Charles Brown |
BROWN, TONY RUSSELL [CHARLES] (19221999). Tony Russell (Charles) Brown, pianist and vocalist, was born in Texas City on September 13, 1922 (some accounts say 1920), the son of John (Mose) Brown, a co... Posted by on Sat, 31 May 2008 06:42:00 GMT |
Iola Barns Beers |
BEERS, IOLA BARNS (1852-1925). Iola Barns Beers, civic leader and music patron, the daughter of Thomas and Antoinette Barns, was born in New Orleans on December 17, 1852. She moved to Galveston with h... Posted by on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:50:00 GMT |
John "Funny Papa" Smith |
SMITH, JOHN T. [FUNNY PAPA] (ca. 1880sca. 1940). John T. Smith, bluesqv guitarist and singer known as "Funny Papa" Smith, was born in East Texas sometime between 1885 and 1890. Smith helped develop a... Posted by on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 05:43:00 GMT |
The Catacombs 1965 |
The CatacombsOpened December, 1965. The first Catacombs was located at 3003 South Post Oak. They held Houston's first (only?) "Pop Festival" in that place on August 31, 1968. The show included the Mot... Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 07:15:00 GMT |
Eudya Louis Bowman - "Twelfth Street Rag" |
BOWMAN, EUDAY LOUIS (18871949). Euday Louis Bowman, composer of the famed "Twelfth Street Rag," was born in Fort Worth on November 9, 1887, the son of George A. Bowman and Marguerite Olivia Estee La... Posted by on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:16:00 GMT |
Gordon (Tex) Beneke |
BENEKE, GORDON (TEX) (19142000). Gordon (Tex) Beneke, swing-band tenor saxophonist and vocalist, was born in Fort Worth on February 12, 1914. He started playing the saxophone at the age of nine. He ... Posted by on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:03:00 GMT |
Johnny Clyde Copeland |
COPELAND, JOHNNY [CLYDE] (19371997). Songwriter and blues guitarist Johnny Copeland was born in Haynesville, Louisiana, on March 27, 1937, the son of sharecroppers. Copeland developed an interest in ... Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:44:00 GMT |
Gene Autry |
AUTRY, GENE (19071998). Gene Autry, the movie star known as the "Singing Cowboy," was born Orvon Gene Autry in Tioga, Texas, on September 29, 1907. He was the first child of cattle rancher Delbert Au... Posted by on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:20:00 GMT |
Albert Collins |
COLLINS, ALBERT (1932-1993). Albert Collins, blues musician, was born on October 1, 1932, in Leona, Texas. He was the son of Andy Thomas. The family moved to Marquez when Albert was seven and to Houst... Posted by on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:38:00 GMT |
Rusty Wier |
Rusty Wier has always been the consummate entertainer. He will engage you, charm you, make you think, and make you cry; but the "money-back guarantee" is & he will make you smile. Rusty was born in Co... Posted by on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 04:54:00 GMT |