Location: Denton

Denton, Texas, is a thriving cultural and artistic hub anchored by the renowned University of North Texas (UNT) College of Music and its sprawling collegiate community. Officially designated a Music Friendly Community, the city balances a deep-rooted jazz tradition with a vibrant, eclectic, and do-it-yourself (DIY) indie scene.

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Denton: Faded Blue

Vinyl, vintage clothing, and a dart league in the back — Devin Drake’s eclectic shop on North Locust Street

Devin Drake got laid off at 51 and started digging through storage unit auctions. What he found became Faded Blue — 5,000+ vinyl records and vintage goods on North Locust Street.

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Denton: Books & More / Record Hound

Six rooms of vinyl, books, and vintage memorabilia on University Drive since 1994

From the outside, Books & More looks like a one-room dive. Inside, six rooms hold 20,000 vinyl records, as many books, and walls lined with vintage music posters.

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Denton: Recycled Books, Records & CDs

Half a million books, records, and music across three floors of the historic Wright Opera House

The Wright Opera House was built from bricks salvaged from a lightning-struck courthouse. In 1990, Don Foster moved his record shop in. The building finally found its calling.

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Denton: Norah Jones at the University of North Texas

Jazz Piano Studies That Led to Come Away With Me

Norah Jones studied jazz piano at the University of North Texas in Denton before moving to New York and recording Come Away With Me in 2002, which won five Grammys.

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Denton: Ray Wylie Hubbard at the University of North Texas

Hubbard received not only a college education but an immersion in a world where music was taken seriously as art

In 1965, Ray Wylie Hubbard enrolled at North Texas State University in Denton, where his folk and country voice began to find its outlaw shape.

Categories Artists Points of Interest Ray Wylie Hubbard

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