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San Marcos: Texas State University

George Strait renamed a campus band the Ace in the Hole and launched a legend

601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666

Texas State University in San Marcos, where ranch hand George Strait renamed a campus band the Ace in the Hole and launched a legend.

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‘I Hope Your Old Plane Crashes’: Waylon Jennings and the Night That Haunted Him

In February 1959, Waylon Jennings gave up his seat on Buddy Holly’s doomed plane — and made a joke he’d spend the rest of his…
Shooter Jennings and Charley Crokett in Clovis
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Bob Wills Built It. Jack Ruby Ran It. Then the Sex Pistols Showed Up.
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