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Willie Nelson

Worldwide there's only one Willie. The No. 1 musical export of Texas, Willie Nelson was born and raised in Abbott. A guitar player from the age of 6, he was a country radio deejay in Fort Worth in the early 1950s, while pursuing a musical career in the local honky-tonks. After a stint in Vancouver, Wash., he moved to Nashville. Unable to land a record deal, he signed a publishing contract at Pamper Music. After Ray Price recorded Nelson's "Night ...

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Learning the Game
BY RAOUL HERNANDEZ
Learning Buddy Holly's game, 203 tracks at a time

 
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Vampire Weekend
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Love Collector
My Baby Goes Waaah!
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Woodgrain
Woodgrain
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the Kill Spectors
the Kill Spectors
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Cruddy
Cruddy
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David Israel
Say Goodbye to Sorry
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Rubber Robot

Rubber Robot is a sci-fi, experimental, instrumental rock group based in Austin Texas. We are a four-member band including the Theremin, guitar, bass, and drums. more
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