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This Week in Texas Music History: Al Stricklin

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll celebrate a jazz musician who gained fame playing country music.

This Week in Texas Music History: Gene Austin

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet one of the most successful yet least well-known musicians ever to come from the Lone Star State.

This Week in Texas Music History: Lead Belly

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll honor one of the most influential artists in American music.

This Week in Texas Music History: Jimmy Day

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a man who helped make others famous while avoiding the spotlight himself.

This Week in Texas Music History: Miriam Gordon Landrum

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about a music teacher who helped launch dozens of successful careers.

This Week in Texas Music History: Cedric Haywood

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll celebrate one of the state’s most versatile and prolific jazz musicians.

This Week in Texas Music History: John Hardee

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll remember a talented musician who traded in the nightclubs for the classroom.

This Week in Texas Music History: Iola Bowden Chambers

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a woman who used music to break down the barriers of racial segregation.

This Week in Texas Music History: J.R. Baxter

This week in Texas music history, we’ll learn about a man who helped build a gospel music empire.

This Week in Texas Music History: Rudy T. Gonzalez

This Week in Texas Music History, we honor a Texan who may have been the first jazz musician ever to record with an electric guitar.

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