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Singer-Songwriters


Sam Baker (born 1954, Itasca, Texas), folk, country, my favorite song is "Broken Fingers", because it describes the horrible ordeal, while traveling on a train to visit Machu Picchu in Peru, and the death of a little German Boy that sit across from him. (No Wikipedia, yet but found a couple of good links, one, a bio from allmusic website, and one entitled, "Singer Sam Baker is a true survivor". An original Associated Press article, May 2008, presented on Today Music, from NBC.com site.

Guy Clark (born 1941, Monahans, Texas), country, my favorite song, there are so many but "Dublin Blues", from his 1995 album by the same name. I can identify with this song having sit in Dublin, while under similar circumstance.(Wikipedia)

Christopher Cross (born 1951, San Antonio, Texas), singer, my favorite song "Sailing", off his 1979 debut album "Christopher Cross", if I closed my eyes as I listened to it, I could almost feel like I was sailing. (Wikipedia)

Joe Ely (born 1947, Amarillo, Texas), guitarist, my favorite song is "The Road Goes on Forever". (Wikipedia)

Roky Erickson (born 1947, Dallas, Texas), rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, my Favorite Song - "You're Gonna Miss Me." with the 13th Floor Elevators. I remember the unique sound of the electric jug which I have not heard since, and that my friend Jon, a Drummer, had gone to Austin to try out with them. (Wikipedia)

Don Henley (born 1947, Gilmer, Texas), musician with rock group the Eagles, of course there are several songs he did with the Eagles, especially "Hotel California", but my Favorite Song is after the Eagles Breakup, and is "The End Of The Innocence" from his 3rd album, "The End of the Innocence", 1989. (Wikipedia)

Buddy Holly (1936 Lubbock, Texas –1959), singer-songwriter, my favorite song, "That'll Be the Day", which was one of his first recorded, admittantly Linda Ronstadt version of the song tipped the scale away from "Rave On". (Wikipedia)

Sam John "Lightnin' " Hopkins (1912 Centerville, Texas –1982), blues musician, my favorite song, "Mojo Hand", one of the great blues men out of Texas, like most all of his music but the nameMojo Hand peaked my curiosity. (Wikipedia)

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897 Coutchman, Texas –1929), known as the "Father of Texas Blues", my favorite song "See That My Grave's Kept Clean", the Death Bell at the end of this song tops it over, my two close runner ups, "Easy Rider Blues" and "Match Box Blues". A bio from allmusic. (Wikipedia)

Waylon Jennings (1937, Littlefield, Texas –2002), country singer, Waylon returned to Texas from Nashville in 1973, his first album after returning was "Honky Tonk Heroes", and it's titled Song is my favorite, nudging out "This Time". A bio from allmusic. (Wikipedia)

Flaco Jiménez (born 1939 San Antonio, Texas), conjunto and Tejano music, accordionist, my favorite song is "Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio" featuring Toby Torres, from the same named album, and from the "Partners" Album, "Carmelita" with Dwight Yoakam, A bio from allmusic. (Wikipedia)

Blind Willie Johnson (1897 near Brenham, Texas –1945) blues/spirituals singer, guitarist. My favorite song,"If I Had My Way I'd Tear the Building Down". A bio from allmusic. (Wikipedia)

Janis Joplin (1943 in Port Arthur, Texas –1970), blues/rock singer . My favorite songs would be from when she was with the group, Big Brother and the Holding Company, and the album "Cheap Thrills". I really like the songs, "Bobbie McGee" and "Mercedes Benz" as I think of and begin singing, the latter, every time I see a Mercedes. Ultimately it is between one of two others on the same album, both show the power of her voice. The songs I can not choose between "A Piece of My Heart" and "Summertime". A bio from allmusic. (Wikipedia)

Robert Earl Keen (born 1957), singer-songwriter

Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician

Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter

Delbert McClinton (born 1940), singer-songwriter, instrumentalist

James McMurtry (1962, Fort Worth, Texas) rock and folk-rock/americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader and occasional actor

Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter

Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist

Gary P. Nunn (born 1945), country singer-songwriter

Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter

Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer

Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951), country singer

Kenny Rogers (born 1938), country singer-songwriter

Doug Sahm (1941–1999), Tejano musician-songwriter

Domingo "Sam" Samudio (born 1937), rock 'n' roll musician, bandleader, entertainer ("Sam the Sham")

Billy Joe Shaver (born 1939), country singer-songwriter

Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash

Tanya Tucker (born 1958), country singer

Townes Van Zandt (1944–1997), country singer-songwriter

Jimmie Vaughan (born 1951), blues/rock guitarist, singer
Stevie Ray Vaughan (1954–1990), musician

Jerry Jeff Walker (born 1942), country singer-songwriter

Slim Willet (Winston Moore) (1919–1966), country singer-songwriter, DJ, From Dublin, Texas

Don Williams (born 1939), country singer-songwriter

Bob Wills (1905–1975), country singer with The Texas Playboys



Links


List of People from Texas, WikiPedia.

List of People from Texas - Music Anchor, WikiPedia.




Film and Television


Pepe Aguilar (born 1968), ranchera/mariachi/pop

Johnny Bush (born 1935), country

Hayes Carll (born 1976), country

Mark Chesnutt (born 1963), country

Guy Clark (born 1941), country

Lakrea Clark (born 1991), R&B, Jazz

Gary B.B. Coleman (1947–1994), soul/blues guitarist

Jim Collins (born 1956), country

David Cook (born 1982), rock

Cowboy Troy (born 1970), rap

Dash Crofts (born 1940), soft-rock musician (Seals and Crofts)

Christopher Cross (born 1951), singer

Rodney Crowell (born 1950), country

Vernon Dalhart (Marion Slaughter) (1883–1948), country

Bobby Day (Robert James Byrd, Sr.) (1928–1990), rock and roll/R&B

Eddie Dean (1907–1999), country

Mike Dillon, rock drummer

Deryl Dodd (born 1964), country

Tommy Duncan (1911–1967), Western swing

Emily Elbert (born 1988), folk/soul/jazz/pop

Joe Ely (born 1947), guitarist

Roky Erickson (born 1947), rock singer-songwriter, instrumentalist

Dale Evans (1912–2001), country

Sonny Fisher (1931–2005), rockabilly singer-songwriter, guitarist

Radney Foster (born 1959), country

Lefty Frizzell (1928–1975), country

Steven Fromholz (born 1945), singer-songwriter

Bobby Fuller (1942–1966), rock singer and guitarist

Justin Furstenfeld (born 1975), rock singer and guitarist

Travis Garland (born 1989), singer-songwriter

Henry Garza (born 1978) Los Lonely Boys lead guitarist of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy winner
Jojo Garza (born 1980) Los Lonely Boys bass of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy winner
Ringo Garza (born 1981) Los Lonely Boys drummer of San Angelo, 2005 Grammy winner

