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 …
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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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March 15, 2016 In Memoriam: Louis Jay Meyers From co-founding SXSW to bringing focus to Folk Alliance and banjos to "Tommy," Meyers' dedication to music was limitless
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January 30, 2016 Before the fire, after the flood: Friends remember Victor Holk Two tributes to the late San Marcos songwriter, including the premiere of Colin Colby's "Colorado"
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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 …
In Memoriam: Jody Payne, Jan. 11, 1936-Aug. 10, 2013
Former Willie Nelson (and Merle Haggard) guitarist, who retired in 2008, missed playing with the Family Band but not “the bus rides.” By Dale Martin (LSM …
In Memoriam: Chet Flippo, 1943-2013 At the crossroads
By Michael Corcoran (LSM July/Aug 2013/Vol. 6 – Issue 4) Chet Flippo was an unforgettable byline, backed up by writing passionate and precise. He never …
In Memoriam: Thomas J. “Big Tom” McAleer, March 13, 1962-Jan. 22, 2013 Texas Music Loses a Big Friend
By Missoula Slim The lights go down at Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos as another songwriter takes the stage. The occasion is a sad …
In Memoriam: Susanna Clark This one's for her ...
By Brian T. Atkinson (Aug/Sept 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 4) “I’ve got a woman I love, she’s crazy and paints like God She’s got a …
Ramble On … Levon Helm: An appreciation
By Greg Ellis (May/June 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 3) As I write this, Levon Helm has been gone for two weeks, and by the time …
In Memoriam: Mark “Gus” McCoy
On Saturday, April 12, Mark McCoy, former bass player for Micky and the Motorcars, drowned in a rafting accident on the Salmon River near Stanley, …
In Memoriam: Dan “Bee” Spears
Bassist played with Willie Nelson’s Family Band for four decades By Dale Martin (LSM Jan/Feb 2012/vol. 5 – Issue 1) We lost many musicians in …
