Birthdays

Today is the birthday of Bobby Day. He is 98. You know the song. It starts with a two-note guitar figure and a sharp little percussion break. Then a voice […]

Today is the birthday of Victor Willis. He would have turned 75. Victor Willis — born in Dallas, Texas, on July 1, 1951 — died on June 30, 2026, one […]

Nanci Griffith was born in Seguin, Texas, on July 6, 1943. She called her music folkabilly and sang Texas stories that haunt you for days.

Today is the birthday of Cindy Walker. She would be 108 today. Cindy Walker was born in Mart, Texas on July 20, 1918 — a McLennan County farming town between […]

Today is the birthday of Don Henley. He is 79 today. Donald Hugh Henley was born in Gilmer, Texas on July 22, 1947. Gilmer is in Upshur County, in the […]

Today is the birthday of Dimebag Darrell. He would be 60 today. Darrell Lance Abbott was born in Arlington, Texas on August 20, 1966. He and his brother Vinnie Paul […]

Today is the birthday of Kenny Rogers. He would be 88 today. Kenneth Donald Rogers was born in Houston, Texas on August 21, 1938, in the Third Ward. His family […]

Kenny Dorham was born in 1924 in Fairfield — the bebop trumpet giant who co-founded the Jazz Messengers and wrote the standard "Blue Bossa."

Today is the birthday of Freddie King. He would be 92 today. If you've spent any time in a Texas blues club, you've heard Freddie King — whether you knew […]

Today is the birthday of Beyoncé. She is 45 today. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles was born in Houston, Texas on September 4, 1981. She grew up in the Third Ward and […]

Today is the birthday of Buddy Holly. He would be 90 today. Charles Hardin Holley was born in Lubbock, Texas on September 7, 1936. The South Plains city was dry […]