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 …
Beulah Thomas “Sippie” Wallace was born in Houston, Texas on November 1, 1898. She is the daughter of Fanny and George W. Thomas, Sr., and one of thirteen kids. Because her father was the deacon of Shiloh Baptist Church, Sippie sang and played the organ in this house of worship. …
The Chuck Wagon Gang was formed in Lubbock, TX in 1935. Dave Carter and two of his children auditioned for a 15-minute program on a radio station known as KFYO to make money to afford medicine. They were signed on the spot and the Carter Quartet, composed of Dave Carter …
About the Artist – Blind Willie Johnson Blind Willie Johnson (BWJ) was an American gospel blues singer and guitarist known for the power and emotion in his voice and his innovative slide guitar playing. Not much is known about his childhood, but he was born on January 22, 1897, in …
Arizona Dranes was a blind African and Mexican American gospel music artist who is said to have been born sometime between 1889 or 1894 in Greensvile, Texas. Dranes attended the Institute for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths located in Austin Texas which it is said that she received her …
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