
Texas: A Musical Journey
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The diversity of Texas music reflects the diversity of people in the Lone Star State. Perhaps most associated with Lone Star country music to uninformed listeners outside of the state, Texas musicians have also influenced a number of other genres, including rock-and-roll, jazz, blues, and even heavy metal music. By studying the development and maturation of music in Texas, one can chronicle the growth and changing demographics of Texas as well.
In Texas: A Musical Journey, you will learn more about the influence Texans have made on the music industry, including backgrounds and profiles on:
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“Texas, Our Texas,” the official song of Texas and “The Eyes of Texas,” the unofficial state song
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The biggest country, jazz, rock-and-roll, and blues artists who had ties to Texas, including Blind Lemon Jefferson, Buddy Holly, and Willie Nelson
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The music festivals that have received national recognition, such as South by Southwest and Austin City Limits
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Some of the “hidden gems” from the Texas music scene, including Carl Eric Lewis and Charline Arthur
Table of Contents
- “Texas, Our Texas”
- “Beautiful Texas”
- “The Eyes of Texas”
- Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe
- Damita Jo DeBlanc
- Daisy Pettit Elgin
- Baldemar Huerta [Freddy Fender]
- Janis Lyn Joplin
- Melody Maids
- Lydia Mendoza
- Roy Kelton Orbison
- James Travis Reeves
- Selena Quintanilla Perez
- Soul Stirrers
- Louis Charles Stevenson [Buckwheat, B.W.]
- John Townes Van Zandt
- Light Crust Doughboys
- James Robert Wills
- Orvon Gene Autry
- Dale Evans
- George Glenn Jones
- Ace in the Hole Band
- Dave Stone
- Willie Nelson and the Birth of the Austin Music Scene (Texas Almanac)
- Bacas of Fayetteville
- Música Norteña
- Narciso Martínez
- Joseph Patek
- Little Joe y La Familia
- Texas Tornados
- West Side Sound
- Zydeco
- Eddie Durham and the Texas Contribution to Jazz History (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)
- David Wendel Guion
- Scott Joplin
- Leonora Rives-Díaz
- Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
- Blind Lemon Jefferson
- Aaron Thibeaux Walker [T-Bone]
- Victoria Regina Spivey
- Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Elvis in Texas
- Charles Hardin Holley [Buddy Holly]
- Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
- Sir Douglas Quintet
- 13th Floor Elevators
- Bloodrock
- Pantera
- Austin City Limits
- Big D Jamboree
- Border Radio
- Harry A. Lieberman [Larry Kane]
- Sump’n Else
- The !!!! Beat
- Cowboys’ Christmas Ball
- Kerrville Folk Festival
- South by Southwest
- Texas International Pop Festival, 1969
- Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic
- Margaret Cage Whitley Adams
- Charline Arthur
- James A. Beck [Jim]
- John Washington Dollar, Jr. [Johnny Dollar]
- Evelyn Joyce Johnson
- Carl Eric Lewis
- Carl T. Morene
- Sarg Records
Published: 2015