Music
February 1, 1995
No Limits
For twenty seasons Austin City Limits has been the elite soundstage of American popular music. And it keeps getting better.
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Reporter
January 1, 1995
The Truck Stops Here
Dorsett 221 near Buda is the place where a driver is always king of the castle.
Music
July 1, 1994
The Big Twang
Some of the brightest country music stars—like Mark Chesnutt and Tracy Byrd—are born in the honky-tonks of Beaumont.
Music
June 30, 1994
The Devil in George Jones
The survivor of a long and torturous journey, George Jones stands alone as the greatest country singer alive.
Music
January 1, 1994
Nashville City Limits
Once, country acts made art in Austin and money in Nashville. Today each place is a lot like the other, which is why more Texas singers are heading east.
Music
December 1, 1990
“I’m Just Me”
When country singer Charley Pride isn’t on the road, chances are he’s puttering around a Dallas golf course—or riding herd on his business holdings.
Music
October 1, 1988
One Brick Shy of a Load
Not your run-of-the-mill pickers and singers, these performers are determined to carve out new territory.
Music
October 1, 1988
The Fall of Country, the Rise of Country
As Nashville pandered to the lowest common denominator, Texans found a new audience hungry for old traditions.
Music
August 31, 1988
Off the Road Again
Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic at Carl’s Corner was the picnic to end all picnics. It did just that.
Music
June 1, 1982
A Singin’ Fool
George Jones really lives the way he says he lives in the songs he sings.
Popular Music
July 31, 1980
The Armadillo’s Last Waltz
The imminent demise of Austin’s famed music hall already has Texans singing the Armadillo homesick blues.
Music
December 1, 1976
Who Killed Redneck Rock?
Love beads are out at rock concerts these days.
Music
July 31, 1976
The Passions of the Common Man
That’s what country music is, and that’s why it plays in Peoria.