Freddie King: Gilmer’s Texas Cannonball
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 […]
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Hank Thompson: Waco’s Honky-Tonk Businessman
Today is the birthday of Hank Thompson. He would be 101 today. Hank Thompson turned honky-tonk into a business empire, and he ran it like a general. He grew up […]
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Beyoncé: Houston’s Queen
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 […]
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Buddy Holly: Lubbock’s Everlasting Echo
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 […]
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Milton Brown: Fort Worth’s Father of Western Swing
Today is the birthday of Milton Brown. He would be 123 today. Milton Brown mixed string-band country with jazz and blues before anyone had a name for it. He grew […]
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George Jones: Saratoga’s Voice of Country
Today is the birthday of George Jones. He would be 95 today. George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas on September 12, 1931 — in Hardin County, deep in […]
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George Jones: Saratoga’s Voice of Country
Today is the birthday of George Jones. He would be 95 today. George Glenn Jones was born in Saratoga, Texas on September 12, 1931 — in Hardin County, deep in […]
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Charles Brown: Texas City’s Cocktail Blues Cool
Today is the birthday of Charles Brown. He would be 104 today. Charles Brown grew up in Texas City, Texas, in a house full of hymns and classical records. He […]
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Ted Daffan: Houston’s Trucking Song Pioneer
Today is the birthday of Ted Daffan. He would be 114 today. Ted Daffan wired together steel guitars and truck-stop stories from a Houston, Texas workshop. He worked as a […]
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Blind Lemon Jefferson: Father of Texas Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson was born in Wortham on September 24, 1893. Born blind, he invented the Texas blues and changed American music forever.
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Meat Loaf: Dallas’s Bombastic Rock Titan
Today is the birthday of Meat Loaf. He would be 79 today. Meat Loaf grew up loud in Dallas, Texas, and he never learned how to whisper. Michael Lee Aday […]
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Gene Autry: Tioga’s Singing Cowboy
Today is the birthday of Gene Autry. He would be 119 today. Orvon Grover Autry was born near Tioga, Texas on September 29, 1907, in Grayson County, north of Dallas […]