Tribute to Rod Kennedy
Rod Kennedy: The Passing of a Legend By Bob Livingston (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Rod Kennedy was a crusty old bird. There are …
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May 17, 2016 In Memoriam: Guy Clark Randall Knives, Desperados and Homegrown Tomatoes
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May 17, 2016 RIP: Guy Clark, Nov. 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016 Legendary Texas songwriter dead at 74
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April 8, 2016 Texas Country/Red Dirt artists react to the death of Merle Haggard Pat Green, Sunny Sweeney, Kevin Fowler, Cody Canada, Ray Wylie, the Robison brothers and more share their thoughts on the Hag and his influence on their life and music
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April 7, 2016 Bourbon ’n’ “Big City” Merle Haggard sings us back home: A personal tribute to a life-changing legend
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April 6, 2016 Country music legend Merle Haggard dead at 79 From his 1962 debut single, "Skid Row," to his 2015 duo album with Willie Nelson, the Hag helped define the sound of classic country
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Rock the Goat: My friend Rod — the patron saint of Folk Music
By Terri Hendrix (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Rumor had it that Rod Kennedy, founder and patriarch of the Kerrville Folk Festival, was …
In Memoriam: Rod Kennedy, 1930-2014 The ex-Marine turned Kerrville Folk Festival founder didn’t just credit music for changing his life; he spent most of his life returning the favor.
By Michael Corcoran (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) Rod Kennedy at the 2013 Kerrville Folk Festival (Photo by Susan Roads) Austin became known as …
In Memoriam: Steve Silbas
Steve Silbas, the other half of Casbeers’ “Barb ’n’ Steve,” passes By Richard Skanse (LSM May/June 2014/vol. 7 – issue 3) On April 8, just five …
In Memoriam: Larry Monroe King of the "segway"
By Michael Corcoran (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) On Blue Friday, the day Austin DJ Larry Monroe died from respiratory failure at age …
In Memoriam: Steven Fromholz
By Bob Livingston (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) I had just finished playing a set at a benefit show in Dripping Springs. I …
In Memoriam: Sarah Elizabeth Campbell
Goodnight Moon: A sad but fond farewell to a beloved Austin singer-songwriter By Rob Patterson (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Austin’s Sarah Elizabeth Campbell, …
In Memoriam: Ray Price
From roadhouses and dancefloor shuffles to concert halls and sophisticated, string-laden standards, the great connector was country music — and Texas music — incarnate. By …
In Memoriam: Texas bluesman Jeff Strahan
By Richard Skanse (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) Central Texas-based singer, guitarist, and keyboard player Jeff Strahan passed away on Jan. 15 following …
In Memoriam: Barbara Wolfe of Casbeers
By Jim Beal Jr. (LSM March/April 2014/vol. 7 – Issue 2) In early December of last year, about the time Christmas decorations started outshining barroom …
