Birthdays

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Today is the birthday of Guy Clark. He would be 85 today. Guy Charles Clark was born in Monahans, Texas on November 6, 1941 — a West Texas oil town […]

Today is the birthday of Doug Sahm. He would be 85 today. Douglas Wayne Sahm was born in San Antonio, Texas on November 6, 1941. He was a genuine Texas […]