I’ll also recommend the work of his son, James McMurtry. He’s an outstanding songwriter.
See for example:
Choctaw Bingo: https://youtu.be/Nggqe-L9ZQ8
Copper Canteen: https://youtu.be/IM_BjzDCDXs
Painting by Numbers: https://youtu.be/kca5E3xk8II
Lights of Cheyenne: https://youtu.be/TbSmMeJN8tc
Cutter: https://youtu.be/1jGEedvJMDU
Charlemagne’s Home Town: https://youtu.be/AkCNldGIbio