INDEX
Page numbers in italics indicate photographs.
13th Floor Elevators, 24, 38, 40–42, 169–170, 189
ABC (label), 116, 300; ABC-Dunhill, 132, 136, 174
Abernethy, Francis, 18
Abrahams, Roger, 36
Aiken, Rockin’ Bobby, 180
Albert, Christine, 360
Alexander, Stan, 18, 20, 29, 57–58, 194
Allman, Greg, 141
“alt-country,” 354–355
Altman, Robert, 328
American Indian Movement: and musicians, 133, 164
“American Masters” (PBS documentary series): and Willie Nelson, 357
American Society of Composers and Publishers (ASCAP), 326
And I Wanted to Sing for the People (Bridger), 156
Angel Band, 43
Antone, Clifford, 288–290
Antone’s (Austin), 288, 296, 307, 310
Arhos, Bill, 280–282
Arista/Texas (label), 320, 322
Arkie’s (Bandera, Texas), 323
armadillo (animal): as symbol of Texas hippies, 62–66
Armadillo World Headquarters: crew, aka “Armadillos,” 254–255, 258–259, 260–262, 270–273; history of, 60–69; as live music venue, 6–10, 51–54, 79–80, 108, 130, 145, 149–151, 170, 183, 186–188, 190, 211–213, 226, 231, 256, 260, 270, 271–272, 278, 282, 288, 306, 335, 342, 352, 357; and live recording, 82–86; photos of performances, 61, 71, 101, 143
Arnold, Leonard, 117, 125, 127–128, 162, 170, 174
Ashlock, Jesse, 5
Asleep at the Wheel, 84, 85, 180, 188, 234, 270, 281, 316
Asylum Choir, 62
Atkins, Chet, 12, 223, 232, 314
Atlanta Pop Festival, 50
Atlantic (label), 81, 224, 331
Austin: and blues scene, 288–296, 307–310; compared to Nashville, 184, 199–200, 240–241, 310–311, 320, 349; and music industry, 70–73, 79, 82–86, 118–120, 160–161, 188–189, 205–206, 240–241, 311, 318, 341, 360; as setting for music scene in 60s and 70s, 3–14, 35; radio, 76–79. See also: Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin City Limits, and individual venues
Austin American-Statesman, 66
Austin Chronicle, 282, 310, 346, 358
Austin City Limits, 107, 280–285, 292–296, 305, 311–314, 329, 354, 358
Austin Opry House, 278–280
Austin Skyline (LaFave), 317
Avalon Ballroom (San Francisco), 25, 42, 50, 76
Baker, Chet, 316
Ball, Marcia, 81–82, 273–274, 284–285, 302, 317, 334, 342, 359, 362
Ballad of the West (Bridger), 358
Band, the, xviii, 25, 196, 352–353
Bandera, Texas, 318–324, 341–342, 346
Barton, Lou Ann, 290, 292, 296, 297
Basement Committee (College Station, Texas), 321
Battalion (Texas A&M student newspaper), 325
Beatles, 298–300
Bell, Rusty, 78
Benno, Marc, 62
Benson, Ray, 84, 85, 281, 285, 316, 323, 344, 358
Big Bopper, 303
Big Brother and the Holding Company, 24–27, 43
Bigger Piece of Sky, A (Keen), 322
Big G’s (Round Rock, Texas), 11, 229
Billboard, 132, 136–137, 230, 300, 331, 342
Billy Bob’s (Fort Worth), 301
Black Elk Speaks (Neihardt), 161
Blame It on Love (Meyers), 337
Bland, Bobby, 288
Blues Brothers, 300
Blue Sky—Night Thunder (Murphey), 211
Bluest Eyes (Storyville), 310
Bohemia Beat (label), 317
Bond, Julian, 91
Bone, Ponty, 304–305
Bramlett, Delaney, 148
Brammer, Billy Lee, 3–4, 22, 42, 55
Branson, Missouri, 278
Bridger, Bobby (Bobby Durham), 13, 153–167, 155, 214, 270, 280, 358
Bridger, Jim, 161–163, 165–166
Broken Spoke (Austin), 81–82, 335
Brooks, Garth, 315–316
