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‘It Was Like Country Night Fever’ — Mickey Gilley On Urban Cowboy, 40 Years Later
Posted on · The country music star's Pasadena nightclub was the setting for much of the film, which starred John Travolta and Debra Winger.
Tag: country music
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Tropical Depression Cristobal, And Mickey Gilley On 40 Years Of Urban Cowboy (June 5, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: An update on Tropical Depression Cristobal, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news, and Mickey Gilley reflects on the legacy of Urban Cowboy.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Debate Recap, Black Lives Matter Focuses On The Election, And Country Cover Songs (Sept. 13, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: A recap of the Presidential debate from TSU, Black Lives Matter focuses on the 2020 election, some area musicians sing covers of their favorite country classics, and we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the news.
Skyline Sessions
Live In Studio: Cody Jinks
Posted on · Texas-based artist mines the era of Merle and Waylon.
Music
Country Legend Merle Haggard Dies At 79
Posted on · Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee," poet of working-class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.
Houston Matters
Kinky Friedman: ‘Being a Musician is a Much Higher Calling Than Being a Politician. I’ve Been Both.’
Posted on · This Saturday (March 26, 2016), Kinky Friedman performs in Galveston at The Grand 1894 Opera House. The performance is an 85th anniversary celebration of — and benefit for — Congregation Beth Jacob Galveston. The Texas country singer, songwriter, humorist, author and sometimes political candidate will perform songs from his 40-year career and from his latest album, The Loneliest […]
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Saving an Endangered Species: the Texas Dance Hall
Posted on · From the time of the great German migration to Central Texas, there have been dance halls — for club activities like shooting, or singing, or gymnastics – and of course, as time went by – two-stepping. But the recent auction of the belongings and building that was home to the oldest dance hall in Texas — the […]
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Honky Tonk Angels: The Country Music Jukebox Musical
Posted on · Ted Swindley, former founding artistic director of Houston’s Stages Repertory Theatre, has a knack for creating wildly successful musicals. He created Always…Patsy Cline, one of the top ten shows produced across the U.S. in 1998, and his latest hit is The Honky Tonk Angels, featuring 30 classic country tunes. Currently on stage through Sept. 5 at Stages, The […]
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The Flatlanders: A Musical Legacy Built on Serendipity
Posted on · In the early 1970s, a group of Lubbock musicians recorded an album under the name The Flatlanders. But the record was never released, and they parted ways. When the core members, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joe Ely and Butch Hancock, went on to achieve musical success on their own there was suddenly interest in their earlier work — […]
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Safety v. Privacy, College Suicide and The Flatlanders: Houston Matters for Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014
Posted on · Harris County Commissioners Court is approving District Attorney Devon Anderson’s nearly $2 million plan to purchase hundreds of body cameras for Houston police officers and Harris County sheriff’s deputies. Calls to equip law enforcement with body cameras come in the wake of the police shootings in Missouri and Indiana. On this edition of Houston Matters, we discuss […]
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Robert Earl Keen Discusses His New Bluegrass Album and Christmas Show
Posted on · Country musician Robert Earl Keen brings his annual holiday concert to the House of Blues on Dec. 26. The show, âMerry Christmas from the Family,â centers around Keenâs popular song of the same name. He tells Houston Mattersâ Michael Hagerty about the Christmas show, about his new album Happy Prisoner, which is a collection of […]
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Country Musician Ronnie Milsap Reflects on His Career
Posted on · Country music veteran Ronnie Milsap played last week at the Stafford Center. Milsap is known for hits such as Any Day Now and Smokey Mountain Rain. Houston Matters’ Edel Howlin caught up with him prior to the show and talked about his career.
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Panhandling, Kai Ryssdal, Men’s Health and Ronnie Milsap: Houston Matters for Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014
Posted on · The police chief in San Antonio made headlines earlier this month by proposing a city ordinance making it illegal to give to panhandlers. Panhandling itself is already illegal in many places and scenarios in the city, but the ordinance — should it pass — would make it a Class C misdemeanor to hand money out […]
Houston Matters
Mickey Gilley’s Long Road To Country Success Went Through Houston
Posted on · Country music artist Mickey Gilley grew up singing alongside his cousins Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart in Louisiana. Music was always going to be a part of his life, but it took him some time to achieve the success of Lewis and Swaggart. After marrying and becoming a father at a young age, he found his […]
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Texas Tenors Combine Classical Music and Country
Posted on · Donât feel like taking a road trip up to Fort Worth to see the Texas Tenors perform in concert Friday night? No worries, Houston Public Media TV 8 has you covered, with a new special called “You Should Dream,” featuring the Texas Tenors airing Monday at 7 p.m. And tenor JC Fisher will be live […]