Location: Big Spring

Big Spring, Texas, holds a legendary place in American music history as the crucible of classic honky-tonk. It is most famous as the town where Country Music Hall of Famer Lefty Frizzell invented his signature syllable-stretching vocal style that influenced generations of stars.

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Big Spring: Lefty Frizzell at the Ace of Clubs

The West Texas Honky-Tonk Where Jim Beck Discovered Him

Lefty Frizzell was working the Ace of Clubs in Big Spring, Texas when a Dallas studio owner heard him sing and offered to change his life.

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