Brown, Bob, 22, 40, 42–44, 54–55
Brown, Gatemouth, 288
Brown, James, 308
Brown, Tony, 344
Broyles, Bill, 275
Buffalo Return to the Plains (LaFave), 317
Buffett, Jimmy, 82, 83, 150, 179, 180
Bull Creek Party Barn (Austin), 270
B. W. Stevenson (Stevenson), 130, 132
Byrds, 14
Caan, James, 277
Calabasas (Stevenson), 137
Calico Silver (Rogers), 196
Carmichael, Hoagy, 277
Carrasco, Joe “King,” 283, 284
Carson, Kit, 255
Carter, Fred, 154
Carter, Jimmy, 277
Cash, Johnny, 10–12, 196, 227, 316, 340
Cash, Rosanne, 328
Castle Creek (Austin), 79–80, 100–104, 108, 110, 113, 125, 127, 161, 191, 199, 208–210, 236
Chalice Productions (label), 174
Chance, “Lightnin’,” 220
Channel, Bruce, 298
Cheap Thrills (Joplin), 25–26
Chequered Flag (Austin), 36–38, 79
Chicago (band), 51
Chicago House (Austin), 316, 354
Christian, Michael, 117
Cisco Pike (movie), 334
Clapton, Eric, 51, 78, 294, 316
Clark, Glen, 300
Clark, Guy, 99, 100–102, 101, 105, 302, 324, 326, 328–329, 344
Clark, Roy, 284
Clark, W. C., 288–290, 289, 297
Clash, 306
Clayton, Lee, 236–241
Clement, Jack, 30
Club Foot (Austin), 284
Clyde Barefoot Chester Show, 169
Coburn, James, 30
Cochran, Lee, xiv–xvi
Cocker, Joe, 231
Coe, David Allan, 274
Collins, Judy, 14
Commander Cody (George Frayne) and His Lost Planet Airmen, 66, 82–86, 108, 179, 185, 190, 226
Common Thread (Gill), 311
Concert for Bangladesh, 50
Conqueroo, 38–44, 50, 54–55, 170
Continental Club (Austin), 312, 342
Cooder, Ry, 332
Cookie’s Fortune (movie), 328
Coolidge, Rita, 30, 31, 246, 260, 262
Cooper, Alice, 189
Coral Reefers, 83
“cosmic cowboy”: as moniker and movement, 52, 160, 180, 208, 280, 282–284, 290, 300, 321. See also
Joplin, Janis, and Murphey, Michael
Cosmic Cowboy Souvenir (Murphey), 198, 211, 213
Cotton Club (Lubbock, Texas), 296, 302, 304, 310
Couldn’t Stand the Weather (S. Vaughan), 294
Country Dinner Playhouse (Austin), 108–109, 232
Country Joe and the Fish, 25, 186
Country Music, 66
Country Music Association, 78, 311
Country Music U.S.A. (Malone), 18
Cow Fish Fowl or Pig (Gourds), 355
Crawford, Bill, 288
Cray, Robert, 360
Crenshaw, Marshall, 344
Cricket Club (Austin), 122, 172–178
Cronkite, Walter, 90
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, 170
Cross, Christopher, 360
Crouch, Hondo, 92, 93, 95–98, 104–105, 108–109
Crow, Alvin, 5
Cycle of the West, The (Neihardt), 161
Dalhart, Vernon (Marion Try Slaughter), 18
Dallas: and blues, 287–288
Dallas County Jug Band, 115
Dallas Morning News, 51
Dave Clark Five, 46
Davis, Clive, 25
Davis, Sammy Jr., 100
Dean, Jimmy, 128
Deep Ellum (Dallas), 287–288
Delbert and Glen, 300
Del Castillo, 360
Deloria, Vine, 164
De Menil, Francois, 252, 254–255
Denver, John, 160
DePenning, Layton, 170, 174, 176
Derailers, 360
Derek and the Dominos (Clapton), 78, 316
Dire Straits, 312
Dixie Chicks, 288, 303, 305, 337, 346–350, 351
Dixie Hummingbirds, 288
Dog Years (Storyville), 310
Domino, Fats, 46
Doors, 28
Double Trouble, 290
Draper, Robert, 24
Dripping Springs Reunion of 1972, 30, 78, 236, 245–246, 251, 254
Dubose, Michael, 360
Duckworth, Brian, 320–322
Durham, Bobby (Bobby Bridger), 153, 161
