Texas Music History Markers

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• "Hey Paula"Brownwood

  It is estimated that the song “Hey Paula” has been played almost every day somewhere in the world since it was recorded in the fall of 1962.

• Baldemar "Freddy Fender" Garza HuertaSan Benito

  Known as Freddy Fender or El Bebop Kid (the Mexican Elvis Presley), Baldemar Garza Huerta achieved great success as a Tejano, rock and country singer…

• Governor W. Lee O'DanielDallas

  (March 11, 1890 - May 11, 1969) A native of Ohio, Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel grew up in Kansas.

• J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big BopperBeaumont

  Jiles Perry "J.P." Richardson, Jr. was born on October 24, 1930 to Jiles and Elsie Bernice (Stalsby) Richardson in Sabine Pass (26 mi.

• Janis Lyn JoplinPort Arthur

  (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970) A native of Port Arthur, famed blues and rock and roll singer Janis Joplin lived here with her family.

• Joachim H. HintzBellville

  Johann Joachim Henrich Frederick (J. H.) Hintz (1841-1920), a native of Zisendorff, Mecklenburg, Germany, immigrated to the U.S. with his family in…

• Joseph "Joe Tex" Arrington, Jr.Rogers

  Born to a sharecropping family in Rogers on August 8, 1935, Joseph Arrington, Jr., is considered one of the most influential, but underappreciated…

• Trinidad ConchaEl Paso

  Trinidad Concha (1862-1933), the “singing cobbler,” impacted popular music culture by creating and cultivating various bands in the El Paso area…

Where to find Texas Music markers

• Beaumont5 stories
• Fort Worth5 stories
• Houston5 stories
• Austin4 stories
• Dallas4 stories
• Lubbock3 stories
• San Antonio3 stories
• Albany2 stories
• Brownwood2 stories
• Decatur2 stories

By county

• Jefferson County8
• Harris County5
• Tarrant County5
• Bexar County4
• Dallas County4
• Travis County4
• Lubbock County3
• Anderson County2
• Austin County2
• Bell County2

Texas Music markers in Big Bend (2)

• Roy OrbisonWink
• Trinidad ConchaEl Paso

Texas Music markers in Central Texas (16)

• "Hey Paula"Brownwood
• Blind Lemon JeffersonWortham
• Broken SpokeAustin
• Dr. Ben and Mona Parker and KBOP RadioPleasanton
• Gus BaileyBlum
• Joseph "Joe Tex" Arrington, Jr.Rogers
• Matinee Musical ClubRockdale
• Miss Rogers' Music RoomMexia
• Negro Fine Arts SchoolGeorgetown
• Nora Lee Mayhew WendlandTemple
• Old Gray Mare BandBrownwood
• Parque ZaragozaAustin
• Smith Springs CemeteryStephenville
• The Gant FamilyAustin
• Victory GrillAustin
• Winters Brass BandWinters

Texas Music markers in East Texas (7)

• East Texas Musical ConventionHenderson
• Ivory Joe HunterMagnolia Springs
• Jim ReevesCarthage
• Joseph Charles MisznerMt. Enterprise
• Roy B. WallacePalestine
• Texas Fruit Palace, Anderson County FairPalestine
• Vicory Barker TunstallCrockett

Texas Music markers in Gulf Coast (23)

• Adolph HofnerMoulton
• Alley CemeteryAlleyton
• Aubrey Wilson "Moon" MullicanBeaumont
• Blind Willie JohnsonBeaumont
• Clarence "Gatemouth" BrownOrange
• Cotton Grove Dance Floor and StoreMoulton
• Double Bayou Dance HallDouble Bayou
• Eldorado BallroomHouston
• Etta Moten BarnettWeimar
• Harry Henry ChoatesPort Arthur
• Harry James' Childhood HomesiteBeaumont
• J.P. Richardson, Jr: The Big BopperBeaumont
• Janis Lyn JoplinPort Arthur
• Joachim H. HintzBellville
• LiedertafelSealy
• Olga SamaroffGalveston
• Peacock RecordsHouston
• Sam (Lightnin') HopkinsHouston
• Tex RitterPort Neches
• The Frenchtown CommunityHouston
• West End ParkSmithville
• William G. "Bill" HallBeaumont
• Zydeco Music in FrenchtownHouston

Texas Music markers in Hill Country (10)

• Eddie DurhamSan Marcos
• Engel FamilyLuckenbach
• John Lang SinclairSan Antonio
• John T. Floore Country StoreHelotes
• LuckenbachLuckenbach
• Lydia MendozaSan Antonio
• New Braunfels Gemischter Chor HarmonieNew Braunfels
• Silvestre RevueltasSan Antonio
• The Famous Door CaféKerrville
• West End Park and Dance HallNew Braunfels

Texas Music markers in North Texas (25)

• "The Poet Ranchman" Larry ChittendenStamford
• Billy MuthFort Worth
• Birthplace of Mack HarrellCeleste
• Charles Henry ChristianBonham
• Crystal Springs Dance PavilionFort Worth
• Euday Louis BowmanFort Worth
• Fort Griffin FandangleAlbany
• Fourth-Sunday SingingCommerce
• Governor W. Lee O'DanielDallas
• Governor W. Lee O'DanielDallas
• Kahn SaloonJefferson
• Kentucky TownWhitewright
• Leadbelly in Deep EllumDallas
• Marshall - Birthplace of Boogie WoogieMarshall
• Mineola Opera HousesMineola
• Randolph (Uncle Ran) VeseyDecatur
• Randolph VeseyDecatur
• Robert Edward Nail, Jr.Albany
• Rogers-O'Daniel HouseFort Worth
• Scott JoplinTexarkana
• Site of Stamps SchoolDiana
• Tenth Street Historic District Freedmans TownDallas
• Texas International Pop FestivalLewisville
• Vernon DalhartJefferson
• William John MarshFort Worth

Texas Music markers in Panhandle (2)

• Ham's Barber ShopTurkey
• Woody GuthriePampa

Texas Music markers in South Texas (2)

• Baldemar "Freddy Fender" Garza HuertaSan Benito
• Galvan BallroomCorpus Christi

Texas Music markers in West Texas (6)

• Buddy HollyLubbock
• City of Lubbock CemeteryLubbock
• Lubbock Cotton ClubLubbock
• Paul KallingerDel Rio
• T.P. TavernMcCamey
• The Carter Family in Del RioDel Rio

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