Ivory Joe Hunter: Kirbyville’s Restless Songwriter
Today is the birthday of Ivory Joe Hunter. He would be 112 today. Ivory Joe Hunter came from Kirbyville, Texas, a tiny logging town in the Piney Woods. His father […]
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Gene Watson: Palestine’s Purest Voice in Country
Today is the birthday of Gene Watson. He would be 83 today. Gene Watson of Palestine, Texas, spent his mornings fixing wrecked cars, not chasing fame. He worked as an […]
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Khruangbin: Houston’s Hypnotic Groove Machine
Today is the birthday of Laura Lee. She would be 40 today. Khruangbin formed in Houston, Texas, out of a shared love for Thai funk and dub. Their name means […]
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Victoria Spivey: Houston’s Blues Queen
Today is the birthday of Victoria Spivey. She would be 120 today. Victoria Spivey grew up in Houston, Texas, surrounded by a musical family. Her father led a string band, […]
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Little Joe: Temple’s King of the Brown Sound
Today is the birthday of Little Joe. He would be 86 today. Little Joe of Temple, Texas, built an entire sound out of stubbornness. Radio programmers once told him Tejano […]
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Bobby Fuller: Baytown’s Garage Rock Original
Today is the birthday of Bobby Fuller. He would be 84 today. Baytown, Texas, along the Houston Ship Channel, gave the world Bobby Fuller. His family later moved to El […]
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The Big Bopper: Sabine Pass’s Booming Voice
Today is the birthday of The Big Bopper. He would be 96 today. J.P. Richardson grew up in Sabine Pass, Texas, near the Gulf Coast marshes. He worked as a […]
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Narciso Martínez: San Benito’s Father of Conjunto
Today is the birthday of Narciso Martínez. He would be 115 today. Narciso Martínez built the sound of modern conjunto from a farmhouse near San Benito, Texas. He crossed the […]
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Illinois Jacquet: Houston’s Honking Tenor Pioneer
Today is the birthday of Illinois Jacquet. He would be 104 today. Illinois Jacquet played one saxophone solo that basically invented rock and roll's attitude. His family moved to Houston, […]
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Sippie Wallace: Houston’s Blues Mother
Today is the birthday of Sippie Wallace. She would be 128 today. Beulah Thomas was born in Houston, Texas on November 1, 1898. She grew up in the Third Ward […]
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Lyle Lovett: Klein’s Restless Genius
Today is the birthday of Lyle Lovett. He is 69 today. Lyle Pearce Lovett was born in Klein, Texas on November 1, 1957 — a small community north of Houston […]
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Delbert McClinton: Lubbock’s Soulful Survivor
Today is the birthday of Delbert McClinton. He is 86 today. Delbert McClinton was born in Lubbock, Texas on November 4, 1940. He grew up in Fort Worth, playing harmonica […]