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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 when she was only ten years old. She played classical flute in her Houston high school band with real skill. She practiced flute for hours, […] |
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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 DJ Screw's chopped-and-screwed sound before he ever touched a microphone. That sound later defined his entire catalog, from Rodeo to Astroworld. Scott then dropped out […] |
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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 moved faster than most adults could track. By his teens, he had already outplayed grown men at open jam sessions. He teamed up with French […] |
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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 Jacksonville, Texas, in the piney woods of East Texas. Al Dexter's Jacksonville, Texas roots shaped a plainspoken style that audiences instantly trusted. He ran a […] |
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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. His Hammond organ turned Small Faces and Faces into two of rock's most joyful bands. He later toured with the Rolling Stones for two decades […] |
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1 event,Today is the birthday of Kaitlin Butts. She would be 34 today. Kaitlin Butts entered the world in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but Fort Worth, Texas claimed her instead. She married Flatland Cavalry frontman Cleto Cordero and built a life in Cowtown. Now she headlines Billy Bob's Texas, the biggest honky-tonk on earth. Red Dirt radio stations […] |
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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, Texas, surrounded by blues records and radio static. He formed early bands with his brother before joining forces with Billy Gibbons. His brother, Rocky Hill, […] |
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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 officer before music became his full-time job. That background gave his voice a weathered, working-man authority. Nashville labels passed on him for years, unsure what […] |
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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 crops as a boy, then picked up a guitar and never looked back. In 1975, his song "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" topped the pop […] 
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 of theater training and DIY grit defined his whole career. He built a suitcase kick-drum rig long before loop pedals became trendy. That homemade setup […] |
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