Lone Star Artists
http://texasmusicmuseum.org/
So many great artists come from Texas including Johnny Mathis, Scott Joplin, George Jones, Charlie Christian, Janis Joplin, Buddy Holly, and Victoria Spivey. The Texas Music Museum, founded in 1984, is dedicated to collecting oral histories, photos, and other historical material of the state’s rich musical legacy. The exhibit gallery is categorized by notable musical genres such as blues, country music, and tejano & conjunto, and Songs of the Lone Star State displays some of the state’s most famous songs. The museum houses thousands of recordings and coordinates with various Texas music organizations in maintaining this music.
by Jeff Boyce
So many great artists come from Texas including Johnny Mathis, Scott Joplin, George Jones, Charlie Christian, Janis Joplin, Buddy Holly, and Victoria Spivey. The Texas Music Museum, founded in 1984, is dedicated to collecting oral histories, photos, and other historical material of the state’s rich musical legacy. The exhibit gallery is categorized by notable musical genres such as blues, country music, and tejano & conjunto, and Songs of the Lone Star State displays some of the state’s most famous songs. The museum houses thousands of recordings and coordinates with various Texas music organizations in maintaining this music.
by Jeff Boyce
