Texas: A Musical Journey

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:

• “Texas, Our Texas,” the official song of Texas and “The Eyes of Texas,” the unofficial state song

• The biggest country, jazz, rock-and-roll, and blues artists who had ties to Texas, including Blind Lemon Jefferson, Buddy Holly, and Willie Nelson

• The music festivals that have received national recognition, such as South by Southwest and Austin City Limits

• Some of the “hidden gems” from the Texas music scene, including Carl Eric Lewis and Charline Arthur

Table of Contents

1. “Texas, Our Texas”
2. “Beautiful Texas”
3. “The Eyes of Texas”
4. Julius Lorenzo Cobb Bledsoe
5. Damita Jo DeBlanc
6. Daisy Pettit Elgin
7. Baldemar Huerta [Freddy Fender]
8. Janis Lyn Joplin
9. Melody Maids
10. Lydia Mendoza
11. Roy Kelton Orbison
12. James Travis Reeves
13. Selena Quintanilla Perez
14. Soul Stirrers
15. Louis Charles Stevenson [Buckwheat, B.W.]
16. John Townes Van Zandt
17. Light Crust Doughboys
18. James Robert Wills
19. Orvon Gene Autry
20. Dale Evans
21. George Glenn Jones
22. Ace in the Hole Band
23. Dave Stone
24. Willie Nelson and the Birth of the Austin Music Scene (Texas Almanac)
25. Bacas of Fayetteville
26. Música Norteña
27. Narciso Martínez
28. Joseph Patek
29. Little Joe y La Familia
30. Texas Tornados
31. West Side Sound
32. Zydeco
33. Eddie Durham and the Texas Contribution to Jazz History (Southwestern Historical Quarterly)
34. David Wendel Guion
35. Scott Joplin
36. Leonora Rives-Díaz
37. Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
38. Blind Lemon Jefferson
39. Aaron Thibeaux Walker [T-Bone]
40. Victoria Regina Spivey
41. Stevie Ray Vaughan
42. Elvis in Texas
43. Charles Hardin Holley [Buddy Holly]
44. Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs
45. Sir Douglas Quintet
46. 13th Floor Elevators
47. Bloodrock
48. Pantera
49. Austin City Limits
50. Big D Jamboree
51. Border Radio
52. Harry A. Lieberman [Larry Kane]
53. Sump’n Else
54. The !!!! Beat
55. Cowboys’ Christmas Ball
56. Kerrville Folk Festival
57. South by Southwest
58. Texas International Pop Festival, 1969
59. Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic
60. Margaret Cage Whitley Adams
61. Charline Arthur
62. James A. Beck [Jim]
63. John Washington Dollar, Jr. [Johnny Dollar]
64. Evelyn Joyce Johnson
65. Carl Eric Lewis
66. Carl T. Morene
67. Sarg Records