Texas country star Pat Green is bringing new life to a legendary old venue this November. He'll record a live album at Luckenbach Dancehall, immortalized in the Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson song "Luckenbach, Texas," on November 7 and 8 — the first live album at the venue in more than 30 years. A press release frames it as a result of the venue's high standards: "This marks the first time since Jerry Jeff Walker that the iconic Texas venue has allowed another artist to record a live alb...| CultureMap San Antonio
By the time Willie minted his first #1 in country music, he'd been hired and fired from the Grand Ole Opry. He'd been married and divorced. He'd retired from music, put on 40 pounds, and become a pig farmer. The post 50 Years Ago: Willie Nelson Scores First #1 Song … At Age 42 first appeared on Saving Country Music.| Saving Country Music – Saving Country Music
By Wittliff archivist Hannah Martin The Soap Creek Saloon calendars created by artist Kerry Awn are now available online to researchers at The Wittliff Collections website. These calendars were used to promote the music venue that served as an unofficial hub of Austin’s counterculture and progressive country music scene from 1974 until its closure in ...| The Keystone