Howdy
  • Find my subscription
padre island national seashore
Sections

News & Politics

  • Business
  • Health
  • Energy
  • Politics & Policy
  • Best and Worst Legislators
  • Bum Steers

Arts & Entertainment

  • Sports
  • Books
  • Music
  • Film & TV
  • Style & Design
  • Art

Being Texan

  • Texas History
  • The Texanist
  • Best Thing In Texas
  • Country Notes

Travel & Outdoors

  • Hunting & Fishing
  • Parks & Recs
  • Where To Stay Now
  • Critters

Food & Drink

  • Libations
  • Recipes
  • Pat's Pick
  • Dining Guide
  • Tacos
  • Tex-Mexplainer

BBQ

  • Recipes
  • Joint Reviews
  • TM BBQ Club
  • Top 50 Joints

Podcasts

  • One by Willie
  • Tom Brown’s Body
  • Boomtown
  • Underdog

Video

Magazine

Long Reads

  • True Crime
  • Subscribe
  • Newsletters
  • Join TM BBQ Club
  • Manage Subscription
  • Renew
  • Give a Gift
  • Back Issues
  • Buy Merch
  • About Us
  • The Stand Up Desk
  • Careers
  • Advertise
Texas Monthly
  • Subscribe
  • Find my subscription
  • News & Politics
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Being Texan
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Video
May 1994 magazine cover
From the May 1994 Issue Subscribe
Music

True Blues

By John Morthland
May 1994 0
May 1994 magazine cover
From the May 1994 Issue Subscribe

The Best of Texas, in Your Inbox

Get our weekly newsletter.

See All Newsletters

Privacy Policy

If you fill out the first name, last name, or agree to terms fields, you will NOT be added to the newsletter list. Leave them blank to get signed up.
  • Home
  • Share on Facebook
  • Share on Twitter
  • Email a link to this page
  • https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/true-blues/
Leave a Comment

Recommended

50 Cent
Music

50 Cent Is Texas’s Newest Celebrity Transplant

By Sean O'Neal

Christian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla in Netflix's Selena: The Series.
Film & TV

Selena Deserves More Than Netflix Kitsch

By Cat Cardenas

Jon Randall, Jack Ingram, and Miranda Lambert.
Music

Miranda Lambert on the Most Unapologetically Texas Album of Her Career

By Andy Langer

The Record Room at W Austin.
Where To Stay Now

7 Nostalgic Texas Hotels With Vinyl Record Collections

By Cynthia J. Drake

sheryl crow and willie nelson
Music

Sheryl Crow on ‘Crazy,’ Patsy Cline, and the Dream of Writing a Standard

By John Spong

Trending

  1. Going With the Flow at Guadalupe River State Park

    By Courtney Bond

  2. The Texanist: Why Do I Get So Many Robocalls From Small Texas Towns?

    By David Courtney

  3. Elon Musk Is Turning Boca Chica Into a Space-Travel Hub. Not Everyone Is Starstruck.

    By Christopher Hooks

  4. A Brief History of Tigers on the Loose in Texas, 2021 Edition

    By Dan Solomon

  5. More Colorful Texas Sayings Than You Can Shake a Stick At

    By Anne Dingus

  6. The List: The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas

    By Texas Monthly

  7. Historic 6666 Ranch Almost Twice the Size of Chicago Gets the Perfect Steward

    By Dan Solomon

  8. Homesick Californians, Rejoice: This North Texas Taqueria Has Stellar Cal-Mex

    By José R. Ralat

  9. Meet the Team of South Korean Pro Gamers Who Moved to Dallas to Play ‘Overwatch’

    By Bryan C. Parker

  10. Inside Texas’s State High School BBQ Championship, from Fire Management to Flirting

    By Jennifer Simonson

We report on vital issues from politics to education and are the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering everything from music to cultural events with insightful recommendations.

Subscribe Now

Subscribe

  • Subscribe
  • Newsletters
  • Join TM BBQ Club
  • Manage Subscription
  • Subscription Help
  • Renew
  • Give a Gift
  • Back Issues
  • Buy Merch

Sections

  • News & Politics
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Being Texan
  • Food & Drink
  • BBQ
  • Travel & Outdoors
  • Magazine
  • Podcasts
  • Video

About

  • About Us
  • Careers
  • Advertising
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Do Not Sell My Data
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Copyright © 2021. All Rights Reserved.