Buddy Holly & The Day That Music Died
Buddy Holly is one of the most iconic musical figures to come out of the State of Texas. While his career was cut short, his influence was the foundation for what we know as modern Rock and Roll. Born in …
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Pantera
The confederate flag has different meanings to people depending on where they are from and how they feel about it. To many, the flag represents hate, bigotry, and racism. But to some it can be seen as a symbol of …
DJ Screw
Artifact 1: Pictured above is Screwed Up Records and Tapes, a record shop on 7717 Cullen Blvd in Houston Texas. This one picture has quite the history involving a pioneer in the genre of hip hop; DJ Screw. There is a rich …
Barbara Lynn
Barbara Lynn loved music from the day she was born in Beaumont, Texas. As a child, she was learning piano and enjoyed it. However, she decided to switch to guitar due to Elvis but struggled to find a guitar. Lynn was born left-handed and left-handed guitars were hard to …
Selena Quintanilla
Selena Quintanilla Perez, known to fans simply as Selena, was a young, lively spirit with a personality larger than life. She grew into her adult stardom after a childhood performing with her siblings. Selena’s passion for music and genuine zest …
Santiago Jimenez Jr
If you know anything about Tejano music; more specifically conjunto, then you probably have heard of the Jimenez family. Born on April 8, 1944, Santiago Jimenez Jr. was born into a musically gifted family. His father Santiago Jimenez Sr. Is known to be one …
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman was born on December 8, 1914, in Ryan, Oklahoma. He was raised in Post, TX in a sharecropper family and began playing music as a child. He was drawn to music because his brothers would earn $5 a …
T-Bone Walker
T- Bone Walker was born on May 28th, 1910 in his hometown of Linden Texas. Many years later he would be the first musician to bring the use of an electric guitar to popularity and form the roots of what …
“El Rosalito” by Valerio Longoria
The song I researched for this assignment was “El Rosalito” by Valerio Longoria. This song belongs to the Tejano style of conjunto music. Conjunto is a style of music played in a group which were popular in places in Latin American, more specifically Mexico …
Waiting For A Train – Jimmie Rodgers
For assignment two the song I chose was “Waiting For A Train” by Jimmie Rodgers. This song was released in 1929 and it represents bluegrass country to it’s roots. This song was recorded at Victor Studios in Atlanta and quickly …
“Amarillo By Morning” By George Strait
“Amarillo By Morning” is a country song that was originally released by Terry Stafford in 1973 as a B-Side for the single “Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose.” The song has been covered a multitude of times, by …
“Don’t Mess With Texas” by Lil Keke
This song is by a Houston native and musical pioneer who goes by the stage name “Lil Keke”. Born Marcus Lakee Edwards, Lil Keke grew up on the streets of Houston, Texas, which for a long time has been a center …
“I Been On (Remix) by Beyoncé”
For assignment 1 the song I chose was the “I Been On (Remix)”. This song was originally a Beyoncé song, but the remix made years later added flair from fellow Houston rappers Bun-B, Z-Ro, Scarface, Willie D, Slim Thug, and …
