Thanks, Gazza.  I like the Beach Boys ok, but not a fan.  RIP Dennis Wilson.

And Jerry Garcia died 14 years ago today.

Fuckenmissem...

Pet Sounds is a great album I discovered later in life, a gift from PayphoneAl from Lew's boards.

more interesting Texans - artists or otherwise:








john wesley hardin - the meanest man alive

Good call on the 'Galveston Giant'. In later times, George Foreman is from Texas too.

And if you're going to include outlaws  ..

Factory Girl wrote on Aug 9^th, 2009 at 6:48pm:



alot claim it was the blueprint for sgt. peppers, piper at the gates of dawn and a few other cutting edge albums of the late 60's... brian wilson had a gift in the studio...

Gazza wrote on Aug 9^th, 2009 at 6:15pm:


As an average, Sharon Tate and guests were killed August 8 and Leno and Rosemary LaBianca on August 10, 1969

This was a key factor to the end of the psychedelic sixties, and the use of LSD

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alot claim it was the blueprint for sgt. peppers, piper at the gates of dawn and a few other cutting edge albums of the late 60's... brian wilson had a gift in the studio... [/quote]

Without hearing PS, its difficult to IMAGINe that it is superior to Beatles SP.  I have Piper, and I need to listen to it.  I appreciate PF, but not a huge fan.  

Speaking of PF, in college one of my best friends was a materials science and engineering major, and she loved PF.  

I think that PF appeals to mathematicians, engineers and other stoner geek.

Bobby Keys best be on the top of this list by the morning....

I would add LBJ - flawed, but a real character.
Ike (as in Dwight D.)
Bonnie and Clyde
Tommy Lee Jones
George Jones was from Saratoga
Carol Burnett
Joan Crawford
Howard Hughes
Roy Orbison
Robert Rauschenberg
Ernest Tubb
Buck Owens
A.J. Foyt

and all those early wildcaters, oilmen - like Jett Rink from Giant.....crazy and rich.

Rock hall honors Austin City Limits
HISTORY, LENGTHY RUN HELP SERIES GET RECOGNITION

By The Associated Press
Published: August 14, 2009

AUSTIN, Texas — Johnny Cash, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello — they’re among the legions of music legends who have graced the stage of the famed Austin City Limits television music show.

That storied history and the show’s lengthy run of 35 years propelled the program to a new honor Monday as an official historic site designated by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

"It just seemed natural that we try to do something down here in Austin around the longest-running musical series in the history of television. What this program has done in trying to create this incredible archive of material of both iconic and emerging, cutting-edge artists is remarkable,” said Terry Stewart, president and chief executive of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

The Texas-based music show studio will join nine other designated rock ’n’ roll landmarks across the country. Among them are the Whisky a-Go-Go in Los Angeles where the Doors were regulars; Brooklyn High School in the Cleveland area, where Elvis Presley played his first concert north of the Mason-Dixon line; and WJW Radio also in Cleveland, where disc jockey Alan Freed is credited with popularizing the term "rock ’n’ roll.”

Show on 35th season

Austin City Limits, which is broadcast nationally on PBS, has hosted more than 800 performances on its stage from assorted musical genres, said executive producer Terry Lickona. It was inspired by the Austin live music scene, but its musical performers have hailed from around the world. Lickona noted that the show will tape its first hip-hop program this season with Mos Def and K’naan.

The television show is embarking on its 35th season beginning Oct. 3 with the Dave Matthews Band.
"That studio … has seen a lot of history over the last 35 years. It’s more than just a television studio or a big black box,” Lickona said.

The upcoming season will feature a joint performance by Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel. Nelson was on the original pilot episode for the show recorded in October 1974, and Asleep at the Wheel performed on the first official season show.

New studio

The program is recorded in a studio at University of Texas that seats 300 people and is well known for its nighttime images of the university tower and Texas capitol in the background. There are plans to start broadcasting in 2011 from a new downtown studio that’s under construction and will accommodate about 2,500 people.

Lickona said producers are trying to "capture the same unique vibe and atmosphere” of the campus studio.

A plaque marking the historic designation from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be placed at both studios, Stewart said.

A ceremony for the historic designation is set for Oct. 1, the day before the annual Austin City Limits music festival starts. Music panel discussions are planned for that weekend featuring artists who have a history with the television show and veteran show staff members.