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In 1973, Willie Nelson held his first 4th of July picnic. There were some problems. The locals said it was "moral pollution" and Nelson was fined $1,000 for violating the Texas Mass Gatherings Act. But that didn’t stop Willie from doing it again and again. Dave Dalton Thomas is the picnic historian and has written a book about this Texas tradition.
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The blues guitarist and singer found himself seeking genuine, unfiltered connections.
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Listen to a preview of Crockett's new album, Live from the Ryman.
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Robison died Sunday at a San Antonio hospital after suffering cardiac arrest and other complications, just nine days after his Sept. 1 birthday, according to multiple media reports,
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The first single of the album reimagines the classic track “(Hey Baby) Que Pasó.”
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We asked for your favorite memories of Willie through the years as we celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday. As one of you perhaps put it best, "Even in a time of overuse of this word, he is truly an icon."
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In his vintage Stetson, the Texas troubadour performed a set of songs that find new meaning in familiar country, folk and blues forms.
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Recorded live at the Lonesome Lounge, Hayden Pedigo's music evokes the Panhandle plains where he grew up.
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Roky Erickson, who died in 2019, would have celebrated his 75th birthday Friday. Bill Bentley, a veteran music producer, says his brush with the fellow Texan’s music altered the trajectory of his life.