Texas Music History

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“Ghost Notes” review

1August 26, 2022

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Jack Teagarden: Big T From Texas

4September 11, 2021

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B.L. Joyce and the Yellow Jacket Band: Extensions of Him

1September 8, 2021

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Freddie King: Texas Cannonball

4September 3, 2021

Austin Texas Music History

She’s the Boss: Dolores and the Blue Bonnet Boys

2August 10, 2021

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Townes Van Zandt: The Alchemist

0July 17, 2021

Music Texas Music History

Margaritaville Empire started on Anderson Lane

0June 14, 2021

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King Curtis: Cowtown Soul Stew

0May 9, 2021

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Chasing the Ghosts of Texas Music

1May 7, 2021

Austin Texas Music History

She Dares to Be Different: Janis at UT 1962

0April 22, 2021

Austin Texas Music History

East Side Stories

0March 30, 2021

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Burton Wilson: the Heyday’s Memory

4March 27, 2021

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Lydia Mendoza: La Alondra de la Frontera

1March 22, 2021

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Lefty Frizzell: The Voice of Honky Tonk

1March 9, 2021

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Kerrville’s Kennedy Was Austin Music’s “Rodfather”

0January 5, 2021

Gospel Texas Music History

He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes (excerpt)

2December 30, 2020

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Selena: Frozen in Perfection

0November 30, 2020

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Order [Ghost Notes]: Pioneering Spirits of Texas Music. “Ghost notes” is a musical term for sounds barely audible, a wisp lingering around the beat, yet somehow driving the groove. The Texas musicians profiled here, ranging from 1920s gospel performers to the first psychedelic band, are generally not well known, but the impact of their early contributions on popular music is unmistakable. This beautiful Tim Kerr-illustrated collection provides more background on the Texas from which these artists sprang, fully formed.

All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music (North Texas Lives of Musician Series) available in paperback and Kindle editions. A lavishly illustrated collection of 42 profiles of Texas music pioneers, most underrated or overlooked. All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music covers the musical landscape of a most musical state. The first edition was published in 2005 to wide acclaim. This second edition includes updated information, a bonus section of six behind-the-scenes heroes, and fifteen new portraits of Lefty Frizzell, Janis Joplin, and others, spanning such diverse styles as blues, country, hip-hop, conjunto, gospel, rock, and jazz.

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Texas Music History

What's New

“Ghost Notes” review

Jack Teagarden: Big T From Texas

B.L. Joyce and the Yellow Jacket Band: Extensions of Him

Freddie King: Texas Cannonball

She’s the Boss: Dolores and the Blue Bonnet Boys

Townes Van Zandt: The Alchemist

Margaritaville Empire started on Anderson Lane

King Curtis: Cowtown Soul Stew

The Real Sonny Curtis Story

Chasing the Ghosts of Texas Music

She Dares to Be Different: Janis at UT 1962

East Side Stories

Burton Wilson: the Heyday’s Memory

Lydia Mendoza: La Alondra de la Frontera

Lefty Frizzell: The Voice of Honky Tonk

Kerrville’s Kennedy Was Austin Music’s “Rodfather”

He Is My Story: The Sanctified Soul of Arizona Dranes (excerpt)

Selena: Frozen in Perfection

What's New