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Gary Brantley's avatar

Great piece of work! Thank you for making this connection, there is so much history in the music of Texas! I've been here most of my life and I'm still learning more about the incredible music and stories!

Nathan Bell's avatar

Freaking excellent

Daryl Poe's avatar

Hank Williams III is up there, too. And man, what a band.

Zachariah Malachi's avatar

We’ll get there soon enough..

Roger Hicks's avatar

Fascinating.

SpandX's avatar

Superb piece. Thank you for posting this.

“Reverend, Reverend, is this a conspiracy?”

Jordan AD's avatar

Just because I’m a Pantera fan doesn’t mean I’m a convicted felon.

But yes, I’m also a convicted felon.

Jim Wilcox's avatar

Another excellent flashback for me. My mom and I moved to Bakersfield in 1956. The Bakersfield sound was already beginning in the form of Cousin Herb’s Trading Post on the local tv station. I didn’t know then but I’ve come to realize how many country stars were there or got their start on that program. Jelly Sanders on the fiddle. Rose and Cal Maddox singing and playing. I believe Buck Owen’s got his start on that show too. Five nights a week. It’s a bit ironic since I drifted to rock and roll but ended up making a living playing country many years later. I learned to appreciate the talent of many country players much later in life.

Robert Greenwood's avatar

Great read. Thanks for connecting some very disparate dots

Dave Williams's avatar

Fascinating and yet not surprising. People who don't understand music lineage just haven't bothered to learn. I hope your posts go a long way to changing that. Great writing. Great research. Thanks, Zach.

J R's avatar

Nice story great bit of history

the NSA sucks dick 24/7's avatar

I went to college in TX. My drug dealer was Pantera's drug dealer. I almost got into a fight with dime at one of his Halloween parties. My buddy and I decided it was better to leave than fight dimebag in his own house at his own party. ✔️🤣