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This is sweet ~ first heard on a gorgeous, ivy-green album by me down in Austin. My step-father escorted me to the live, (shallowly) varnished-table event, in Dallas. Faces ... ca. 1975? I do not remember, but the song ever shall remain. And here I beg: what is Texas music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lToPF0IylPo


Spider John: who? But this guy and composer contemplated Woody Guthrie ... yet knew and and cast his stakes upon England ... why? Too many yuppie highways cast here when all was said and done?

A lesson of history: it takes a (knowing) one to know one.

I'm gonna wear this guy's (studio) album on my sleeve! It ain't fair True (northeastern and everywhere) Texas gals ~ speak up! Heck ... protest the low-studio quality which is rationed unto us.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWtY1NqkkU

PS. Otherwise ... I'm gone.........

Willis Alan Ramsey is an all time favorite Texas singer/songwriter.
He's the whole package: he plays the guitar, writes his own music and has three names. And like most purveyors of fine Texas music he fronts a small but talented band.
I haven't seen or heard of him in ages. Nice to know he's still around

For those folks that live up in the northern part of the metromess.

Note - This is in Commerce so some of you folks down south may be out of luck picking this up.

Link:


There's a great show (actually more than one) out at KETR @ 88.9 FM all about Texas music. It's on (I believe) every evening from 5:00 - 7:00. I could be wrong about the time. I think they've changed their schedule recently but haven't updated the website yet.

I suggest listening in the evenings to see what's really on.

Notably Texan
Proving that Texas music is not just country anymore, Notably Texan breaks the genre-barriers and plays Texas Music in all its forms. The newest in KETR’s locally produced programs; Notably Texan has taken several forms in its young history. Texas music from Texas artists is an increasing popular radio format. Nothing stretches this concept more than KETR’s Notably Texan. Saturday nights from 7 until midnight, hear all music categories from musicians and groups with a Texas connection.

Notably Texan host Matt Meinke has been KETR’s “Saturday Night Guy” since 1996 and has been heard at all times on 88-9 since 1994. Let Matt know about Texas music that we should be playing.

Did I mention the bluegrass and big band (Stage Door Canteen) programs as well?

Link:


And you can also listen online!

Very refreshing compared to the rehashed music here in town!

(If I hear Pink Floyd or Bob Seger one more time . . .)

I myself like Texas Country, especially if it's live.
There's some terrific young singer/songwriters out there carrying on a great tradition.
I also enjoy listening to the oldies like Bob Wills, Hank Thompson and Webb Pierce. It's what I was raised on.

It has been sooooooo long since I've been out to hear live music. But thanks for the links, Art.

Just thought I'd post this link ~ to a neat, new bookstore and coffeehouse located in old-town Roanoke ... which also offers live acoustic music on Saturday evenings.

http://www.bookcarriage.com/

The Book Carriage does not confine itself to 'Texas music' per se -- will draw from an eclectic pool of musicians for the evening performances -- but that should bode well for a variety of tastes and for drawing in patrons to this not-so-long-ago country town. And, the Book Carriage is in the near vicinity of Babe's ~

http://www.babeschicken.com/Babes-Chick ... anoke.html

A welcome and happy edition to southwestern Denton County

I love the Babe's in Garland and always wanted to try the one in Roanoke but they were always crowded with lines outside and then I forgot about it. The bookstore sounds fun.....

We could always plan a get-together there, Auntie T

I think we did actually discuss meeting at Babe's in Roanoke on the old message board, once, but Jerry vetoed the idea.

Just kiddin', Jerry (I think)

Teresa wrote:I love the Babe's in Garland and always wanted to try the one in Roanoke but they were always crowded with lines outside and then I forgot about it. The bookstore sounds fun.....

Shoot! Thought y'all were talking about coming to Roanoke, NC/VA.

Where the heck is Roanoke, TX?

p.s.
I love Country music. I especially like Texas country if it comes Strait to the point.

Sharon, Roanoke -- our Roanoke -- is located on the Denton/ Tarrant County line ... a little to the north of Keller and west of Grapevine Lake. 'Tis a high-growth area <sigh>

I would love to journey back one day to Virginia. And we could rent a tour bus and come out to see you and Mike in NC ~ as a group Do you think we might be able to camp out in your driveway?

I've never been the fan of country music that I should be (not counting Willie, Waylon and the Boys; and some of the other old coots and cootesses). But one summer, about ten years ago, I worked for an insurance agent on the old square ... in Pilot Point. There was just a group of us ladies in an office, with a variety of musical tastes; but leaning heavily toward country. Our radio-listening was democratic nonetheless, and I developed an appreciation for country lyrics when the dial was set on one of those stations. I've told myself ever since that I should give country music a decent chance ~ to listen to it regularly. Still haven't done that, but I guess it's never too late.

Sure, we might even let you sleep inside! Come on over!

Now that you tell me--I recall Roanoke, TX.

I had an uncle living in Roanoke, Texas in the 1960s when the old downtown consisted of red brick buildings that were mostly empty boarded up and the railroad. He moved there because Roanoke was close to the lake

The one thing I remember most fondly about Roanoke were the Forty-Two players that gathered in one of those retired buildings. They were some of the best and fastest players I'd ever seen. On weekends we'd walk down from my uncle's house and stand and watch these guys play for hours
I also recall that there was an annual Forty-Two tournament in Roanoke but I won't swear to that.
I've never been too hot at Forty-Two and prefer the simpler Moon or Shoot the Moon.

