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Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.
Earle wrote the song "Fort Worth Blues" as a tribute to the singer in the late 1990s, and in 2009 released an album titled Townes, which featured all covers of Van Zandt songs. [52] His Texas-grounded impact stretched farther than country.
Taylor Hawkins. Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Foo Fighters, sharing vocals with Dave Grohl. Joining the band in 1997, Hawkins quickly became one of the group's most recognizable faces. He remained the band’s drummer for ...
Lawrence A. Alexander (born 1943 in Fort Worth), law professor; Betty Andujar (1912–1997), first Republican woman in Texas State Senate (1973–1983) H.S. Broiles (1845–1913), 6th Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas [1] Joel Burns (born 1969), politician; Reby Cary (1920–2018), educator, historian, and member of the Texas House of Representatives
When she was 10 years old, she and her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas. [8] The Flakes later moved to the 7th Ward of Fort Worth, also known as Terrell Heights. [9] [10] In June 1939, her parents bought a house in the 900 block of East Annie Street, then a mostly white area. On June 19, 1939, 500 white rioters vandalized and burned down their ...
Roger Dean Miller Sr. (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer-songwriter, widely known for his honky-tonk -influenced novelty songs and his chart-topping country hits "King of the Road", "Dang Me", and "England Swings". After growing up in Oklahoma and serving in the U.S. Army, Miller began his musical career as a ...
Website. www.fortworthtexas.gov. Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km 2) into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. According to the 2023 United States census estimate, Fort Worth's population was 978,468, making it the 5th-most populous city in the state ...
Patricia Highsmith (born Mary Patricia Plangman; January 19, 1921 – February 4, 1995) [ 1] was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly ...