Biography Selena Quintanilla Perez was born in Lake Jackson, Texas on April 16, 1971 to Abraham Quintanilla Jr. and Marcella Quintanilla. She grew up with her brother A.B. and sister Suzette. When Selena was ten years old, the siblings formed a professional band called Selena y Los Dinos. Christopher Perez, …
Joe Tex was born in Rodgers Texas in 1935 and grew up with music playing saxophone at his high school and singing in his local choir. Tex’s participation in talent shows across the east coast brought him the fame he dreamed of, even if his life was an interesting and …
Daniel was born in 1961 in Sacramento, California, the youngest of five children in a Christian fundamentalist household. He and his family soon moved to New Cumberland, West Virginia, where his father, an engineer and World War II fighter pilot, landed a job with Quaker State. Drawing for a long …
Willie Nelson has an extremely extensive and ongoing career. A whole book, let alone one singular post would not be adequate to explain all of the nuances of his career that takes up the majority of his 95 years alive. In terms of his Texan-ness, his overall relation to Texas, …
Geto Boys was a rap group from Houston, TX. It was founded in 1986 by James “Lil’ J” Smith, the owner of Rap-A-Lot Records. Before you ask, yes, it was originally “Ghetto Boys,” but it was changed for marketing reasons after their first two albums were released. The original lineup …
Doug Sahm, also referred to as “the Godfather of San Antonio rock ‘n’ roll” was born in San Antonio in 1941 and an artist who became popular in many different genres of music. He is often associated with “Tex-Mex” music that arose on the San Antonio music scene in the …
A Brief Biography Robert Earl Davis Jr., better known as DJ Screw, was responsible for pioneering the “chopped and screwed” tempo method (Fickman). He “screwed” music by slowing the tempo of two vinyl records to half its speed or less (Esparza). Afterward, he would “cut up” the songs and “stitch …
ZZ Top, also known as “That Lil’ Ole Band from Texas” is a band for the ages. First formed in 1969 in Houston, TX the band was built around Billy Gibbons and his vision. At the signing of their deal with London Records the band consisted of vocalist/bassist Dusty Hills, …
The 13th Floor Elevators started with Tommy Hall, Stacy Sutherland, Benny Thurman, John Ike Walton, and Roger Kynard “Roky” Erickson. The band’s life started in 1965 and ended in 1969 because of drug possession. The band had several popular songs such as “You’re Gonna Miss Me” and had popular albums …
Roy Kelton Orbison, born in Vernon, TX, was a Rock and roll singer and songwriter from the 1950s to the 1980s. In high school, he created a band known as the Wink Westerners, where he was the lead singer and guitar player. After graduating, he attended North Texas State College, …
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