Birthdays

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 […]

Today is the birthday of Angela Strehli. She is 81 today. Angela Strehli was born in Lubbock, Texas on January 22, 1945. She could have stayed in West Texas. Instead, […]