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Clay Blaker
Randall Clay Blaker (born June 27, 1950) is an American country musician, singer-songwriter, and producer based in Texas for most of his career. His songs have been recorded by many other artists, including George Strait, Tim McGraw, The Derailers, LeAnn Rimes, Doug Sahm, Johnny Mathis and Barbra Streisand. Blaker has also been a popular regional entertainer and has released several albums of his own material with his band, the Texas Honky-Tonk Band. Biography After growing up in Texas, Blaker spent time in Hawaii and California before returning to Texas in the 1970s. In San Marcos, Texas he got to know the members of the Ace in the Hole Band, including their front-man George Strait. Blaker's Texas Honky Tonk Band played with the Ace in the Hole Band at a number of venues in Houston and Central Texas. In 1982, Strait included Blaker's song "The Only Thing I Have Left" on his second album, '' Strait from the Heart''. Tim McGraw later covered the song. Strait has since recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston
Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in 2020. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat and largest city of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth-most populous metropolitan statistical area in the United States and the second-most populous in Texas after Dallas–Fort Worth. Houston is the southeast anchor of the greater megaregion known as the Texas Triangle. Comprising a land area of , Houston is the ninth-most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties). It is the largest city in the United States by total area whose government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Though primarily in Harris County, small portions of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strait From The Heart
''Strait from the Heart'' is the second studio album by American country music artist George Strait, released on June 3, 1982 by MCA Records. The album includes Strait's first No. 1 single, "Fool Hearted Memory", as well as follow-up singles "Marina del Rey", "Amarillo by Morning" and "A Fire I Can't Put Out", reaching No. 6, No. 4, and No. 1 respectively on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart. The album peaked at No. 18 on the US ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart. ''Strait from the Heart'' is certified platinum by the RIAA. There were three cover songs on the album: "Honky Tonk Crazy", which had been released a couple months earlier in 1982 by the duo of Gary Stewart and Dean Dillon on their ''Brotherly Love'' album; 2) the Guy Clark song, "Heartbroke", which was first recorded by Rodney Crowell on his 1980 album, ''But What Will the Neighbors Think''; and 3) " Amarillo by Morning" which was first recorded by Terry Stafford in 1973. "The Only Thing I Have Left" was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Musicians From Texas
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American Male Singer-songwriters
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1950 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Victoria Advocate
''The Victoria Advocate'' is a daily newspaper independently published in Victoria, Texas. It is the second-oldest paper in Texas and the oldest west of the Colorado River, dating back to May 8, 1846, following the Battle of Palo Alto during the Mexican War. The paper serves the communities of the Victoria metropolitan area, and currently runs a Sunday circulation of 27,268 issues. History The paper was founded in 1846 by publishers John D. Logan and Thomas Sterne of Van Buren, Arkansas, as a weekly publication named the ''Texan Advocate''. The two men had previously founded the ''Frontier Whig'' two years earlier, and like the ''Whig'', the ''Advocate'' was associated with the Whig Party during its initial stages. Famed journalist John Henry Brown was briefly employed as an editor for the paper in its first year. After the publication was renamed the ''Texian Advocate'', ownership changed hands several times during the 1850s. In 1859, it was bought by Sam Addison White, who ren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Lauderdale
