John Morthland
Stories
Sixty-five years after his first recording sessions with the Texas Playboys, 25 years after his death, Bob Wills is still the king of western swing.
Meet eight Texas teams that are bringing
America's pastimethe gimmicky,
anything-goes minor league
versionto a stadium near you.
CDs by Adolph Hofner and the Pearl Wranglers, Sister Seven, and Bob Dorough.
Move over, Anna Nicole Smith. Mexia’s biggest celebrity is Cindy Walker, who penned hits made famous by everyone from Eddy Arnold to Bob Wills.
From Poltergeist to the Steel Eel, Texas has five of the nation’s best new roller coasters. And they’re all a scream.
Long John Hunter and his guitar-slinging friends sharpened their axes in and around Port Arthur, so their recent return was truly a homecoming.