German settlers built these halls for brass bands and beer. Then Texas country music moved in. Here are nine floors still worth the drive.

Buddy Holly, Waylon Jennings, and Joe Ely all grew up within 50 miles of each other. So did Bobby Keys, Mac Davis, Terry Allen, Angela Strehli, and Delbert McClinton. That's not a coincidence. That's West Texas. The Lubbock-High Plains Music Trail connects the birthplaces, the honky-tonks, the radio stations, and...