Larry Gatlin (born 1948), singer-songwriter, member of The Gatlin Brothers

Billy Gibbons (born 1949), guitarist in ZZ Top

Jimmie Dale Gilmore (born 1945), singer-songwriter

Pat Green (born 1972), country

Nanci Griffith (born 1953), singer / songwriter

Terri Hendrix, contemporary folk

Don Henley (born 1947), musician with rock group the Eagles

Shifty Henry (1921–1958), R&B/jazz instrumentalist

Buddy Holly (1936–1959), singer-songwriter

Sam Lightnin' Hopkins (1912–1982), blues musician

Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946), country

Ivory Joe Hunter (1914–1974), R&B

Sarah Jaffe (born 1986), folk/rock

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1897–1929), blues musician

Waylon Jennings (1937–2002), country singer

Flaco Jiménez (born 1939), Tejano accordionist

Joe Tex (Joseph Arrington, Jr.) (1935–1982), soul singer-songwriter

Blind Willie Johnson (1897–1945) blues/spirituals singer, guitarist

Janis Joplin (1943–1970), blues/rock singer

Robert Earl Keen (born 1957), singer-songwriter

Beyoncé Knowles (born 1981), R&B singer, actress

Solange Knowles (born 1986), R&B singer-songwriter, actress, model, dancer

Buddy Knox (1933–1999), rockabilly

Kris Kristofferson (born 1936), singer-songwriter, actor

Alex Lambert (born 1990), pop singer-songwriter

Miranda Lambert (born 1983), country music singer/songwriter

Lead Belly (Huddie Ledbetter) (1888–1949), blues musician

Lyle Lovett (born 1957), singer-songwriter

David Lowery (born 1960), rock guitarist, vocalist, songwriter

Martie Maguire (born 1969), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)

Pete Mayes (1938–2008), blues singer-songwriter, guitarist

Erin McCarley (born 1979), alternative music singer-songwriter

Delbert McClinton (born 1940), singer-songwriter, instrumentalist

Tift Merritt (born 1975), rock/country

Roger Miller (1936–1992), singer-songwriter

Steve Miller (born 1943), blues/rock guitarist

Michael Morales (born 1963), rock/pop singer-songwriter

Mike Morgan (born 1959), blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer-songwriter

Moon Mullican (1909–1967), country singer-songwriter, pianist

Michael Martin Murphey (born 1945), country singer-songwriter

Kacey Musgraves (born 1988), country singer-songwriter

Johnny Nash (born 1940), pop singer-songwriter

Jimmy Nelson (1928–2007), blues singer-songwriter

Willie Nelson (born 1933), country singer-songwriter

Michael Nesmith (born 1942), singer with The Monkees

Mickey Newbury (1940–2002), country/folk singer-songwriter

John Nitzinger, rock guitarist, songwriter

Gary P. Nunn (born 1945), country singer-songwriter

Phil Ochs (1940–1976), folk singer-songwriter

W. Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel (1890–1969), country-western singer-songwriter, Texas governor, and U.S. senator

Roy Orbison (1936–1988), singer-songwriter

Buck Owens (1929–2006), country singer

Leon Payne (1917–1969), country singer-songwriter

Chris Pérez (born 1969), rock guitarist, singer-songwriter

Jay Perez, Tejano singer-songwriter

Patrice Pike (born 1970), rock/soul singer-songwriter-guitarist

Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. (born 1939), Tejano singer-songwriter, producer

Jon Randall (born 1969), country singer-songwriter

Jim Reeves (1923–1964), country/pop singer-songwriter

J.P. (The Big Bopper) Richardson (1930–1959), singer

Emily Robison (born 1972), country singer-songwriter (The Dixie Chicks)

Carrie Rodriguez (born 1978), folk singer-songwriter, fiddler

David Rodriguez (born 1952), folk singer-songwriter

Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951), country singer

Kenny Rogers (born 1938), country singer-songwriter

Doug Sahm (1941–1999), Tejano musician-songwriter

Domingo "Sam" Samudio (born 1937), rock 'n' roll musician, bandleader, entertainer ("Sam the Sham")

Jim Seals (born 1941), soft-rock musician (Seals and Crofts)

Selena (Selena Quintanilla) (1971–1995), Tejano/pop singer

Jason Sellers (born 1971), country singer-songwriter

Ray Sharpe (born 1938), rockabilly singer, guitarist, songwriter

Billy Joe Shaver (born 1939), country singer-songwriter

Victoria Spivey (1906–1976), blues singer-songwriter

B. W. Stevenson (1949–1998), country/pop singer-songwriter

Stephen Stills (born 1945), singer-songwriter Crosby, Stills & Nash

Sly Stone (Sylvester Stewart) (born 1943), soul/funk singer-songwriter (Sly and the Family Stone)

George Strait (born 1952), country singer

Gene Summers (born 1939), rock 'n roll singer ("School of Rock 'n Roll", "Big Blue Diamonds")


Links


List of People from Texas, WikiPedia.

List of People from Texas - Music Anchor, WikiPedia.