Not shy about his Texas heritage, Parker McCollum is a thirty year old singer and songwriter specializing in sad, slow country love songs where everything goes wrong. Crediting George Strait’s “Amarillo by Morning”, Townes Van Zandt, and Willie Nelson as musical influences, McCollum aims to find the balance between staying …
A cover of the Marty Robbins song by Kris O’Brien When we were first told about this assignment, I thought to myself “I should just sing a cover of one of the songs I like because that sounds like a lot less work than interviewing someone.” Then I thought to …
Shakey Graves, also known as Alejandro Rose-Garcia, is a musician from Austin, Texas. This 35-year-old artist has a unique sound and offers a different vibe to Texan music. He’s influenced by various genres like rock, blues, country, and even folk. Through his music, one can tell that he experiments with …
Tyler Kanter and Aliza Johns Austin Meade was born and raised in Austin, Texas. From a young age, he grew up listening to 70s rock bands such as Judas Priest and Whitesnake. He almost followed in his dad’s footsteps in becoming a church minister. He found his love and passion …
Austin is not only the state capitol of Texas, but the self proclaimed capitol of music. It is home to the University of Texas, as well as a lively music scene around country, blues and rock. “Keep Austin Weird” is a slogan that was created to promote small businesses in …
Nick Jonas, solo musical artist and previous band member of The Jonas Brothers, is not typically what we think of when we think of Texan musicians. However, during my research on Nick Jonas, I actually discovered that his ties to Texan cities such as Dallas and Fort Worth have remained …
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 …
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 …
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