This article aims to highlight the contributions of LGBTQ+ musicians in the state of Texas, a state with a conservative-rural-country reputation, as a reminder that queer people exist in these spaces too. A Brief Aside on Queer History It is important to note that the term “queer” was originally used …
Both a skilled singer and guitarist, Barbara Lynn is one of the most talented electric rhythm and blues artists of her era. Her confident stage presence combined with her musical abilities and distinctive playing style causes her to stand out amongst other rock and roll and R&B musicians. Her story …
Formed in the mid-1940s by Mexican musicians Eugenio Abrego and Tomás Ortiz, Los Alegres de Terán was a música norteña duet whose songs helped to popularize the sound of traditional norteño music. The duo is originally from Mexico, where they met and began making music together, but came to Texas …
Blues music and all of the music that has derived from it is inseparable from its history. Sharecroppers and Southern laborers are the forefathers of the blues, a music with its roots trailing back to the work songs of enslaved African Americans on Southern plantations during the 1800s. Mance Lipscomb …
Performed by George Strait, “Amarillo By Morning” is a country song that was released in 1982 on the album Strait from the Heart with MCA Records. This album was his second one ever and it reached critical acclaim, as it features not only “Amarillo By Morning” but the first number-one …
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