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 […]
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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 […]
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Gibby Haynes: Dallas’s Gleeful Agent of Chaos
Today is the birthday of Gibby Haynes. He would be 69 today. Gibby Haynes grew up in Dallas, Texas, then blew up the rulebook completely. His father hosted a kids' […]
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Albert Collins: Leona’s Ice Man
Today is the birthday of Albert Collins. He would be 94 today. Albert Collins grew up outside Leona, Texas, deep in Leon County cotton country. He picked cotton before he […]
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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Dallas Guitar God
Today is the birthday of Stevie Ray Vaughan. He would be 72 today. Stephen Ray Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas on October 3, 1954. He grew up in Oak […]
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Stevie Ray Vaughan: Dallas Guitar God
Today is the birthday of Stevie Ray Vaughan. He would be 72 today. Stephen Ray Vaughan was born in Dallas, Texas on October 3, 1954. He grew up in Oak […]
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Steve Miller: Dallas’s Joker of Arena Rock
Today is the birthday of Steve Miller. He would be 83 today. Steve Miller learned guitar in a Dallas living room, not a Milwaukee garage. His family moved to Dallas, […]
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Tanya Tucker: Seminole’s Child Star
Today is the birthday of Tanya Tucker. She is 68 today. Tanya Denise Tucker was born in Seminole, Texas on October 10, 1958. Seminole sits in Gaines County, in the […]
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Tanya Tucker: Seminole’s Child Star
Today is the birthday of Tanya Tucker. She is 68 today. Tanya Denise Tucker was born in Seminole, Texas on October 10, 1958. Seminole sits in Gaines County, flat far-West […]