One example came in 2005, when she took the stage with actor Jesse Bradford to deliver an… interesting country music parody at the 20th annual Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica, California.

“The Yellow Rose of Texas” by Elvis Presley from Elvis Sings Flaming Star (1968) While this song dates back to the middle of the 1800s, Elvis Presley recorded his own version a century later.

This summer, in Manhattan, bearded Mitch Miller, Columbia’s pop record genie, was talked into listening to one of The Confederacy’s songs, The Yellow Rose of Texas.

Five men from the Houston area perform "Sixteen popular folk songs of the Lone Star State," most of which have become well-known throughout the country. The songs reflect some of the realities and ...