The entrance to the Wittliff Collections in San Marcos holds a bronze crow made by Terry Allen. It holds the ashes of Guy Clark. He titled it Caw Caw Blues — after the last song Clark worked on before he died.
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Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos is where George Strait nearly quit music before landing an MCA deal that changed country.
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Texas State University in San Marcos, where ranch hand George Strait renamed a campus band the Ace in the Hole and launched a legend.
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The Texas Music Collection celebrates the Lone Star State’s sonic diversity — from back-porch country to San Antonio Tejano grooves.
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Central Texas
Coupland
DFW Airport
East Texas
Fairfield
Fischer
Gulf Coast
Hill Country
Inglewood
Lubbock-High Plains
Manor
Mason
North Texas
Panhandle
Quitman
Quitman is a cultural hub that has produced countless country, blues, and Americana pioneers.
Rio Grande Valley
South Texas
Spicewood
Trinity
University Park
West Texas
West Texas is the spiritual and cultural bedrock of “Texas country,” Americana, and early rock ‘n’ roll. Shaped by its wide-open, dusty plains, the region’s music is famously characterized by poetic lyricism, working-class themes, and a unique blend of country, folk, rock, and borderland influences.