Dylan, Bob, xviii, 25, 27, 30, 35, 52, 77, 100, 184, 256, 259, 292, 306, 315–317, 336
Eagan, Mary, 99
Earle, Steve, 302, 321–322, 344
East Texas String Ensemble, 18
Easy (Willis), 349
Easy Rider (1969), 270
Elektra (label), 117, 122, 124, 158;
Elektra-Asylum, 122
Ellington, Duke, 277
Elliott, Ramblin’ Jack, 36
Ely, Joe, 48, 302–307, 305, 328, 340, 346
English, Paul, 7, 215, 222–223, 226, 259
Erickson, Roky, 38–43, 39, 169, 189, 336. See also 13th Floor Elevators
Ernie’s Chicken Shack (Austin), 48
Escovedo, Alejandro, 360
Evangeline (label), 337
Evans, Bronson, 80
Evans, Dale, 346
Fabulous Thunderbirds, 290, 292, 293, 295, 296
Farm Aid, 338
Fender, Freddy (Baldemar Huerta), 331–333, 333
Fillmore (San Francisco), 25, 270
Flatlanders, 306
Floores, John T., 234
Fonda, Peter, 270
Fort Worth: and blues, 296–300. See also Jacksboro Highway
Foster, Ruthie, 360
Fourth of July Picnics, Willie Nelson’s. See Nelson, Willie: and Fourth of July Picnics
Fowler, Gordon, 317
Fowler, Kevin, 358
Franklin, Jim, 59–62, 61, 64, 72, 84, 182, 188, 190
Frayne, George. See Commander Cody
Freda and the Firedogs, 81–82, 273–274, 284, 342
Free the Slow: benefit concert for, 214
Friedman, Kinky (Richard), 13, 179–192, 181, 187, 281, 358–360
From Here to There (Fromholz), 116
Fromholz, Steve, 13, 58, 66, 73–75, 111–128, 113, 119, 139–140, 199, 208, 258, 261, 280, 321, 324–325, 330, 358
Frummox, 115–116
Full Tilt Boogie Band, 27
Garcia, Jerry, 65
Gardner, Brother Dave, 172
Garland, Hank, 312
Garland, Judy, 190
Gary Lewis and the Playboys, 62
Gatlin, Larry, 284
Gay Place, The (Brammer), 3, 22
Gent, Peter, 64
Genuine Cowhide (McClinton), 300
Geronimo’s Cadillac (Murphey), 196, 198, 210
Getz, Dave, 26
Ghetto, the (Austin), 22, 42, 76
Gilkyson, Eliza, 360
Gill, Vince, 311–314, 323, 328
Gilmore, Jimmie Dale, 48, 302, 304–307, 317
Ginsberg, Allen, 184
Glaser, Tompall, 179
Glass, Hugh, 162–163
Glines, Randy, 317
God Is Red (Deloria), 164
Goldwater, Barry, 89
Good Karma (KRMH, Austin), 76–78
Goodman, Steve, 12
Good Thoughts Are Better Than Laxatives (Shandon Sahm), 336
Graceland, 317
Grand Ole Opry, 188, 270, 306–307
Grateful Dead, 207
Gray, Claude, 219
Green Slime Boys, 7
Griffin, Patty, 360
Gringo Honeymoon (Keen), 322
Grossman, Albert, 25
Gruene Hall (Gruene, Texas), 322, 346
Hackman, Gene, 334
Haggard, Merle, 12, 105, 128, 135, 226–227, 245, 270, 306, 311
Hall, Michael, 298–300, 303, 360
Hall, Tom T., 245, 256, 260, 262
Hamilton, George IV, 194
Hammond, John, 336
Hancock, Butch, 48, 302, 304, 307
Hancock, Tommy, 302
Handbook of Texas, 267
Harris, Emmylou, 82, 284, 300–301
Harrison, George, 78
Hartford, John, 154
Heard, Robert, 183
Hearne, Bill and Bonnie, 73
Heat, the Reverend Horton, 360
Hee Haw, 281
Heidelberg Publishers, 268, 271
Helotes, Texas, 234–235
Hendrix, Jimi, 14, 28–29, 190, 314
Hiatt, John, 328
Hightower, Jim, 64
Hillis, Craig, 74, 99, 174, 210, 212, 358
Hill on the Moon (Austin), 193, 196, 213
Hofheinz, Fred, 180
Hole in the Wall (Austin), 341, 354
Holland, Travis, 57–58, 115–117, 126–127
Holly, Buddy, xviii, 12, 21, 48, 296, 302–303, 306–307; Mr. Holley (father), 303–304
