OpenLab at the University of New Haven | Luke | Activity https://unewhavendh.org/members/luke/activity/ Activity feed for Luke. Fri, 03 Apr 2026 18:16:14 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 c8257aed2451accd200cefd988807a1f Luke wrote a new blog post Lefty Frizzell in the group Music of Texas (Fall 2021) https://unewhavendh.org/music-of-texas-fall-2021/?p=634 Wed, 01 Dec 2021 05:55:19 +0000 William Orville Frizzell

William Orville Frizzell, better known as Lefty Frizzell, was a highly successful country singer who reached the top of the charts several times throughout his career. Growing up with […]

]]> 6236e2f63f9f875e1f821b631f9ab79a Luke wrote a new blog post Roy Orbison in the group Music of Texas (Fall 2021) https://unewhavendh.org/music-of-texas-fall-2021/?p=461 Thu, 04 Nov 2021 03:43:33 +0000 Roy Orbison, the rock legend originating from Vernon, Texas, had a musical career that was pushed and pulled by his environment at every turn. At the age of six, he asked his parents for a harmonica for his b […]

]]> 3b3b0582918658945e061ccf1ea6fc38 Luke wrote a new blog post Baca Family Band in the group Music of Texas (Fall 2021) https://unewhavendh.org/music-of-texas-fall-2021/?p=286 Thu, 07 Oct 2021 04:02:34 +0000 The Baca Family band was formed in 1892 by Frank Baca, the son of Joseph Baca, who had left Moravia for Galveston, Texas in 1860. This was a common move for Czech people at the time due to discrimination a […]

]]> 871fd326975c76d1f6b84017ba72476f Luke wrote a new blog post "Motherless Child Blues" by Elvie Thomas in the group Music of Texas (Fall 2021) https://unewhavendh.org/music-of-texas-fall-2021/?p=182 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 03:06:05 +0000 Motherless Child Blues is a mysterious song by Elvie Thomas and Geeshie Wiley that was recorded in 1930 for Paramount Records. It is about lamenting not taking some motherly advice about jumping between too […]

]]> 4da70468d8863652a654b2520e9f5241 Luke wrote a new blog post Frost Texas Tornado Blues in the group Music of Texas (Fall 2021) https://unewhavendh.org/music-of-texas-fall-2021/?p=88 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 02:20:19 +0000  Frost Texas Tornado Blues is a song by Texas Alexander lamenting the destruction of the F-4 tornado that struck the town of Frost, Texas on May 6th, 1930. The tornado had caused an estimated two million dollars […]

]]> f2519b4495717be084ca978c5466cfca Luke became a registered member https://unewhavendh.org/activity/p/1508/ Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:29:21 +0000 0