James Russell Lauderdale (born April 11, 1957) is an American country, bluegrass, and Americana singer-songwriter. Since 1986, he has released 31 studio albums, including collaborations with artists such as Dr. Ralph Stanley, Buddy Miller, and Donna the Buffalo. A "songwriter's songwriter," his songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, notably George Strait, Gary Allan, Elvis Costello, Blake Shelton, the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, and Patty Loveless. Early life Lauderdale was born in Troutman, North Carolina, the son of Barbara Ann Lauderdale (née Hobson) and Dr. Wilbur "Chap" Chapman Lauderdale. Lauderdale's mother was originally from Kansas. In addition to her work as a public school and piano teacher, she was active in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Churches in Troutman, Charlotte, and Due West, South Carolina, where she served as music director, church organist, and choir director. His father was born in Lexington, VA, the son of Reverend David Thomas and Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Brolin
James Brolin (, born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin; July 18, 1940) is an American actor. Brolin has won two Golden Globes and an Emmy. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 27, 1998. He is the father of actor Josh Brolin. He is best known for his TV roles such as Steven Kiley on ''Marcus Welby, M.D.''(1969–1976), Peter McDermott on ''Hotel'' (1983–1988), and John Short in ''Life in Pieces'' (2015–2019), and his film roles such as Sgt. Jerome K. Weber in '' Skyjacked'' (1972), John Blane in ''Westworld'' (1973), General Ralph Landry in ''Traffic'' (2000), Jack Barnes in ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002) and Emperor Zurg in the 2022 ''Toy Story'' spin-off film ''Lightyear. Early life Brolin was born Craig Kenneth Bruderlin in Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California. The eldest of two brothers and two sisters, he is the son of Helen Sue (''née'' Mansur) (1915-2014), a housewife, and Henry Hurst Bruderlin (1911–2002), a building contractor. As a young chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Brown (songwriter)
Roger Brown is an American singer-songwriter from Texas. Born in Fort Worth and raised in central Texas, Roger Brown is the son of Texas ranchers. As a teenager, he began performing at local talent shows and dance halls. After graduating high school, he immersed himself in the thriving music scene in the area. This led to eventually being discovered by Monument Records’ Tex Davis and Wayland Stubblefield. Roger moved to Nashville in late 1982, and by 1985 had his first major recording, "Fool, Fool Heart", by Tanya Tucker. Since then, Roger has been a professional writer with a long list of recordings by artists as diverse as Barbra Streisand, Tammy Wynette, George Strait, Trace Adkins, Gary Allan, Kenny Chesney, John Michael Montgomery, Randy Travis, Rhonda Vincent, Willie Nelson, and Nanci Griffith. He was nominated for a Tony Award in 2002 for his two songs which were featured in the Broadway show ''Urban Cowboy – The Musical'', and has had compositions featured on numerous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pure Country
''Pure Country'' is a 1992 American drama musical western film directed by Christopher Cain and starring George Strait in his acting debut, with Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser and Kyle Chandler. The film, while profitable with box office receipts of over $15 million against a $10 million budget, fell far short of its expectations. However, the soundtrack was a critical success and, to date, is Strait's best selling album. It was followed by two direct-to-video sequels, '' Pure Country 2: The Gift'' (2010) and '' Pure Country: Pure Heart'' (2017), with the former also being directed by Cain. This movie marked Rory Calhoun's last film appearance. Plot An audience shouts "Dusty!", a band begins to play amid smoke and lights, and Wyatt "Dusty" Chandler enters the stage to play his hits. Dusty feels that his elaborate stage show is overwhelming his music, a suspicion confirmed one night when he purposely omits several bars of a chart-topping hit, "Where the Sidewalk Ends". When h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
She Lays It All On The Line
She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard, and its film adaptations: ** ''She'' (1911 film), a silent short film featuring Marguerite Snow ** ''She'' (1916 film), a silent film produced in the UK ** ''She'' (1917 film), a silent film starring Valeska Suratt ** ''She'' (1925 film), a silent film starring Betty Blythe ** ''She'' (1935 film), featuring Helen Gahagan ** ''She'' (1965 film), starring Ursula Andress ** ''She'' (1984 film), starring Sandahl Bergman **''She'' (2001 film), with Ophélie Winter * ''She'' (1954 film), a West German comedy film directed by Rolf Thiele * ''She'' (1967 film), an Australian TV play ballet * ''She'' (magazine), British monthly magazine, 1955–2011 * ''She'' (Netflix series), Indian crime drama, 2020 * ''She'' (2015 film), an Indian Bengali fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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