This Week in Texas Music History

Series produced by KUT

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Each week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes us on a brief journey in time, exploring the legends and stories behind what makes Texas music known the world over.

Willie Nelson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Gene Autry - just a few of the monumental names in the lexicon of Texas music.

In this ongoing series from Austin`s acclaimed Texas Music Matters unit, Texas Music scholar Gary Hartman takes a unique historical approach in recounting the stories of many well known (and some mostly unsung) artists. These segments are rich with storytelling and sound and run one and a half minutes.

None of these segments need an intro and work great as interstitials. And KUT is offering these segments free of charge to PRX member stations.


187 Pieces

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This Week in Texas Music History, we’ll meet a singer who seemed to have an answer for everything.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of December (12/25): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a multi instrumentalist who combined gospel an...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of December (12/15): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician whose name may have been small, but ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of September (9/20): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a farmer and preacher who had a brief but influ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of September (9/12): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at one of country music’s most famous singers, wh...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of September (9/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose musical oddity took him to pop s...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of August (8/30): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a little known musician who played a big role in re...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the fourth week of August (8/23): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a man who blended conjunto and country to become ...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of August (8/19): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who conquered Nashville on her own terms.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of August (8/8): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a pioneer of soul music who also enjoyed singing c...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of August (8/7): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer who found a silver lining behind the rain...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of July (7/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a baseball player who turned out to be a real gentleman.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of July (7/20): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at the states most successful female songwriter

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the second week of July (7/12): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a city ordinance that banned freak dancing.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of July (7/4): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at one of the pioneers of Chicano soul

  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the first week of July (7/1): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a singer whose bird theme song flew up the carts not ...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the forth week of June (6/22): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at two brothers whose musical skills help take a popula...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the third week of June (6/19): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a dance hall that was build to help celebrate an imp...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:33
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For the second week of June (6/11): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a musician who’s finally living up to his name.

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
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For the last week of May (5/31): This week, Texas music scholar Gary Hartman takes a look at a keyboard player who was part of Texas music royalty

  • Added: Aug 02, 2012
  • Length: 01:40