12 May 09 Stephen Bruton Dies
Photo by John Carrico
Texas has lost another musical icon. Stephen Bruton died Saturday from throat cancer complications. The 60-year-old guitarist and vocalist was in Los Angeles, working with T. Bone Burnett on the film “Crazy Heart.” He was acting as music producer and composer.Bruton is known for his work with Kris
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stephen Bruton, Texas music
07 May 09 Amazing Musician Fighting Through Broken Hip
Harold Hudson recovering from a broken hip. Continue reading
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Harold Hudson, Texas music
09 Mar 09 A Ride With Bob
The premise is simple. You’re a very talented musician in your own right, and you have an opportunity to spend a few minutes talking to one of the greatest living legends in Texas music. That gentleman, however, is too tired to talk to you that night, but you’re promised that he will be available the next day. As… Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Asleep at the Wheel, Bob Wills, Leon Rausch, Ruby Jane Smith, The Quebe Sisters Band
03 Feb 09 One Door Closes, Another Opens
A flip of a coin, the flu, bad weather and an inexperienced pilot changed the face of music at 1:00 AM, fifty years ago today.
America woke up on February 3, 1959 to find that Charles Hardin Holley, Richard Steven Valenzuela and Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr. were killed in an early morning airplane accident. Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and J.P. Richardson (the Big Bopper) had played at the Surf… Continue reading
Posted by: John South and Sam Moore
Tags: American Pie, Buddy Holly, Don McLean, J.P. Richardson, Lloyd Maines, Richie Valens, The Big Bopper
27 Jan 09 Why Texas Music?
A common misconception is that Texas music is the familiar red dirt sounds of musicians such as Cross Canadian Ragweed, Stoney LaRue or Jason Boland. It is also misclassified as the outlaw sound of Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, David Allan Coe, Waylon Jennings or Billy Joe Shaver. The truth is that Texas music is much more complicated than any simple classification scheme can represent. All of these musicians are fine Continue reading
Posted by: John South
Tags: Blues, Country Music, Honky Tonk, music, musica tejano, Polka, Stoney LaRue, texas, Western swing, zydeco
