Marcia Ball

by April Mitchell | Feb 27, 2023

“50 years have passed in a flash,” says pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball of her long and storied career. Ball, the 2018 Texas State Musician Of The Year, has won worldwide fame and countless fans for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse party every...

Gary Keller

by Jason Guest | Jan 9, 2022

Our 2022 recipient of the Texas Music Legend Award goes to Gary Keller, chairman of kwx, the holding company of Keller Williams (KW), the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count. An integrated home experience company, kwx unites KW’s ecosystem of...

Billy Minick

by TxHSA | Feb 5, 2021

In 1968, Billy purchased the Harry Knight Rodeo Company from Mr. Knight and Gene Autry. He produced the largest rodeos in the United States including Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston, Cheyenne, Fort Madison, and many others. Many of the rodeos he produced also...

Stephen Bruton

by TxHSA | Feb 5, 2021

By his teen years, Bruton and his buddy T Bone Burnett were laying down tracks in Burnett’s makeshift home studio in between gigging with other pals like Delbert McClinton, all the while digging on musical giants like Freddie King and Ornette Coleman, who could be...

Ray Benson

by TxHSA | Feb 5, 2021

After drifting through Washington, D.C., and San Francisco, the band (which got its record deal when Van Morrison raved about them in Rolling Stone) landed in heart of Bob Wills country: Austin, Texas, in the early ’70s. With its fondness for jazz, blues, rock and...

B.J. THOMAS

by TxHSA | Feb 5, 2021

Thomas, a native Houstonian, has found a unique way to celebrate an incredible half a century in music and some 47 years since his first gold-selling hit. The singer, a five-time Grammy and two-time Dove Award-winner, has sold more than 70 million records and is...