Holt, David, 310
Home (Dixie Chicks), 348
Hopkins, Lightnin’, 41, 287–288
Hopper, Dennis, 270
Hot Tuna, 24
Houke, Jay, 156
Houston: and blues, 288; folk scene, 36
Howlin’ Wolf, 298
How Long Is the Road to Kentucky (Fromholz), 122, 124
Hubbard, Ray Wylie, 105, 128, 358
Huerta, Baldemar. See Fender, Freddy
Hurlbut, Burt, 256
Husky, Ferlin, 80
Hyatt, Walter, 147, 326, 328–329, 357
Iconoclast, 236
I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama! (Joplin), 27
“Improbable Return of Redneck Rock” (music showcase), 358
Inmon, John, 109, 162, 170, 172, 174, 358
“Interchangeable Band,” 172, 174, 226
International Artists, 42
Iron Chalupa, 126
Ivins, Molly, 67
Jacksboro Highway (Fort Worth), 218–219, 296, 301
Jack’s Place (Fort Worth), 296
James, Etta, 300
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 287
Jefferson Airplane, 24
Jennings, Waylon, 12, 15, 30, 55, 71, 82, 188, 190, 223, 225, 236, 256–259, 257, 262, 276, 280, 303
Jerry Jeff Walker (Walker), 99
Jim Bridger and the Seekers of the Fleece (Bridger), 162–167
Jimenez, Flaco, 331–332, 333, 337
Johnson, Lyndon (LBJ), 3, 63, 89–91, 94, 110, 138
Johnson City, Texas, 91
Johnston, Bob, 196, 210, 316–317
Jones, Booker T., 277
Joplin, Janis, 14, 21–29, 23, 35, 51, 57, 76, 78, 81, 186, 190, 362
Joshua Judges Ruth (Lovett), 328
K, Barbara, 360
Kaukonen, Jorma, 24
KCNC (Fort Worth), 218
Keen, Robert Earl, 274, 307, 318–324, 319, 340, 344, 346, 358
Keillor, Garrison, 346
Kelly and the Fireballs, 341
Kennedy, Rod, 26, 35–38, 79, 115, 165, 199, 273; and founding of the Kerrville Folk Festival, 50–51
Kerrville Folk Festival, 50–51, 104, 111, 117, 147, 156, 165, 273
Kicker, Candy, 79
Kill Two Birds and Get Stoned (novel) (Friedman), 358
King, B. B., 288
King, Freddie, 7, 9, 67, 231, 288, 298
King Crimson, 308
Kinks, 306
KLBJ (Austin), 76
KLIF (Dallas), 133
KLRN (Austin), 280
Knopfler, Mark, 312
KOKE (Austin), 29, 78–79, 108, 179, 268, 281, 312
Kopperl, Texas, 112–114
Kozmic Blues Band, 27
KPFT (Houston): benefit for, 179–180, 189
Kristofferson, Kris, 12, 30, 31, 184, 188, 245–246, 256, 258–260, 262, 334
KRMH, aka “Good Karma” (Austin), 76–78
KSAN (San Francisco), 76
Kuralt, Charles, 92
KUT-FM (Austin), 288
LaFave, Jimmy, 314–318, 315, 354
Las Manitas (Austin), 340
Last Picture Show, The (novel) (L. McMurtry), 231
Lavender Hill Express, 170
La Zona Rosa (Austin), 301, 314, 316
Leadbelly (Huddie Ledbetter), 21, 287
Lead Free (Stevenson), 130, 132
Led Zeppelin, 51
Legend of Boggy Creek, The (movie), 156
Let’s Dance (Bowie), 292
Lewis, Gary, and the Playboys, 62
Lewis, Jerry Lee, 21, 184, 190, 284, 298
Liberty Lunch (Austin), 83
Life, 50
Life of the Party (C. Robison), 344
Lightfoot, Gordon, 38
Lipscomb, Mance, 36, 41, 156, 287
Littlefield, Ira, 40
Little Richard, 308
Live from Deep in the Heart of Texas (Jennings), 84
Livingston, Bob, 99, 102, 105–106, 109, 304, 358, 360
Lomax, John and Alan, 18
Long-Haired Daddy (Threadgill), 32
Look, 156
Lord, Richard, 292
Los Lobos, 362
Lost Gonzo Band, 87, 98, 107, 109, 261, 281, 304, 358
Love Rustler (McClinton), 300
