Birthdays

Today is the birthday of Floyd Tillman. He would be 112 today. Floyd Tillman grew up chasing cotton wagons through Post, Texas, on the South Plains. Oklahoma claims his birthplace, […]

Today is the birthday of Johnny Rodriguez. He would be 75 today. Johnny Rodriguez of Sabinal, Texas, once sang his way out of a jail cell. As a teenager, he […]

Today is the birthday of Billy Gibbons. He is 77 today. William Frederick Gibbons was born in Houston, Texas on December 16, 1949. His father was a professional musician and […]

Today is the birthday of Bobby Keys. He would be 83 today. Bobby Keys was born in Slaton, Texas on December 18, 1943 — a small railroad and cotton town […]

Today is the birthday of Edgar Winter. He is 80 today. Edgar Winter was born in Beaumont, Texas on December 28, 1946 — younger brother of Johnny Winter, also born […]

Today is the birthday of Pimp C. He would be 53 today. Pimp C came into the world in Crowley, Louisiana, then Texas claimed him. His family settled in Port […]

Today is the birthday of Michael Nesmith. He would be 84 today. Robert Michael Nesmith was born in Houston, Texas on December 30, 1942. His mother Bette Nesmith Graham invented […]

Today is the birthday of Roger Miller. He would be 91 today. Fort Worth handed Roger Miller his birth certificate on January 2, 1936, and then he was gone. His […]

Today is the birthday of Tex Ritter. He would be 122 today. Woodward Maurice Ritter came out of Murvaul — a Deep East Texas hamlet in Panola County — on […]

Today is the birthday of Ray Price. He would be 101 today. Ray Price built a shuffle beat so sturdy that honky-tonk still leans on it today. He grew up […]

Today is the birthday of Janis Joplin. She would be 84 today. Port Arthur is a refinery town on the Texas Gulf Coast — the kind of place that smells […]

Today is the birthday of Mac Davis. He would be 85 today. Scott Davis was born in Lubbock, Texas on January 21, 1942, in the same flat, sun-hammered West Texas […]