This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll recall when a superstar illuminated the Astrodome.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll resin up the bow with one of Western swing’s jazziest fiddlers.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about one of the state’s first African-American folklorists.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet the original “Gangster of Love.”

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about a musical pioneer who drew inspiration from a barroom brawl.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a piano playing cowboy who was not really a cowboy at all.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about what happened when some imported Pistols went off in a Texas dance hall.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll hear how the “Queen of the Accordion” took charge of her Houston realm.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about a small record label that had a big impact on Texas music.

This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll learn about a university that offered the nation’s first degree in jazz studies.