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Today is the birthday of Ally Venable. She would be 28 today. Ally Venable grew up in Kilgore, Texas, a Piney Woods town famous for oil, not guitar heroes. She […]

Today is the birthday of Maren Morris. She would be 37 today. Maren Morris grew up in Arlington, Texas, singing in local honky-tonks by age eleven. Her father drove her […]

Today is the birthday of Lizzo. She would be 39 today. Lizzo spent her early childhood in Detroit, but Houston, Texas built the artist she became. Her family moved there […]

Today is the birthday of Travis Scott. He would be 36 today. Travis Scott grew up in Missouri City, a Houston, Texas suburb thick with trap music energy. He absorbed […]

Today is the birthday of JD Beck. He would be 24 today. JD Beck grew up in Dallas, Texas, banging on drums before he could tie his shoes. His hands […]

Today is the birthday of Al Dexter. He would be 122 today. Al Dexter wrote one song that outsold nearly everything else during World War II. He grew up in […]

Today is the birthday of Ian McLagan. He would be 82 today. Ian McLagan built two legendary rock bands. Then he settled quietly in Austin, Texas. Everyone called him Mac. […]

Today is the birthday of Dusty Hill. He would be 78 today. Dusty Hill anchored ZZ Top's low end like a bridge holds a highway. He grew up in Dallas, […]

Today is the birthday of Cody Johnson. He would be 40 today. Cody Johnson grew up near Huntsville, Texas, in the tiny community of Sebastopol. He worked as a corrections […]

Today is the birthday of Freddy Fender. He would be 90 today. Freddy Fender of San Benito, Texas, clawed his way from a cotton field into music history. He picked […]

Today is the birthday of Shakey Graves. He would be 40 today. Shakey Graves grew up in Austin, Texas, acting in commercials before he picked up a guitar. That mix […]