Lovett, Lyle, 113, 265, 301, 318–319, 321–330, 327, 344
Lubbock, Texas: as source of musicians, xviii, 48–49, 296–298, 302–307
Lucas, Mike, 169–170
Luckenbach, Albert, 92
Luckenbach, Texas, 92–95, 93, 103, 108–110, 241, 252
Lyle Lovett (Lovett), 328
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (Lovett), 328
Lynn, Barbara, 298
Lynn, Loretta, 245
Maddog Inc., 63
Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Russell), 231–232
Mahavishnu Orchestra, 68
Maines, Lanny, 302
Maines, Lloyd, 302–307, 305, 344, 348
Maines, Natalie, 303, 305, 346, 349–350, 351
Maines Brothers, 302–307
Mainstream (label), 25
Majestic Theater (San Antonio), 318
Manassas, 123
Man Mountain, 7
Mann, Herbie, 51
mansion, the (Austin), 42
Manson, Charles, 46
Manuel, Richard, 352
MB Corral (Wichita Falls, Texas), xvi–xviii, 280
MCA (label), 98, 105–106, 306, 342–344
McClinton, Delbert, 296–302, 299, 312
McCrimmon, Dan, 115
McDonald, Joe. See Country Joe and the Fish
McFarland, T. J., 304
McLaughlin, John, 68
McMorris Ford (Austin dealership): and Willie Nelson, 215–216
McMurtry, Curtis, 341
McMurtry, Jeff, 337–338
McMurtry, Larry, xi, xix, 42, 230–231, 337–341
Meeting the Blues (Govenar), 288
Mellencamp, John, 338–340
Mellow Fellows, 298
Mendocino (Sir Douglas Quintet), 46
Mercury (label), 306
Merging of Our Minds (Bridger), 156
Meyers, Augie, 44–48, 45, 81–82, 331–337, 333
Meyers, Clay, 337
Michael Martin Murphey (Murphey), 210–211
Midler, Bette, 68
Mighty Clouds of Joy, 288
Miller, Roger, 220
Miller, Townsend, 66
Milligan, Malford, 307–310, 309
Modern Sounds in Country Music (Charles), 277
Monroe, Bill, 232
Monterey International Pop Music Festival, 25, 76
Montreux Jazz Festival (Switzerland), 292
Monument Records (label), 60, 154
Moody Coliseum (Dallas), 133
Moon Hill Management, 73–76, 290, 321
Moore, Abra, 360
Morgan, Seth, 28
Morrison, Toni, 310
Moser, Margaret, 282
Mother Earth, 20
Murphey, Michael: and the “cosmic cowboy,” 195, 208; and music scene, 13, 58, 66, 73–74, 80, 98, 105–106, 108, 115, 117, 125, 130, 150–151, 157, 180, 189, 190–191, 215, 226, 241, 271–273, 325, 358; photos of, 195, 209; philosophy of, 201–211; as songwriter, 194–198
My Maria (Stevenson), 137
Namath, Joe: and Janis Joplin, 27
Nashville: compared with Austin, 184, 199–200, 240–241, 310–311, 320, 349; and music industry, 10–13, 219–220, 222–223, 238–241, 311, 321–322, 326, 338, 344–349; and studio recording, 120, 154, 157–158, 172
Nashville Skyline (Dylan), 317
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, 220, 229
National Parks Service: and Bobby Bridger, 166
Neihardt, John, 161–162
Nelson, Carlene, 236
Nelson, Willie: at the Armadillo World Headquarters, 8–13; as bridge between hippies and rednecks, 215–217, 226–227, 229–232, 251; as businessman, 251–262; as celebrity, 277–280; and concept albums, 227–229, 276–277; and Fourth of July Picnics, 97, 245, 257, 261, 274, 321; and first Fourth of July Picnic (1973), 245–262; loyalty of, 215–217, 234–235; and movies, 252–255, 276–277; and Nashville, 10–12, 218–224, 238–240; as outlaw, 273–278; as performer, xix, 30, 50, 52, 55, 78, 81, 96, 106, 117, 131, 153, 188, 200, 208, 270, 273, 291, 296, 302, 312, 325, 328, 334, 337, 342, 357; photos of, 1, 11, 15, 77, 217, 239, 253, 261, 279, 361; and Charley Pride, 220, 238–240, 239; and Leon Russell, 231–233; Texas roots of, 218–219, 224–226, 240–241
