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Dallas: Kessler Theater

From Art Deco movie house to one of Dallas's most trusted live music listening rooms

1230 W Davis St, Dallas, TX 75208

The Kessler Theater has gone from Art Deco movie house to one of Dallas's most trusted live music listening rooms in Oak Cliff.

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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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Down Highway 84: Charley Crockett Records ‘Clovis’ at Norman Petty’s Studio

In July 2025, Shooter Jennings produced Charley Crockett’s album Clovis at Norman Petty’s legendary studio — just over the Texas border in New Mexico, where…
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The Boy Who Led Blind Lemon Through Deep Ellum
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Bob Wills Built It. Jack Ruby Ran It. Then the Sex Pistols Showed Up.
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The Night Tina Turner Crossed the Freeway
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