The one thing I remember most fondly about Roanoke were the Forty-Two players that gathered in one of those retired buildings.

I've never been too hot at Forty-Two and prefer the simpler Moon or Shoot the Moon.

Oh my, thank you both for refreshing my memory--amazing what one learns and relearns here in our dysfunctional lil fam.

Mike's dad began playing dominoes with a group from AA and became quite good. He had a real head for math so maybe this helped??
Anyway we still have a set of dominoes that we gave him as a gift since he loved the game so much and even taught me a little.

I had also forgotten that "42" is Texas birthed. Of course it would be as everything is bigger and better in Texas

http://texas42.net/tx42faqs.html

http://texas42.net/definitions.html

Sharon and Ronnie ... the 'old rock hotel' in Roanoke was restored not long ago, to serve as a visitors' center and museum

http://www.roanoketexas.com/ContentTemp ... PageID=831

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38521378@N00/957425756/

Such an incredible sister-brother duo ~ Bonnie and Nick Norris I was very fortunate to hear them play about ten years ago ... at the old Chuck Wagon Barbecue in Denton (they were only about 15 and 16 years old, then) which sadly, burned and is gone, now. When my daughter was a baby, caught them at the Denton Art and Jazz Festival.

Any other fans out there? Bonnie plays a mean fiddle and her bro is an excellent acoustic guitarist.

http://www.bonnieandnick.com/index.htm

http://www.myspace.com/bonnieandnick

http://www.musiciansdfw.org/afm_bands/b ... norris.htm

Love 'em

http://www.myssnews.com/news/2007/Augus ... eview.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Alan_Ramsey_(album)

http://www.willisalanramsey.com/content/bio.htm

Can't get enough green

Cedar wrote:This is sweet ~ first heard on a gorgeous, ivy-green album by me down in Austin. My step-father escorted me to the live, (shallowly) varnished-table event, in Dallas. Faces ... ca. 1975? I do not remember, but the song ever shall remain. And here I beg: what is Texas music?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lToPF0IylPo


Spider John: who? But this guy and composer contemplated Woody Guthrie ... yet knew and and cast his stakes upon England ... why? Too many yuppie highways cast here when all was said and done?

A lesson of history: it takes a (knowing) one to know one.

Members of the Saginaw Historical Society recently met at the John Ed Keeter Public Library to hear guest speaker Diana Taylor talk about her life as the daughter of Merle Taylor, one of the legendary Light Crust Doughboys. More than 175 musicians have been called a Light Crust Doughboy since the band was formed in 1929 by James Robert "Bob" Wills in Saginaw.

During her presentation, Taylor passed around photos and news clippings to society members and friends before opening up the meeting for questions. Record albums from the Western swing band were also on display in the meeting room.

~ from The Eagle Citizen, March 6, 2009

http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/light_cru ... /bio.jhtml

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/onli ... /xgl1.html

http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2002/dempsey.htm

http://www.saginawtxchamber.org/history/saginaw.htm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/traveller2020/145845875/ feathery and pretty

Gotta like them Doughboys!
Along with Bob Wills one of the founders of the Doughboys was Milt Brown who left the group to form his own band, The Musical Brownies. His band actually were the first purveyors of what became known as Texas Swing. Brown was the swing band to first use an electric steel guitar now a standard instrument in Texas Country & Western music. Milt never achieved the fame of Wills because he died a young man in 1936.
http://tiny.cc/mnFp7

I've said it before, I'm a big Bob Wills. I was raised on his music I'm proud to say it.

Ronnie, I came by an older cassette compilation of Bob Wills' 'best-of's'; have enjoyed listening to it ~ lovely fiddling with friendly banter alongside ... as the pieces were recorded live Kind of ~ 'the boys this and the boys that' all the way through They were having a good time (not sure where the recordings were made, though).

Three Bob hollers for Holly!
As Waylon said I don't care who's in Austin Bob Wills is still the king.

I have a cassette of Bob live at Panther Hall in Fort Worth. Bob is introduced by Bill Mack and the first song is "Ida Red"

I saw the Doughboys perform several years ago between sets I started talking to more of the guys and he told me that they are called dough boys now because they were so old they had no teeth and only eat dough.

Well, it's sweet, peaceful fiddlin' I love the tone that Bob Wills was able to bring forth on his violin ... even through an imperfect cassette recording.

Where was (is?) Panther Hall, Ronnie?

Here's everything you ever wanted to know about Painter Hall.

http://pantherhall.com/

I never went there myself but them that did talked about it.

What a great site, Ronnie So much work ... and a fitting tribute to the mom who once worked there as well as to Panther Hall itself. Thanks for passing it along

"I was just tapped on the shoulder from above and told to write these songs, as opposed to wanting to be a success in the music business,” he told writer Don McLeese. “What I do is between me and the Lord, to examine and possibly alter the state of grace in which I live, and thereby the state of grace of anybody who listens.”

http://www.texasmonthly.com/1998-03-01/feature6-1.php

http://www.townesvanzandt.com/

We didn't know as we were traipsing around Dido Cemetery -- my girl observant and making notes of beauty in her journal -- that something of you rested in that whispery place ... echoing gently beyond a crowding, false-built and envied harbor. Very near was a mystic biker's bar, but we knew little of you then. Thank you, darling native son, for helping me begin to connect with this space in time from beyond time, to which so many likewise attest.

http://tinyurl.com/ycunveh

http://www.lonestarwebstation.com/townesdex.html

http://tinyurl.com/yh5jf7x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townes_Van_Zandt