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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]