This Week in Texas Music History Archives - KUTX

This Week in Texas Music History we honor the patriarch of San Antonio’s multigenerational conjunto dynasty. The post Santiago Jimenez Sr. Born appeared first on KUTX.

The Birth of Dolores Farris

8 days ago

This Week in Texas Music History we crown the queen of Austin’s early country scene.The post The Birth of Dolores Farris appeared first on KUTX.

Buddy Knox on Ed Sullivan

15 days ago

This Week in Texas Music History, we check in with the “other Buddy” of West Texas rock ‘n’ roll.The post Buddy Knox on Ed Sullivan appeared first on KUTX.

“Hot Smoke and Sassafras” on American Bandstand

22 days ago

This Week in Texas Music History - national television featured psychedelic TexansThe post “Hot Smoke and Sassafras” on American Bandstand appeared first on KUTX.

The Galvan Ballroom opens up in Corpus Christi

29 days ago

This Week in Texas Music History, a swing ballroom cuts against the grain of South Texas segregation.The post The Galvan Ballroom opens up in Corpus Christi appeared first on KUTX.

The Discovery of Spoon and Revival of Johnny Cash

Mar 19th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History is a two-for-one, with indie rockers and country legends delivering iconic performances on […]The post The Discovery of Spoon and Revival of Johnny Cash appeared first on KUTX.

Eloy Bernal Born

Mar 12th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History we meet the bajo sexto player who served as one of conjunto’s major […]The post Eloy Bernal Born appeared first on KUTX.

The Birth of Roxy Gordon

Mar 4th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History a visionary poet stakes a claim for the indigenous presence in the state’s […]The post The Birth of Roxy Gordon appeared first on KUTX.

The Hi-Toppers make their radio debut on KWED

Feb 27th, 2024

75 years ago today, The Hi-Toppers made their first radio appearance on Seguin's KWED!The post The Hi-Toppers make their radio debut on KWED appeared first on KUTX.

Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris appear at the Armadillo World Headquarters

Feb 20th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History - The truckers and the kickers and the cowboy angels descend on an […]The post Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris appear at the Armadillo World Headquarters appeared first on KUTX.

Bevis M. Griffin champions Black voices at the punk mothership 1987.

Feb 13th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History - A Wichita Falls glam rocker champions Black voices at the punk mothership.The post Bevis M. Griffin champions Black voices at the punk mothership 1987. appeared first on KUTX.

Swing player and Pianist Ernie Mae Miller Born in Austin 1927

Feb 6th, 2024

This Week In Texas Music History -We meet an Austin woman who ranged from swing jazz during World War […]The post Swing player and Pianist Ernie Mae Miller Born in Austin 1927 appeared first on KUTX.

The !!! Beat begins filming in Dallas 1966

Jan 30th, 2024

This Week In Texas Music History - Soul arrives to Dallas broadcast television and The !!! Beat begins shooting.The post The !!! Beat begins filming in Dallas 1966 appeared first on KUTX.

Sincola’s first performance in Austin 1993

Jan 23rd, 2024

This Week In Texas Music History, Sincola plays their first show at the Texas Tavern in the student union […]The post Sincola’s first performance in Austin 1993 appeared first on KUTX.

Country Music Legend Billy Walker Born

Jan 16th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History we learn of a country singer who gave big breaks to Elvis and […]The post Country Music Legend Billy Walker Born appeared first on KUTX.

Sex Pistols in San Antonio & Dallas, 1978

Jan 9th, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History, Texas gets PUNK'DThe post Sex Pistols in San Antonio & Dallas, 1978 appeared first on KUTX.

West Side Sound sax player Rocky Morales born, 1940

Jan 2nd, 2024

This Week in Texas Music History we hear the sax at the center of San Antonio’s West Side Sound.The post West Side Sound sax player Rocky Morales born, 1940 appeared first on KUTX.

DJ Screw Wins Prestigious Justo Mixtape Awards in New York

Dec 18th, 2023

This Week in Texas Music History, New York City gets all screwed up.The post DJ Screw Wins Prestigious Justo Mixtape Awards in New York appeared first on KUTX.

Lillian Glinn records her first album

Dec 11th, 2023

This Week in Texas Music History we spend time with a Deep Ellum blues queenThe post Lillian Glinn records her first album appeared first on KUTX.

“Pappy” O’Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys Record “Please Pass The Biscuits, Pappy”

Dec 4th, 2023

This week we meet the flour salesman who turned his unlikely country stardom into a U. S. Senate seat.The post “Pappy” O’Daniel and the Hillbilly Boys Record “Please Pass The Biscuits, Pappy” appeared first on KUTX.

Blues queen Sippie Wallace records with Louis Armstrong for the first time

Nov 27th, 2023

This Week in Texas Music History, New Orleans jazz and Texas blues collideThe post Blues queen Sippie Wallace records with Louis Armstrong for the first time appeared first on KUTX.

Jerry Jeff Walker Releases ‘Viva Terlingua’

Nov 17th, 2023

Fifty years ago this month, Jerry Jeff Walker released the iconic album 'Viva Terlingua'The post Jerry Jeff Walker Releases ‘Viva Terlingua’ appeared first on KUTX.

Famed Kashmere Stage Band Director Conrad Johnson Is Born

Nov 13th, 2023

This Week in Texas Music History we learn just how impactful a high school band director can beThe post Famed Kashmere Stage Band Director Conrad Johnson Is Born appeared first on KUTX.