Nesmith, Michael, 117–122
Newberry, Mickey, 188
New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung, 267–268
Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, 26
New Orleans Club (Austin), 38
New Riders of the Purple Sage, 82
Newsweek, 320
Newton, Scott, 275–276
New York Times, 348
Night Owl (Austin), 50
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 100, 110, 200
Nixon, Richard, xiv, 14, 27, 91, 100, 270, 349
Northcut, Kaye, 67
North Texas State University (Denton): as source of musicians, 57, 115, 129, 194, 357
Nunn, Gary P., 99, 102, 106, 107, 109, 170, 304, 312, 358
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (movie), 348
O’Daniel, W. Lee “Pappy,” 296
Odyssey Studio, 98–99, 105, 108
Oklahoma: as source of musicians, 315–316
Old Enough (Barton), 292
Old Playboy Lounge (Austin), 173
Openers (poetry) (Erickson), 43
Outcasts, 62
Outlaw Concert, 274
“outlaw country”: and Texas musicians, 274–275, 311, 347
Owens, Buck, 230
Parker, Junior, 288
Pass This Way (Stevenson), 132, 137
Patoski, Joe Nick, 288
Paul, Julie, 20
Paul Ray and the Cobras, 288
Pavilion (Houston), 180
Paxton, Tom, 35
Payne, Jody, 226
PBS: and Austin City Limits, 281–284
Pearl (Joplin), 28
Peckinpah, Sam, 30
People, 344
Perez, Speedy, 79
Perry, George Sessions, 18
Petty, Tom, and the Heartbreakers, 306
Phases and Stages (Nelson), 227–229, 276, 342
Piece of Your Soul, A (Storyville), 310
Place, 92
Playboy, 184
Player, The (movie), 328
Plowman, Pepi, 22
Point, the, 249
Prairie Home Companion, 346
Presley, Elvis, xvi, 21, 115, 190, 317
Prestige (label), 158
Price, Toni, 360
Pride, Charley, 12, 220, 238–240, 239
Priesnitz, Joe, 290, 292, 321, 346, 352, 355
Priest, Micael, 72
Prine, John, 12, 68, 246, 247, 256, 258, 262, 301
“progressive country,” 78–79, 268
Pub, the (aka Saxon Pub) (Austin), 79, 104, 164–167
Pure Prairie League, 312
Quarto, John, 193
Quest of the Historical Jesus, The (Schweitzer), 202
Quinn, Sally, 184
Ramsey, Willis Alan, 13, 73–74, 141–152, 143, 270, 280, 304, 321, 325–326, 328, 330, 352, 358
Ranger (University of Texas student journal), 22, 64
Rather, Dan, 346
Raul’s (Austin), 282
Ray, Wade, 220
Rayburn, Sam, 89
Raye, Tanya, 312
RCA (label), 130, 132, 134, 136–138, 153–157, 164, 166–167, 220, 223–224
Rebennack, Mac “Dr. John,” 52, 294
Redding, Otis, 25
“Red Dirt Marijuana” (Southern), 176
Redheaded Stranger (Nelson), 276
“redneck rock”: backlash against publications about, 272–276
Reed, Jimmy, 298
Reed, John, 48, 81, 273–276, 304
Reed, Lou, 340
Reid, Dorothy, 276
Return of Wayne Douglas (Sahm), 334, 337
Reverend Horton Heat, 360
Rich, Charlie, 30, 256, 259, 262
Richards, David, 64
Richards, Keith, 357
Ricker, Patti, 74
Ritter, Tex, 245
Rivers, Johnny, xviii
Rivers, Travis, 24
Robbins, “Pig,” 220
Robey, Don, 288
Robison, Charlie, 334, 342, 344–350, 347
