Clipping from The Dallas Morning News, "Concert in Review: Texas Music Needs New ID," published March 29, 1976. The article discusses the terminology "progressive country," and how the category originatned in Austin, Texas in the 60s when college students wanted a place to drink beer, dance and listen to music. The article also mentions a concert that featured musicians such as Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker and Steven Fromholz.
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Clipping from The Dallas Morning News, "Concert in Review: Texas Music Needs New ID," published March 29, 1976. The article discusses the terminology "progressive country," and how the category originatned in Austin, Texas in the 60s when college students wanted a place to drink beer, dance and listen to music. The article also mentions a concert that featured musicians such as Willie Nelson, Jerry Jeff Walker and Steven Fromholz.
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Steven Fromholz Papers (AR0944), University of North Texas Special Collections
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Steven Fromholz Papers
Material related to the life and work of Steven Fromholz, original Outlaw country music member, Texas Music Legends Hall of Fame inducted singer-songwriter, lauded outdoor guide, published author, and 2007 Texas Poet Laureate.
Oppel, Pete.[Clipping: Concert in Review: Texas Music Needs New ID],
clipping,
March 29, 1976;
Dallas, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1818433/:
accessed June 9, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.