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From Port Arthur, Texas Janis Joplin was the first queen of rock 'n' roll. Her voice was singular. She was rough around the edges, vulnerable and charismatic, and she paved the way for countless women in rock.

This show originally aired on September 4, 2017.A wave of uncertainty in America after the events of September 11, 2001, coincided with a time in New York…

This interview originally aired on September 4, 2017.A wave of uncertainty in America after the events of September 11, 2001, coincided with a time in New…

This show originally aired December 26, 2018.Writer Meredith Ochs profiles 50 female performers who made their mark on rock 'n' roll. From classic icons…

Marlena Shaw's 1969 hit "California Soul" has been sampled time and time again, but Emily Lordi thinks the singer doesn't get enough credit.

Guitar legend Stevie Ray Vaughan was a Dallas native whose turbulent rise to fame in the 1980s led to both success and tragedy. Alan Paul's co-authored book "Texas Flood" takes an inside look back at the life and legacy of the undisputed rock music icon.

This episode will re-air on Thursday, December 24, 2020.Despite little national popularity, the genre of music known as the "West Side Sound" was a…

MONDAY on "The Source" — Marlena Shaw's 1969 hit "California Soul" has been sampled time and time again, but Emily Lordi thinks the singer doesn't get…

Despite little national popularity, the genre of music known as the "West Side Sound" was a distinctly San Antonio and South-Central Texas cultural…

Janis Joplin has been called the queen of rock and roll, second only to Bob Dylan as the "creator-recorder-embodiment of her generation's…