/tags/texas-music Texas Music en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:29:41 GMT /texasstandard/2025-03-31/el-mas-dulce-recuerdo-30-years-later-selenas-presence-still-felt-in-corpus-christi Decades after her death, there remains no shortage of ways fans memorialize the Tejano superstar. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the city where she lived and now rests. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:29:41 GMT /texasstandard/2025-03-31/el-mas-dulce-recuerdo-30-years-later-selenas-presence-still-felt-in-corpus-christi Raul Alonzo /texas/2025-03-31/30-years-after-selenas-death-a-new-generation-of-latinas-embrace-her-music Girls point to Selena Quintanilla-Perez as a symbol of empowerment who unflinchingly embraced her culture and identity. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:55:54 GMT /texas/2025-03-31/30-years-after-selenas-death-a-new-generation-of-latinas-embrace-her-music Marian Navarro /austin/2024-07-11/texas-music-museum-east-austin-overcrowded-storage-funding The East Austin museum has limited space, so much of its collection is stored away. Staff are hoping the city will help with a new location. Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /austin/2024-07-11/texas-music-museum-east-austin-overcrowded-storage-funding Corinne Piorkowski /texas/2020-03-23/remembering-houston-native-kenny-rogers From Texas Standard:He was a Texas native, but wasn't really known as a Texas musician. He was "country," but he was also a big part of the pop music� Mon, 23 Mar 2020 18:07:15 GMT /texas/2020-03-23/remembering-houston-native-kenny-rogers Rhonda Fanning /texas/2020-02-13/willie-nelsons-drummer-muscle-and-money-man-paul-english-dies-at-87 From Texas Standard:One of the original outlaws of country music died this week: Paul English was not only Willie Nelson's drummer, but also a friend and� Thu, 13 Feb 2020 23:06:16 GMT /texas/2020-02-13/willie-nelsons-drummer-muscle-and-money-man-paul-english-dies-at-87 Leah Scarpelli /texas/2019-10-22/janis-joplin-more-than-just-a-great-big-voice From Texas Standard:Janis Joplin left her Texas home in the early 1960s. She didn't fit in in Port Arthur, where she grew up, and she wanted to make a� Tue, 22 Oct 2019 19:31:27 GMT /texas/2019-10-22/janis-joplin-more-than-just-a-great-big-voice Leah Scarpelli /texas/2019-09-13/ken-burns-country-music-takes-on-the-history-of-an-american-art-form From Texas Standard:The American South has long been the backdrop for stories about country music. But a new series by a team led by veteran documentary� Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:35:56 GMT /texas/2019-09-13/ken-burns-country-music-takes-on-the-history-of-an-american-art-form Rhonda Fanning, Kristen Cabrera /texas/2019-09-06/sara-hickmans-new-coloring-book-celebrates-texas-musicians From Texas Standard:Sara Hickman is known for her contributions to Texas music. In addition to her own recordings and performances, she served a term as� Fri, 06 Sep 2019 19:16:54 GMT /texas/2019-09-06/sara-hickmans-new-coloring-book-celebrates-texas-musicians Laura Rice /texas/2019-01-25/michael-martin-murpheys-austinology-celebrates-the-capital-citys-70s-songwriter-scene From Texas Standard:Colorado rancher Michael Martin Murphey was inducted into the Texas Music Legends Hall of Fame earlier this month. Why? Well, Murphey� Fri, 25 Jan 2019 19:17:09 GMT /texas/2019-01-25/michael-martin-murpheys-austinology-celebrates-the-capital-citys-70s-songwriter-scene Leah Scarpelli /texas/2018-09-19/the-sixth-rolling-stone-was-a-west-texan-named-bobby-keys From Texas Standard:There’s Ronnie, Charlie, Bill, Mick, Keith and � Bobby?The man who many consider the sixth member of the Rolling Stones is a Texan� Wed, 19 Sep 2018 18:53:36 GMT /texas/2018-09-19/the-sixth-rolling-stone-was-a-west-texan-named-bobby-keys Leah Scarpelli