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25 Jan 10 Earl Bailey – Guitarist and Innovative Educator

By John South Evenings in Plano are generally fairly quiet, not that Plano is the small, sleepy bedroom community it used to be.  But on most evenings, outside one particular house, one can hear the distinctive low frequencies of guitars and the thumping of a drum machine that signal that you have reached the studio of a music teacher.  This is not the studio of just any teacher though.  As…

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18 Jan 10 The Truth Is

By John South On the back porch of a house in a small Texas town, a little girl sat and dreamed of playing guitar and being a singer.   She made up songs – singing through the day.  She listened to the music of Joni Mitchell – she wanted to be just like her, to sing just like her.  She also found inspiration in the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.  Jeanie…

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09 Jan 10 LaRue Has Red Dirt on His Boots

Oklahoma native Stoney LaRue is one of the leaders of the Texas music movement known as “Red Dirt.”




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05 Jan 10 Blues Festival To Benefit Community Radio

Community radio station KNON will bring the Texas music blues to downtown Dallas with its 11th annual Blues Festival.




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01 Jan 10 Eli Young Staying Busy During the Holidays

Texas music stars Eli Young Band are in the midst of a busy time, and it’s only the beginning of the year.




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28 Dec 09 Pat Green Looks to the Future

Texas music star Pat Green predicts the next ten years for north Texas music.




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28 Dec 09 Houston Arts Supporter Dies

Texas music has lost a strong arts supporter, with the death of Cynthia Woods Mitchell.




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05 Dec 09 Last Drifting Cowboy Dies

Bill Lister, an old-time Texas music professional, died Tuesday. He once played rhythm guitar with Hank Willilams.




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03 Dec 09 El Paso To Talk Stevie Ray Tonight

Texas music icon Stevie Ray Vaughan will be the topic of tonight’s lecture series at the El Paso Museum of History.




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01 Dec 09 Hendrix Shares Holiday Song with Friends

Texas music star Terri Hendrix is sharing her holiday song, Christmas in August.




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