Location: Austin

Angela Strehli co-founded Southern Feeling with WC Clark in Austin in 1972, then became stage manager at Antone's and launched Antone's Records.

Delbert McClinton earned a star on the Paramount Theatre's Walk of Fame in 2019 and recorded his Grammy-nominated 'Live from Austin' on Austin City Limits.

Flaco Jiménez performed across Austin for decades, from the Flamingo Cantina to Austin City Limits, earning induction into the ACL Hall of Fame in 2015.

Jimmie Vaughan co-founded The Fabulous Thunderbirds in Austin in 1974, making Antone's nightclub the epicenter of Texas blues for a generation.

Gary Clark Jr. grew up on Austin's East Side, teaching himself guitar from library books and absorbing the Stevie Ray Vaughan tradition that defined his hometown.

Gary Clark Jr. came of age at Antone's in Austin, where mentor Clifford Antone gave him a stage alongside blues legend Jimmie Vaughan.

Sarah Jarosz has appeared multiple times on Austin City Limits, the landmark PBS series that has defined Texas music on television since 1976.

Alejandro Escovedo made the Continental Club his home stage in Austin, recording live albums and releasing Street Songs of Love in 2010.

In 1983, Alejandro Escovedo formed the True Believers in Austin, blending punk and Texas rock into one of the most beloved bands in the city's history.

The Armadillo World Headquarters was Austin's outlaw country epicenter in the 1970s. Townes Van Zandt performed here as part of the Texas music revolution.

Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos is where George Strait nearly quit music before landing an MCA deal that changed country.

Texas State University in San Marcos, where ranch hand George Strait renamed a campus band the Ace in the Hole and launched a legend.