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Shake, Rattle, and Reconsider
Why Bill Haley deserves credit for helping found rock and roll.
Falling Comet
In 1955 Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” transformed the sound of popular music and made him an international star. Twenty-five years later he was forgotten, desperate, and dying in Harlingen. How did one of the fathers of rock and roll land so far outside the spotlight?
In Our Backyard
The faces—and voices—of eighteen Texans who are living the debate.
Thomas Haden Church, Actor (Thursday, April 15th 2010)
Texas-born actor Thomas Haden Church has found success in Hollywood, but chooses to keep roots deep in his home state. He spent six seasons with a major role on the hit sitcom Wings, won an Oscar nomination for his part in Sideways, and recently played the villain in Spider-Man 3. But Church enjoys a parallel career as a hands-on cattle rancher, complete with broken bones to show for it.
Becca Cason Thrash’s Desk
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