This Week in Texas Music HistoryJan 13, 2025Jan 13, 2025 Vietnamese singer Bach-Yen records at Sonobeat in Austin This Week in Texas Music History, Vietnam comes to Sixties Austin through an unexpected ambassador.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryJan 7, 2025Jan 7, 2025 Blues Pianist Katie Webster is Born This Week in Texas Music History, we meet Houston’s “Swamp Boogie Queen.”
This Week in Texas Music HistoryDec 31, 2024Jan 3, 2025 Armadillo World Headquarters closes This Week in Texas Music History, we hear the rollicking swan song of the Armadillo.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 2024 Ornette Coleman Records ‘Free Jazz’ This Week in Texas Music History, a Fort Worth saxophonist pushes the boundaries of the jazz avant-garde.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryDec 9, 2024Dec 9, 2024 Opera Singer and Civic Leader Zelma Watson George is Born This Week in Texas Music History, we meet an East Texas opera singer who became an ambassador on the […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryDec 2, 2024Dec 5, 2024 Houston Rapper Fat Pat is Born This Week in Texas Music History, we celebrate the author of Houston’s premier Slab anthem
This Week in Texas Music HistoryNov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024 Bongo Joe Coleman is Born This Week in Texas Music History, we spend time with a street musician who danced to the beat of […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 2024 Robert Johnson records in San Antonio This Week in Texas Music History, San Antonio finds itself at the crossroads of Delta blues.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryNov 12, 2024Nov 12, 2024 Cotton Club opens in Lubbock, Texas This Week in Texas Music History, marks the debut of a dancing destination on the high plains.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryNov 4, 2024Nov 4, 2024 Jimmie Rodgers is the first inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame This Week in Texas Music History, country music’s first megastar breaks the seal on its hall of fame.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryOct 28, 2024Oct 28, 2024 Dale Evans is born This Week in Texas Music History, we hit the happy trails with Uvalde’s “Queen of the Cowgirls.”
This Week in Texas Music HistoryOct 21, 2024Oct 21, 2024 Jack Teagarden records “Beale Street Blues” This Week in Texas Music History a Texas trombonist lays down a classic track with some of jazz’s biggest […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 2024 Nirvana plays Trees in Dallas This Week in Texas Music History, grunge hits Dallas, and Dallas hits back.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryOct 7, 2024Oct 9, 2024 Billy Preston on first episode of Saturday Night Live This Week in Texas Music History a Houston-born friend of the Beatles comes to us live from New York […]
This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 30, 2024Sep 30, 2024 Johnny Cash arrested in El Paso This Week in Texas Music History we learn that though he may not have shot a man in Reno, […]
This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 24, 2024Jan 2, 2025 The Birth of Evelyn Johnson This week in Texas music history, we meet the woman who made Houston a mecca of rhythm and blues.
This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 17, 2024Sep 16, 2024 Big Boys and The Dicks record Live at Raul’s This week in Texas music history, a live album captures the dawn of Texas punk
This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 10, 2024Sep 9, 2024 Professor Longhair At Soap Creek Saloon This week in Texas music history, Professor Longhair’s legendary Soap Creek Saloon performance
This Week in Texas Music HistorySep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024 Roy Head’s “Treat Her Right” enters the charts This week in Texas music history, the rise of Roy Head
This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 2024 The Birth of Chelo Silva This Week in Texas Music History, the queen of the boleros enchants the Texas-Mexico borderlands.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 20, 2024Aug 20, 2024 The Birth of Big Moe This Week in Texas Music History we meet the most sonorous mc of Houston’s Screwed Up Click. Episodes written […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 13, 2024Aug 12, 2024 The Dallas Bronco Bowl’s Final Performance This Week in Texas Music History, a classic Dallas venue ends as it began, showcasing local talent.
This Week in Texas Music HistoryAug 6, 2024Aug 5, 2024 Terry Allen makes TV debut on Shindig! This Week in Texas Music History a Lubbock original makes his television debut, and a British legend takes note. […]
This Week in Texas Music HistoryJul 30, 2024Jul 29, 2024 The Birth of Charlie Christian and Southern Electric Guitar This Week in Texas Music History we encounter the electric guitar’s origins in Texas and Oklahoma jazz joints. Episodes […]
