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Texas has produced MANY great musicians and musical events. Let's celebrate them, world-famous or just Texas-famous!
Coley! Beckett! Sail on!
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30.06.2025 05:44 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Since I'm new here, I figured I'd share some music with ya!
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Grupo Fantasma (Austin)
Since 2000, this 9-piece band has created their own โLatin grooveโ and โexuberant happinessโ music, touring with Prince, Spoon and more. CD Hotlist says their latest (9th) album is a โjoyfully diverse explosion of musical colors.
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Texas Connection, 1990.
13.03.2025 14:40 โ ๐ 23 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Second Banana
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Buddy Whittington & Mouse Mayes
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Buddy Whittington - Guitar & Vocals, Mouse Mayes - Guitar, Randy Shea - Drums, Wayne Sixx - Bass Filmed & recorded at the Dallas International Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX on May 7, 2023
Ella Mae Morse (Mansfield '24-'99) mixed jazz, blues, & country in the '40s & '50s. At 17, her "Cow-Cow Boogie" gaveย Capitol Recordsย its 1stย gold record. In '43, her "Get On Board, Little Chillun" hit the then- newย R&B charts. She got a star on the Walk of Fame in 1960.
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One of my fav photos of Mouse.
27.02.2025 03:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Mouse Mayes began playing in TX in the 60s. After college he returned to TX (75/76) and formed Big D Stuff. In the 80โs he was with Black Oak Arkansas and the 90s found him with Alamo, The Voodoo Kings, Point Blank. Recently he's with Buddy Whittington, โDr. Wuโ & Playtown.
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Lloyd Maines is a true Texas music icon! If it has strings, big of little, he can play it, and oh so well.
27.02.2025 01:52 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Antoneโs with Lloyd Maines & Jesse โGuitarโ Taylor
26.02.2025 14:34 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Marcia Ball (Orange 1949) is touring now w/ Tommy Castro !
This Austin Music Hall of Famer's first band was Freda & the Firedogs ('72). She's cut 18 albums, received many Grammy nominations and won many BMA nominations & awards.
She is a Texas music institution and I say that in the best way!
Willow Avalon!
10.02.2025 19:18 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0JAZZ, TX (San Antonio 2016) is a hot jazz bar/restaurant in the basement of the Historic Pearl Brewery. They present a variety of artists, delivering all types of JAZZ from โNawlins to Ellington to Marsalis to West Coast. The dance floor is always open for Salsa Nights!
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Rusty Mihm (Houston) who also goes as โConcho Roughwaterโ, gives the guitar power to his own gigs plus to Katie Beth & the Coyote Rose Band - who just dropped a single to Spotify. This guitarslinger can also help you get your LTC.
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Gene Autry (Tioga '07-'98) songwriter (+200 songs), actor, businessman, had his own radio show in '31 and was soon cutting records. In '34 he made his 1st film, Old Santa Fe, & signed to Republic Pictures in โ36. He created the era of the "singing cowboy" in the 30s-'50s.ย
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Gurf Morlix (โ51) has made a huge mark in TX music. This โsideman supremeโ & songwriter backed many such as Blaze Foley, Lucinda Williams & still gigs. His HUGE mark is as a producer/engineer (Cleaves, Gauthier, REK, Ray Wylie & many more). Austin Music HOF, AMA winner '09,
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Bill Mack Smith Jr (โ29โ'20) was aย songwriter, singer & radio host known for his years on WBAP 820 radio. He wrote โBlueโ (sung by LeAnne Rimes), won a Grammy in โ97. He gained the Radio Hall of Fame in 1982 and the Texas Country Hall of Fame in 2000. Here's to the next MM!
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Larry Gatlin (Seminole โ48) sang with his Gatlin Brothers, the Imperials, Kristofferson, Kenny Rogers, Fricke, Yoakam & MANY more. He picked with Willie, wrote songs covered by Elvis (& MANY more), starred on Broadway, hosted his own radio show & appeared in a movie.
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REK talks his songwriting process.
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Just discovered another way that Texas music is making it around the world! On them short waves!
Texas Radio ShortWave on 9670kHz at 1200 UTC
* Broadcaster:ย Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany
broadcasts TRSW's monthly shows to Europe and North America on shortwave radio, 3955 and 9670 kHz.
Brent Woods aka Barbwire (Arlington) singer/songwriter/ played with Lynx back in the day, rocks his resonator to give the duo Barbwire Blues their distinctive sound. Gregg Paid (bass) gives the duo their blues touch.
Catch Barbwire on 95.5 KFCE & around DFW most weekends.
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YES, you/your band/group/orchestra/etc MUST be from Texas & have a YouTube video.
NO, this is not for money, it's just to help musicians & honor Texas music.
NO, do not get pissed if your entry does not make it or if it takes me a while to post.
NO, you cannot link back to your website or page.
Rodney Crowell (Houston โ50) Discovered by Jerry Reed, played in Emmylou's & Vince Gill's bands. He has won 2+ Grammys, MANY Americana, CMA & ACM awards, dropped 22+ albums & singles, written MANY hit songs, and received the Poetโs Award from the ACM.
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Pauline Reese (Mt. Pleasant) Called โQueen of Texas Musicโ by Willie, sheโs dropped 7+ albums, performed at 6 Willie Picnics, 3 Farm Aids, won Female Vocalist of the Year 7 times, toured with Haggard, Mellencamp, Allman Brothers, Dylan & more. Congrats to one tough lady.
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Congratulations, LOCKHART, TX for becoming the 72nd Music Friendly Community in Texas!
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Sam Choate (Lubbock) comes from a family of musicians, well-known in town, and is now a teacher/performer/writer/producer, mentoring musicians for the Lubbock Cultural Arts Foundationโs new educational series calledย โLubbock Music Grub Club.โ
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Good brief interview with Rob.
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