It got its start in the oilfields, ranches, and lumber camps of the early 1900s. And it went on to reshape American music. Join music historian Alan Governar and host David Brown for a summertime dip into the deep well of the Texas blues tradition…from Lightnin' Hopkins and T-Bone Walker to Ruthie Foster, The Black Keys and way beyond... Read the full description.
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Piece Description
This is the Texas Music Matters hour-long broadcast for the week beginning Friday July 29, 2011 hosted by veteran public radio journalist David Brown and produced by the award-winning music journalism unit at KUT Austin.
Broadcast History
First broadcast in Austin July 29, 2011
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbit Foot Blues | Blind Lemon Jefferson | Single (1926). | Paramount Records | 1926 | 02:56 |
| Cravin' A Man Blues | Lillian Glinn | Lillian Glinn. | Document Records | 1929 | 02:44 |
| Up Above My Head | Ruthie Foster | Full Circle. | M.O.D. Records | 1997 | 03:42 |
| Short Haired Woman | Lightnin' Hopkins | The Gold Star Sessions, Vol. I. | Gold Star | 1949 | 02:45 |
| Thickfreakness | Black Keys | Thickfreakness. | Fat Possum Records | 2003 | 03:49 |
| Strolling With Bones | T-Bone Walker | I Get So Weary. | Atlantic Records | 1950 | 02:32 |
| Guitar in my Hand | Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown | My Time is Expensive. | Peacock Records | 1950 | 02:30 |
| Treat Her Right | Roy Head | Treat Her Right. | TNT/Renner Records | 1965 | 02:37 |
| Flying Home | Illinois Jacquet | Single (1942). | Apollo Records | 1942 | 02:50 |
| Ball and Biscuit | White Stripes | Elephant. | V2 Records | 2003 | 05:00 |
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