The University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston is where Townes Van Zandt was diagnosed with manic depression. Explore this turning point in his life.
The Old Quarter in Houston is where Townes Van Zandt recorded his legendary live album in 1973. This Congress Street club is a cornerstone of Texas music.
Singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt was born in Fort Worth on March 7, 1944, into a family that helped found the city.
A National Register historic landmark, the Van Zandt family home in Fort Worth shaped the roots of Texas music legend Townes Van Zandt.
Southeast Texas is the music region that shaped Gatemouth Brown, one of America's most eclectic blues guitarists.
San Antonio is where Clarence Gatemouth Brown launched his professional career in 1945, playing drums in local clubs.
Peacock Records Houston — where Don Robey signed Gatemouth Brown in 1949 and built one of America's most important independent record labels.
Gatemouth Brown Bronze Peacock Houston — the night in 1947 when he stepped in for T-Bone Walker and launched one of blues history's greatest careers.
Clarence Gatemouth Brown grew up in Orange, Texas, and returned there to die in 2005. His grave at Hollywood Cemetery honors a blues legend.
'Is Anybody Goin' to San Antone' put Charley Pride at number one in 1970 — a road song about the River Walk city that still resonates today.
Country pioneer Charley Pride was honored by Fort Worth's National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum in 2006.
Charley Pride sang the national anthem at Super Bowl VIII in Houston's Rice Stadium in 1974 — a landmark moment for country music's barrier-breaking star.