Cody Tate.

Songs from Early Morning Shakes (2014)

Dave Cobb produced their third album, and it became their first to reach the top ten of the country albums chart.

15. "Dogwood", 2014: co-written with Brent Cobb and Aaron Raitiere.
16. "Home", 2014: another Cannon, Cobb and Raitiere co-write.
17. "Headstone", 2014: co-written with Dave Pahanish.
18. "Shelter from the Rain", 2014: a third song written with Brent Cobb and Aaron Raitiere.
19. "Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior", 2014: their cover of the David Allan Coe outlaw classic.

Songs from Mud (2016)

Dave Cobb produced again, and Mud reached number four on the country albums chart.

20. "On the River", 2016: the opener, written by John Jeffers.
21. "Lightning Bugs and Rain", 2016: co-written with Mark Stephen Jones and Aaron Raitiere.
22. "Trailer We Call Home", 2016: co-written with the songwriter Darrell Scott.
23. "Frogman", 2016: co-written with Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes.
24. "Good Ol' Days", 2016: the closing song, written by Brent Cobb.

Songs from Whiskey Myers (2019), Tornillo (2022) and beyond

25. "Mona Lisa", 2019: the second track of the self-titled album, under two and a half minutes long.
26. "Bad Weather", 2019: the six-minute closing song of the self-titled album.
27. "Kentucky Gold", 2019: a country-rock song co-written with Aaron Raitiere.
28. "Feet's", 2022: a highlight of Tornillo.
29. "The Wolf", 2022: the third single from Tornillo.
30. "Time Bomb", 2025: a rock radio single from the year of their seventh album, Whomp Whack Thunder.

Who are Whiskey Myers?

Whiskey Myers are a Southern rock band from Palestine, Texas, led by singer and main songwriter Cody Cannon with guitarists John Jeffers and Cody Tate. They started out playing Texas bars, released their first album, Road of Life, in 2008, and built their audience by touring constantly, releasing records on their own Wiggy Thump label. The lineup today also includes drummer Jeff Hogg, bassist Jamey Gleaves and percussionist Tony Kent.

Whiskey Myers albums in order

• Road of Life (2008): the debut that started their Texas following.
• Firewater (2011): produced by Leroy Powell, home of "Ballad of a Southern Man" and "Broken Window Serenade".
• Early Morning Shakes (2014): the first of two albums with producer Dave Cobb and their first country top ten.
• Mud (2016): Dave Cobb again, with "Stone" and a number four peak on the country albums chart.
• Whiskey Myers (2019): self-produced, and a number one country album.
• Tornillo (2022): recorded at Sonic Ranch with horns and a fuller sound.
• Whomp Whack Thunder (2025): their seventh studio album.

If you are new to the band, start with Mud, then go back to Firewater for the songs that started it all.

The songwriters behind the songs

Cody Cannon writes most of the band's songs, and guitarist John Jeffers contributes some of the best, including "Bury My Bones" and "Bad Weather". Their favorite outside collaborators read like a who's who of Southern songwriting: Brent Cobb, the cousin of producer Dave Cobb, co-wrote "Mud" and wrote "Good Ol' Days" and "Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd"; Aaron Raitiere co-wrote "Dogwood", "Lightning Bugs and Rain" and "Kentucky Gold"; and the Texas legend Ray Wylie Hubbard co-wrote "Die Rockin".

The self-titled number one

Their 2019 album Whiskey Myers was the first they produced entirely themselves, and it debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart and number six on the Billboard 200, a remarkable result for an independent band. It also gave them their two biggest rock radio hits, "Gasoline" and "Bury My Bones".

Whiskey Myers and Yellowstone

In 2018 the band appeared in four episodes of Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone on the Paramount Network, and their songs reached a huge new audience of fans who had never heard of them. Many listeners still discover the band through the show.

Tornillo: horns and a new sound

For Tornillo, released in July 2022, the band recorded at Sonic Ranch in the West Texas town of Tornillo and added more bass and a horn section to their sound. Cody Cannon wrote or co-wrote nine of the twelve songs and John Jeffers wrote the other three. The album topped the UK country albums chart.

Whiskey Myers songs for a road trip or a night out

For a drive, start with "Ballad of a Southern Man", "Gasoline" and "John Wayne", add "Home" and "On the River" and save "Stone" for the last stretch. For a bar or a bonfire, "Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd", "Die Rockin" and "Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior" do the job. For more, see our road trip songs and songs about drinking.

More Southern rock and country artists

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