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  • Guy Clark: Monahans’ Master Craftsman

    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 […]

  • Doug Sahm: San Antonio’s One-Man Genre

    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 […]

  • Scarface: Fifth Ward’s Rap Philosopher

    Today is the birthday of Scarface. He would be 56 today. Scarface writes verses like a novelist trapped inside a rap booth. He grew up in Houston, Texas, in the […]

  • Miranda Lambert performing

    Miranda Lambert: Longview’s Country Voice

    Today is the birthday of Miranda Lambert. She is 43 today. Miranda Leigh Lambert was born in Longview, Texas on November 10, 1983. East Texas — the pine forests, the […]

  • Scott Joplin: Texarkana’s Ragtime King

    Today is the birthday of Scott Joplin. He would be 158 today. Scott Joplin was born around November 24, 1868, near Texarkana, Texas — the border city that straddles the […]

  • Teddy Wilson: Austin’s Piano Aristocrat

    Today is the birthday of Teddy Wilson. He would be 114 today. Teddy Wilson played piano like a man arranging silverware, precise, elegant, never a note out of place. He […]

  • Billy Gibbons: Houston’s Riff Master

    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 […]

  • Bobby Keys: Slaton’s Rolling Stone

    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 […]