Music
March 17, 2020
Two Trailblazing Country Musicians From San Benito Led Parallel Lives Decades Apart
Charley Crockett grew up watching Freddy Fender perform. He tells us how his life in music took a similar path.
Freddy Fender
The Culture
January 20, 2013
51–75
From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston
The Culture
January 20, 2013
51–75
From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston
Music
January 20, 2013
The 100 Best Texas Songs
Two are by Willie. Which songs, exactly? And what about the remaining 98? You’ll have to check our list to find out.
Music
August 31, 1998
CD and Book Reviews
Hot CDsI was already familiar with James Brown’s Say It Live and Loud (Polygram), which was recorded live at Memorial Auditorium in Dallas on August 26, 1968. I was there, a couple of rows back from the front, and hearing it all over again is one sweet pleasure: the tight,
Music
September 30, 1995
Wasted Days
Freddy Fender has one of the most affecting voices in the music business. So why isn’t he a star?