If there is any question why singer/songwriter Charlie Robison has a reputation as a country music maverick, take a look at the liner notes of his latest album.

Songs originally written by the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Ted Nugent, the Steve Miller Band and Bob Marley are all included on “Live,” Robison’s latest release. Robison will be bringing his bad-boy style and band, the Enablers, to the Maintenance Shop Saturday.

To better understand what makes up Charlie Robison’s style, take a look at where he’s from. Robison’s family has ranched near Bandera, Tex., since the 1840s. Robison’s taste in music isn’t what one normally associates with living in the Texas hill country.

“My family always had a very eclectic taste in music — it always ran the spectrum of things,” Robison says. “I’ve always listened to all kinds of music, and I think that carries over into the way I record.

“To me, just staying in one vein of music would just bore the hell out of me. When I make a record, I try to make it like a road tape that has all my favorite music on it.”

Robison speaks about growing up in Texas in the context of his music. In “Anything Might Happen Tonight,” he prefaces the song by telling a story about smoking, drinking Schaefer Beer and cruising in his pickup truck.

“My brother Bruce wrote the song ‘Anything Might Happen Tonight,'” Robison says. “I always tell this long story before the song, and I really wanted to keep that in there.”

Robison says his favorite place to be lately is on that same Texas ranch his family has owned for generations with his wife, Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks, and their new son, Gus.

“We play 150 to 200 dates a year, whether we have a new record out or not, so touring is a constant process for us,” Robison says. “Every night’s different, and this band is full of very distinct personalities. Some of the stuff that’s happened to us on the road can’t be printed.”

What Robison says he enjoys most about playing live and being on the road is the crowd.

“When the crowd’s really into it and sings along with the songs, it doesn’t matter if I’m in Texas or Ames,” he says. “You’re kind of in a geographical state of flux. You’re in that state of flux when you’re on stage and the crowd is singing along with you and really getting into it. It makes for a great feeling, no matter where you are.”

Robison says sometimes life on the road can be tough, especially when his wife is touring at the same time.

“You definitely miss each other a lot. It’s the best and worst of both worlds,” he says. “The worst thing being that we don’t see each other for long periods of time.

“We’re gonna tone things down come the holidays. I’m gonna be done, and she’s gonna be done.”

Although Robison and his wife are often apart, he says they make the best of it.

“We’re lucky to have [our careers], so it’s hard to complain.”