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Houston: Beyoncé at Parker Elementary School

Beyoncé's First Stage: Houston's Music Magnet School

10626 Atwell Dr, Houston, TX 77096

At nine, Beyoncé won a Houston talent show at Parker Elementary — beating teenagers by singing John Lennon's Imagine. The music magnet built her foundation.

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Buddy Holly Center

The Lubbock-High Plains Music Trail

Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, and Joe Ely all grew up within 50 miles of each other. So did Bobby Keys,…
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Bob Wills Built It. Jack Ruby Ran It. Then the Sex Pistols Showed Up.

The Longhorn Ballroom in Dallas has been home to Bob Wills, Jack Ruby, Merle Haggard, and the Sex Pistols — one building, three eras, and…
Tina Turner, 1970 press photo. Jay Bernstein Public Relations, Los Angeles. Public domain.
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The Night Tina Turner Crossed the Freeway
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Don McLean performing in 1976, around the time he wrote and recorded "The Legend of Andrew McCrew"
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The Legend of Andrew McCrew
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Lead Belly plays guitar
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How Lead Belly Sang His Way to Freedom
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