Music

· http://www.rockabillyhall.com/home.html

o My good friend and colleague Robert [Rowbear] Whitton turned me on to this webpage. Why it’s awesome will be readily apparent to visitors.

· http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/

o An incredible resource for learning about the Blues in particular, but Americana and other Roots music in particular. They publish a newsletter/catalogue where they are willing to recommend against music they sell, if they think it’s bad. They also sell a book that lists the 100 albums they think make for an excellent Blues collection.

· http://www.buddyholly.com/

o Seminal rock & roller, but not the only great to come out of Lubbock.

· http://www.willienelson.com/

o Because he’s a national treasure.

· http://www.bobwills.com/

o A remarkable fusion of Jazz, Country, Swing, Blues…a phenomenal music presence.

· http://www.steveearle.com/

o Prolific Americana songwriter and performer…”Outlaw Country” icon. Like Willie, has some great collaborations. Allegedly, even though he was technically born in Virginia, his Texan relatives sent his parents some dirt in a tobacco can so that they could press baby Steve’s feet in it, so his feet first hit Texas soil.

Will '00 and Justin '00 by the Yellow Rose, Willie Nelson's tour bus.