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…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Earl Bailey, Guitar, Guitar Teacher, Music Education, Rock
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…
Posted by: John South
Tags: Austin Songwriters Group, Jeanie Sliva, Milo Deering, nashville songwriters association, Patrick McGuire, Rocky Dribble
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.”
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stoney LaRue, Texas music
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.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Blues, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas music
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.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Eli Young Band, Texas music
28 Dec 09 Pat Green Looks to the Future
Texas music star Pat Green predicts the next ten years for north Texas music.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Eli Young Band, Pat Green, Texas music
28 Dec 09 Houston Arts Supporter Dies
Texas music has lost a strong arts supporter, with the death of Cynthia Woods Mitchell.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Texas music
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.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Bill Lister, Hank Williams, Texas music
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.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas music
01 Dec 09 Hendrix Shares Holiday Song with Friends
Texas music star Terri Hendrix is sharing her holiday song, Christmas in August.
Posted by: Sam Moore
Tags: Terri Hendrix, Texas music