Robison, Emily. See Erwin, Emily
Rock Arts Ltd., 290
Roddy, Ted, 360
Rodriguez, David, 330
Rogers, Kenny, 196
Rogers, Will, 20
Rolling Stone, 27, 43, 46, 52, 55, 231, 259, 268, 314, 336
Rolling Stones, xviii, 78, 306, 357
Rome Inn (Austin), 275, 290, 294
Ron-Dels, 298
Room to Breathe (McClinton), 302
Rose, Fred, 276–277
Roth, Don, 267
Royal, Darrell, 30, 229–231, 258, 277
Royal, Edith, 258
Russell, Leon: as performer, 12, 62, 65, 141, 145, 215, 224, 233, 246, 256, 261, 262, 264, 274, 304, 316; and Willie Nelson, 231–233
Russell, Tom, 307
Ryko (label), 349
Sahm, Doug, xviii, 44–48, 47, 50, 52, 65, 81, 96, 224, 256, 284, 331–337, 333, 346, 357
Sahm, Shandon, 336–337
Sahm and Sahm (Doug and Shawn Sahm), 334
Sainte-Marie, Buffy, 181
Saint Mary of the Woods (J. McMurtry), 338
San Antonio: as source of musicians, 44
Sandy Beaches vacation cruises, 301
San Francisco: “diaspora” of Texas musicians, 76; scene in late 60s, 43
Saturday Evening Post, 117
Sawyer, Diane, 349–350
Saxon Pub (aka the Pub) (Austin), 79, 104, 164–167
Scales, Doug, 67
Scholz Beer Garden (Austin), 4
Schweitzer, Albert, 201–202
Scruggs, Earl, 232
Sebastian, John, 66
Seeger, Pete, 26
Sexton, Will and Charlie, 360
Shannon, Tommy, 50, 290, 294, 310
Shaver, Billy Joe, 12, 68, 71, 182, 227, 258, 262, 302, 306–307, 355, 358–360
Shawn Sahm (Shawn Sahm), 337
Shelter Records, 141, 145–148, 150, 304, 316
Shinebox (Gourds), 355
Shiva’s Headband, 58–59, 62, 68
Shortcuts (movie), 328
Shotgun Willie (Nelson), 224, 226–227, 252, 276–227, 252, 276
Shumate, Mark, 317
Silver Spur (Bandera, Texas), 323, 342
Simmons, Bob, 76
Simon, Paul, 78, 154, 159, 237
Sinatra, Frank, 222
Sir Douglas Quintet, xviii, 24, 46, 52, 284, 331, 334
Skunks, 282
Skyliner Ballroom (Fort Worth), 298
Slaughter, Marion Try. See Dalhart, Vernon
Smith, Bobby Earl, 81
Smith, Hal, 222
Smith, Jedediah, 162–163
Smith, John Pierre, 24
Smith, Sammi, 226, 235, 258, 262
Snoop Doggy Dogg, 354–355
Soap Creek Saloon (Austin), 52, 54–55, 288, 300, 335–336, 342
Sold American (Friedman), 182
So Many Rivers (Ball), 362
Song of Hugh Glass, The (Neihardt), 161
Sony (label), 346
South by Southwest music festival, 310, 342, 349, 355, 358
Southern, Terry, 176
Sparkles, 170
Spindletop, 21
Spinning around the Sun (Gilmore), 306, 317
Split Rail Inn (Austin), 81
Springsteen, Bruce, 82, 305–306
Stardust (Nelson), 277
Starr, Ringo, 14
Stars and Guitars (Nelson), 357
Step Inside This House (Lovett), 324, 329
Stevens, Ray, 198
Stevenson, B. W., 13, 73, 129–140, 131, 141, 280, 357
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire (Patoski), 288
Stewart, Rod, 189
St. John, Powell, 20–22, 38, 43
Stoned, Slow, Rugged (Weir), 174
Storm, 288
Storyville, 308–310
Straitjackets, 298
Strehli, Angela, 48, 49, 288, 294, 296, 303
Stubblefield, C. B. “Stubb,” 304
Stubb’s Barbecue (Austin), 310
Sub (Denton, Texas), 57
Subdudes, 352
Sublett, Jesse, 282–284
Sugar Hill (label), 322, 340, 355
Sun Records, 115
Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Byrds), 14
Swingers á Go–Go (Austin), 170
Taj Mahal, 127
Taylor, James, 145
