On March 3, 1922, country singer Jimmy Heap was born in Taylor, Texas. He learned guitar as a teenager and formed the first version of his band the Melody Masters upon his return from the Army Air ...

His song, “Crazy Arms,” featured ... It was known as the “Ray Price shuffle” or the “Texas shuffle.” The fiddle in country music was largely on life support. If it hadn’t have ...

That fact is evidenced by the slew of songs written to pay tribute to everything about Texas, from its stunning natural beauty to its legendary cowboy heritage. Flip through the gallery below for ...

In February 1970, Fort Worth hard rockers Bloodrock issued their debut album. The band formed the year before with a core of ...

Over the course of several months, Texas Monthly worked with the South by Southwest festival to put together a show called “Texas Music ... who penned a special song based on a reader-submitted ...