Vikki Carr: El Paso’s Border-to-Billboard Voice
Today is the birthday of Vikki Carr. She would be 87 today. Vikki Carr of El Paso, Texas, turned a Juárez-border childhood into international pop stardom. Born Florencia Bicenta de […]
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DJ Screw: Houston’s Architect of Slow Motion
Today is the birthday of DJ Screw. He would be 56 today. DJ Screw slowed down rap music until it felt like syrup pouring. Robert Earl Davis Jr. entered the […]
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Charlie Christian: Bonham’s Electric Revolutionary
Today is the birthday of Charlie Christian. He would be 111 today. Charlie Christian plugged in a guitar and jazz never sounded the same again. He grew up in Bonham, […]
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Arnett Cobb: Houston’s Wild Man of Tenor Sax
Today is the birthday of Arnett Cobb. He would be 109 today. Arnett Cobb blew his tenor saxophone like a freight train picking up speed downhill. He grew up in […]
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Charlie Sexton: Austin’s Teenage Guitar Hero
Today is the birthday of Charlie Sexton. He would be 59 today. Charlie Sexton entered the world in San Antonio, but Austin, Texas raised the guitarist inside him. His family […]