Taylor, Jesse “Guitar,” 48, 50, 304–307, 307, 346, 358
Tex, Joe, 298
Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas): as source of musicians, 318–320, 324–326
Texas Flood (S. Vaughan), 294
Texas Folklore Society, 18
Texas Opry House, 80–81, 208, 271, 278
Texas Speed Museum (Austin), 36, 199
Texas Tornado (D. Sahm), 52
Thief (movie), 277
Thomas, Irma, 296
Thornton, Big Mama, 288
Threadgill, Kenneth: and influence on Austin music scene, 17–21, 19, 29–34, 73, 75, 96, 130, 254, 258, 306, 357; and Janis Joplin, 20–24, 27–29, 32. See also Threadgill’s
Threadgill’s, 17–21, 29–32, 35, 57, 191, 357. See also Threadgill, Kenneth
Time, 226
Time Out of Mind (Dylan), 336
T-Nichol House Band, 48
Tolleson, Mike, 60–62, 67, 72, 188, 255
Tomato Records, 316
Too Long in the Wasteland (J. McMurtry), 338
Tower, John, 89
Tracer Club (Fort Worth), 298
Triple Threat, 290
Tucker, Marshall, 120
Tucker, Tanya, 80
Twine Time (KUT radio show), 288
Uncle Tupelo, 354
Uncle Walt’s Band, 146, 147, 328, 357
University of Texas: and music scene, 35, 73
UPI: crew, 259–260; reporter, 274
Urban Cowboy (movie), 285
Us, 129
Vaughan, Stevie Ray, 50, 288–296, 291, 293, 297, 310
Vanguard (label), 158, 179, 184, 186
Van Zandt, Townes, 36, 37, 304, 329, 355, 357
Victim of Life’s Circumstances (McClinton), 300
Vietnam War, and LBJ, 89–90
¡Viva Terlingua! (Walker), 105–109, 358
Vulcan Gas Company (Austin), 41, 48, 50, 58–60, 63, 292, 335
Walker, Jerry Jeff: Austin performances of, 97, 100–103, 108–109, 281; and Luckenbach, 92, 93, 104–105; and music scene, 13, 36–38, 74, 79, 93, 96–110, 125, 150–151, 170, 180, 189, 199, 214, 226, 235, 241,270–271, 280–281, 304, 312, 318, 329, 342, 344, 347, 358–360; and recording in Austin, 98–100, 104–108
Walker, Susan, 280
Walker, T-Bone, 44, 46, 287, 298
Waller Street Boys, 20
Walser, Don, 360
Warner Brothers (label), 331, 344; Warner Communications, 122
Washington Post, 188
Waterloo Records (Austin), 317, 358
Watts, Alan, 203
WBAP (Fort Worth), 296
Weld, Tuesday, 277
Western Palace (Dallas), 184
West Textures (Keen), 322
What I Deserve (Willis), 349
Wheel, The (movie), 156
Whistler, 7
Whitehead, Glen, 64
Whitman, Charles, 4, 60, 183–184
Whitney Museum, 62
Whole Earth Catalogue, 92, 200, 202, 270
Wichita Falls, Texas, xi–xix, 57–58
Wicked Grin (Hammond), 336
Wickman, Melinda, 138, 157, 185, 192, 212–213, 235, 241, 267–271, 269, 275
Wier, Rusty, 13, 73, 169–178, 171, 175, 214, 280, 334–335, 358
Wig, 169–170
Wiggins, Lannie, 20
Williams, Andy, 100
Williams, Big Joe, 40
Williams, Billy, 326
Williams, Don, 284
Williamson, Sonny Boy, 298
Willie’s (Stillwater, Oklahoma), 316
Wills, Bob, 5, 224, 270, 281, 296, 298, 316, 323
Wilson, Eddie: and founding of Armadillo World Headquarters, 60–72; and influence on music scene, 58–59, 73, 80, 86, 145–146, 149, 170, 188, 212, 254, 258–259, 271–273, 306, 357
Wilson, Hank, 258
Wilson, Kim, 290, 294–295, 295
Wilson, Minor, 22
Winter, Johnny, 43, 50, 290–292
Wolf man Jack, 76
Yarborough, Ralph, 89
“Ye Are Not Crazy Man” (poem) (Erickson), 43
Yesterday’s Wine (Nelson), 227
Young, Art, 78
Zappa, Frank, 53