# Texas music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 13, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121 "2003-03-13T16:14:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/1 "2003-03-13T16:14:03Z")
It’s been implied that Texas hasn’t contributed much to the music industry. I’m not gonna pit, rant, or call names…but WTF! I’d like to get a list going of ALL the musicians that have come out of Texas. Please include where they are from if possible. I’ll get the ball rolling and I know I’m not even going to scratch the surface. P.S. lets try to keep count 1. Willie Nelson- Abbott/Waco 2. ZZ Top- Houston 3. Janis Joplin- Port Arthur 4. Dixie Chicks- Dallas 5. Buddy Holly- Lubbock 6. Stevie Ray Vaughn- Dallas 7. Fabulous Thunderbirds- Austin 8. Kris (Carson) Kristofferson- Brownsville 9. Texas Tornadoes (Sahm Rip)- San Antonio 10. Tanya Tucker- Seminole,Tx 11. Gene Watson- Palestine 12. RoKy (Roger Kenyard) Erickson- San Antonio I’m not particular about the genre, but I would like the more popular artists, if you please. That’s an even dozen…next Doper ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/2 "2003-03-13T16:17:17Z")
Pantera - Dallas ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/3 "2003-03-13T16:30:00Z")
1. Lyle Lovett- Klein/Houston ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/4 "2003-03-13T16:34:09Z")
1. Norah Jones - Dallas ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/5 "2003-03-13T16:34:14Z")
15.Leanne Rimes–Grapevine,TX 16.Johnny High(Leanne’s Mgr and a major player in old style country music revues)–Hurst,TX 17.George Strait–Poteet,TX IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/6 "2003-03-13T16:50:54Z")
There are two #15s 19. Don Henley - Gilmer, TX ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/7 "2003-03-13T16:57:10Z")
Among the musical Texans that come to mind… 1. Don Henley - Gilmer 2. Stephen Stills - Dallas 3. Michael Nesmith - Houston 4. Archie Bell & the Drells - Houston 5. Roy Orbison- Wink 6. Waylon Jennings - Littlefield 7. George Strait - Poteet 8. Mac Davis - Lubbock 9. Joe Tex (“I Gotcha!”) - Rogers 10. Freddy Fender - San Benito 11. Christopher Cross - San Antonio 12. Vanilla Ice - Carrollton (says he was born in Miami, though his word is always suspect) 13. Doug Sahm (The Sir Douglas Quintet) - San Antonio 14. Ornette Coleman - Fort Worth 15. Roger (King of the Road) Miller - Fort Worth 16. Bob Wills & the Texas Playboys - Fort Worth 17. Nelly - Austin (Air Force brat, born in AUstin, lived many places) 18. Kris Kristofferson - Brownsville 19. Folkie Phil Ochs - El Paso 20. Debbie Reynolds - El Paso 21. Van Cliburn - Fort Worth ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/8 "2003-03-13T16:58:57Z")
LOL…you posted at the same time I did,Playboy.😃 And th at should read “Leanne’s **FORMER** mgr” next to Johnny High. I cant think of the number of times in HS we got bored on Sat nights and went and saw his “Country Revue” over at the old Haltom High School. Plus…I’ve met him!Yup…once.The lady who lives across from my mom is his housekeeper and I got to help her once.🙂 IDBB ---
**Author:** ![80sHairMetalMaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ed655f/32.png) [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/9 "2003-03-13T17:00:21Z")
Vanilla Ice was a Dallas native. How do I know this? Well…I saw on VH1’s “Vanilla Ice:Behind the Music”!😃 IDBB ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/10 "2003-03-13T17:03:20Z")
Don’t forget Robert Earl Keene! I do believe he hails from College Station, Tx. Seems to me that Austin, Tx could provide a long enough list on its own to dispell any myth about the states contribution (or lack thereof) to music. Oh, yeah. Michelle Shocked is from Texas, too. * * * Somebodys gotta go back and git a shitload of dimes! ---
**Author:** ![Opengrave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/919ad9/32.png) [@Opengrave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Opengrave)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/11 "2003-03-13T17:07:32Z")
Waylon Jennings - Littlefield Bob Wills - Kosse Selena - Corpus Christi Ok, and nobody heard me say this but… Destiny’s Child - Houston ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/12 "2003-03-13T17:13:40Z")
I forgot about Bob Wills, I got my doper name from his band. Robert Earl Keene is from Bandera, Tx (he went to school in College Station where he was Lyle Lovett’s roomate). So is Charlie Robison whom I will add to the list. ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/13 "2003-03-13T17:32:12Z")
I suppose trying to keep up w/ any numbers is gonna be a problem. I’ll go back later and handle that. Let’s see… 96 Tears- Corpus Christi Big Bopper- Sabine Pass Boz Scaggs- Dallas Steve Miller- Dallas Kenny Rogers- Houston Ray Price- Perryville Jerry Jeff Walker- Austin Some of these may be adopted Texans by their own admission. Hell, not everyone has to be actually born here. As long as they got here as quick as they could. 😃 **astorian** you sure hammered the list I was about to post…good work I’m not through yet…Texas has no musical talent, sheesh :rolleyes: I was wondering if **TexasPlayboy** was going to let Bob Wills slip by? ---
**Author:** ![a\_night\_in\_the\_box](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/edb3f5/32.png) [@a\_night\_in\_the\_box](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_night_in_the_box)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/14 "2003-03-13T17:36:05Z")
My favorite… Rev. Horton Heat!! ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/15 "2003-03-13T17:41:47Z")
Blind Lemon Jefferson (everybody credits Robert Johnson, but it was Blind Lemon he was imitating) T-Bone Walker Lightnin’ Hopkins Leadbelly split time between Texas and Louisiana, and can reasonably be claimed by both. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/16 "2003-03-13T17:52:08Z")
Unfortunately they are no longer together, but **The Toadies** rocked! ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/17 "2003-03-13T17:55:34Z")
Juat a few from the fringes: The Jewws…Houston Sons of Hurcules: Houston, San Antonio, Austin Boxcar Satan: San Antonio Old 97’s: Austin I think Fatal Flying Guilliteens: Houston Frigg a Go Go: splits time between Louisiana and Texas Sugar Shack: Houston Sprague Brothers: Whitchita Falls so many bands…so little time… ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/18 "2003-03-13T18:06:39Z")
Ernest Tubb - Crisp Clint Black - Houston Pat Green - Waco Charley Pride - Dallas Barbara Mandrell - Houston Gene Autry - Tioga Lefty Frizzell - Corsicana ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/19 "2003-03-13T18:20:49Z")
Drowning Pool- Dallas Sam the Sham (Domingo Samudio)- Dallas Little Texas, “God Blessed Texas”- Arlington and I gotta include Hank Williams Jr. Even though he WAS actually born in Shreveport, Louisiana. Just across the river for those who don’t know. I think everyone knows his feelings 'bout Texas…😉 ---
**Author:** ![Von\_Erich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d78d45/32.png) [@Von\_Erich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Von_Erich)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121/20 "2003-03-13T18:21:25Z")
Bowling for Soup Brave Combo Two grammy nominated bands from Denton. I am not sure if they have won any Grammys, but I beleive they have. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-music/161121.md?page=2)