Boz Scaggs: Plano’s Silk Degrees Soul Man
Today is the birthday of Boz Scaggs. He would be 83 today. Boz Scaggs discovered his voice in Plano, Texas, long before Hollywood found him. He arrived as a shy […]
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Frank Beard: Frankston’s Beardless Backbeat
Today is the birthday of Frank Beard. He would be 78 today. Frank Beard is the only man in ZZ Top without a beard. That irony still gets bigger laughs […]
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Parker McCollum: Conroe’s Cracked-Voice Cowboy
Today is the birthday of Parker McCollum. He would be 35 today. Parker McCollum grew up in Conroe, Texas, just far enough from Nashville to matter. He cut his teeth […]
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Solange Knowles: Houston’s Independent Throne
Today is the birthday of Solange Knowles. She would be 41 today. Solange Knowles grew up in Houston, Texas, in the shadow of a famous older sister. Her father managed […]
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Post Malone Birthday
Post Malone, born Austin Richard Post on July 4, 1995 in Syracuse, New York, moved to Grapevine, Texas at age 9 and has called it home ever since. A Grapevine […]
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Leon Bridges: Fort Worth’s Vintage Soul Man
Today is the birthday of Leon Bridges. He would be 38 today. Leon Bridges came into the world in Atlanta, but Fort Worth, Texas raised him. He waited tables at […]
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Koe Wetzel: Pittsburg’s Hillbilly Punk-Rocker
Today is the birthday of Koe Wetzel. He would be 35 today. Koe Wetzel grew up in Pittsburg, Texas, a small East Texas town near the Louisiana line. His college […]
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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 […]