the classical music community, and the musical legacy of Kilgore. Sacred music has a long tradition in the state of Texas. The East Texas Musical Convention...
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Texas country music (more popularly known just as Texas country or Texas music) is a subgenre of country music from Texas. Texas country is a style of...
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The official motto of Austin, Texas is the "Live Music Capital of the World" due to the high volume of live music venues in the city. Austin is known internationally...
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to Texas and Mexico, bringing with them their style of music and dance. They brought with them the accordion, polkas music and dance. Their music influenced...
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The Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) is an organization of over 12,000 Texas school music educators. Its stated goals are to provide professional...
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Outlaw country (redirect from Outlaw Music)
Transformed the Texan in Popular Culture. University of Texas Press. pp. 117–124. ISBN 978-0292753006. Wolff, Kurt (2000). Country Music: The Rough Guide...
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Texas (/ˈtɛksəs/ TEK-səss, locally also /ˈtɛksɪz/ TEK-siz; Spanish: Texas or Tejas, pronounced [ˈtexas]) is the most populous state in the South Central...
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Texas Tornados is an American Tejano supergroup, composed of some of country music's biggest artists who modernized the Tex-Mex style including Flaco Jiménez...
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city considered to be the center of red dirt music. The genre also extends to music made south of the Red River in Texas. Outlaw country legends Waylon...
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Houston (redirect from City of Houston, Texas)
U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County;...
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Zydeco (redirect from Zydeco music)
a music genre that was created in rural Southwest Louisiana by Afro-Americans of Creole heritage. It blends blues and rhythm and blues with music indigenous...
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S. state of Texas and the county seat of Denton County. With a population of 139,869 as of 2020, it is the 20th-most populous city in Texas, the 177th-most...
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western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. Contemporary styles of western music include Texas country...
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game variant, "Texas Hold 'Em" is an uptempo country pop, western, and soul song featuring elements of folk. Music critics praised "Texas Hold 'Em" for...
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Texas Music is an entertainment magazine published in Austin, Texas. Since its launch in January 2000, Texas Music has covered hundreds of the state's...
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Texas blues is blues music from Texas. As a regional style, its original form was characterized by jazz and swing influences. Later examples are often...
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Gaines County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 21,598. The county seat is Seminole. The county is named...
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West Coast blues (category Music of Texas)
a type of blues music influenced by jazz and jump blues, with strong piano-dominated sounds and jazzy guitar solos, which originated from Texas blues players...
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The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame, located in Carthage in Panola County in East Texas, honors those who have made outstanding contributions to country...
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Conjunto (category Music of Texas)
derivations such as salsa. Mexican conjunto music, also known as conjunto tejano, was born in south Texas at the end of the 19th century, after German settlers...
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The Texas Music Office (TMO) is a state-funded business promotion office and information clearinghouse for the Texas music industry. It is headquartered...
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Bob Wills (redirect from Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys)
him to disband the Texas Playboys. Wills continued to perform solo. The Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Wills in 1968 and the Texas State Legislature...
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Dallas (redirect from Sister cities of Dallas, Texas)
in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the fourth-most...
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The Texas Gospel Music Hall of Fame, created by the Texas Gospel Music Association, is a Hall of Fame dedicated exclusively to recognizing meaningful contributions...
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Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed...
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The culture of Texas is shaped by significant migration from the American North and West, differing from its eastern neighbors in the Deep South. It is...
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some of his best writing on 'Texas,' casually condensing decades of Texas music and cultural history into forceful couplets." Bryson "Boom" Paul of The...
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Khruangbin (redirect from Texas Sun)
krʉ̂ʉang-bin, [kʰrɯa̯ŋ˥˩.bin]) is a musical trio from Houston, Texas. The band consists of Laura Lee Ochoa (bass guitar and vocals), Mark Speer (guitar...
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The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the...
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Flaco Jiménez (category Singer-songwriters from Texas)
Antonio, Texas. He is known for playing Norteño, Tex Mex and Tejano music. Jiménez has been a solo performer and session musician, as well as a member of the...
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