Fire in the Water, Earth in the Air: Legends
of West Texas Music
by Christopher Oglesby
Published by the University
of Texas Press:
"As a whole, the interviews create
a portrait not only of Lubbock's musicians and artists, but also
of the musical community that has sustained them, including venues
such as the legendary Cotton Club and the original Stubb's Barbecue.
This kaleidoscopic portrait of the West Texas music scene gets
to the heart of what it takes to create art in an isolated, often
inhospitable environment. As Oglesby says, "Necessity is
the mother of creation. Lubbock needed beauty, poetry, humor,
and it needed to get up and shake its communal ass a bit or go
mad from loneliness and boredom; so Lubbock created the amazing
likes of Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, and
Joe Ely."
"Indeed, Oglesby's introduction of more
than two dozen musicians who called Lubbock home should be required
reading not only for music fans, but for Lubbock residents and
anyone thinking about moving here. On these pages, music becomes
a part of Lubbock's living history."
- William Kerns, Lubbock Avalanche Journal
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Lubbock
Artists: Homepages & Information
- Jay Boy Adams - Texas Roadhouse rocker
- Steve Alcott - freelance bassist and pedal steel guitar player
- Jo Harvey Allen - Actress' filmography
- Terry Allen - Songwriter, playwright, author, sculptor,
painter, you name it...
- R.C. Banks - Another Lubbock ex-pat setting standards
for Texas songwriters
- P.J. Belly - The late "King of Texas Thunder"
- Ponty Bone - Squeezebox player
- David Box - The Lost Cricket
- David Brandon - classical guitar virtuoso
- Paul Bullock - Lubbock's award winning "Poet Lariat"
- Doreman Burns - Western watercolors
- Downe Burns - "An Important American Artist"
- Elvis T. Busboy & the Texas Blues
Butchers
- Hal Bynum - Influential C&W songwriter
- Brad Carter - Tulia musician crusading for justice
- Latrell Castanon - long-time Lubbock performer: "My Voice
for Jesus Ministries"
- Curtis Cates - Video producer, makin' it in NYC
- John Chambers & his Sweet Band
- versatile Lubbock native songwriter
- Russell Clepper - songwriting Son of a Farmer
- Colorado Bob - 40 years of leather art
- The Crickets - World's First Rock-n-Roll Band, straight from
Lubbock
- Dan Crump - West Texas country, moved to the big city
- Sonny Curtis - Hall of Fame Songwriter; Cricket &
Friend of Buddy
- Barry Corbin - Beloved character actor
- Allen Daniels - another west texan playing guitar in Austin.
- Danny Darling
- 3 Decades of Creative Drumming
- Eddie Dixon - Monumental sculptor
- Joe Ely
- Lord of the Highway
- Sharon Ely - Holy Posole!
- Andy Eppler - "If you support pop music,
the terrorists win."
- Jim Eppler - bronzes and paintings
- D.G. Flewellyn - great west Texas music in a plain brown wrapper
- David Gaschen - Musical stage theater star
- Dr. Skoob
- Cosmic Americana
- Peggie Sue Gerron - Yes, That one! Writer & expert on West
Texas music
- Colin Gilmore - Lubbock legacy
- Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Flatlander & Hub City Mover
- Glenna Goodacre - Sculptress & national treasure
- Pat Green - Texas Tech Ex & Country chart topper
- Robin Grifffin and Tony Adams - West Texas favorites return
- Susan Gibson - inextricably intertwined with Lubbock musicians
- Bill Griggs - Deejay; Founder of the International Buddy
Holly Memorial Society
- Susan Grisanti - World-class classical guitar
- David Halley - Prolific Texas songwriter
- David Hamilton - West Texas bassists and lighting director
- Tom X Hancock - The Godfather of "the Lubbock Mafia"
- Niel Hancock - Another (unrelated) Hancock! Fantasy writer
- Johnny Hughes - He was there; He saw it all.
- Rick Hulett - former Ely Band member; now with Django's
Cadillac
- Lahib Jaddo - Choice Hope & Beauty
- Clay Jenkins - World class jazz trumpeter
- Waylon Jennings
- Immortal Outlaw Country Superstar
- James Johnson - founder of Anti-stylist movement
- Spider Johnson - folk acoustic guitarist & professional
artist
- Virgil Johnson - Doo Wop Pioneer
- Guy Juke
- Legendary West Texas Rock-n-Roll artist
- Craig Kelley - Not So Serious Productions (photography)
- Bobby Keys - Legendary Sax master & adjunct
Rolling Stone
- The Klifnotes - Classic rockers
- Buddy Knox - seminal country rocker
- Buddy Holly - Visit Lubbock's Buddy Holly Center
- Gina Lee - Rockin' Hillbilly Gal
- The Legendary Stardust Cowboy - Perhaps Lubbock's oddest ever?
- Bob Livingston - Gonzo Compadre
- Lonesome Spurs - featuring Tech alumna Lynda Kay Parker
- Los Sonsabitches - Wheeler brothers and friends
- Lloyd Love - West Texas songwriter
- Maines Brothers Band - Lubbock's finest finally have a
website!
- Kenny Maines - Rave On! Lubbock's "Best Local Singer"
- Natalie Maines - The Dixie Chicks are shaking up Country
music
- Meltdown Morning
- creative band with Lubbock roots
- Delbert McClinton
- Texas Blues Legend & Grammy Winner
- Brian McRae - keeping instrumental music alive in Lubbock
- Paul Milosevich - "West Texas Realism" Master Artist
- Ann McDonald Photographs at Pecan Press
- Davis McLarty - Drumming sensation turned music agent
- Hilton McLaurin - On the Llano Gallery
- Clarence Milam - Lubbock writer & poet
- Bob Montgomery - "Western & Bop" pioneer
- Cory Morrow - Another "Young Texas" superstar
who got his start in Lubbock
- Bill Mueller - Fine art & nature photography
- Alan Munde - Ace banjo player & West Texas musicologist
- Rita Box Peek - Native America flutes & vocals
- Robert Ellis Patterson - artist and gallery owner, in memoriam
- Norman Petty: The studio behind The Crickets
- The Planets - Hot Lubbock band from '70s/'80s
- Prophets of Rockabilly - favorite of Lubbock's rockabilly
community
- The Alice Rose - Austin band, featuring Lubbock native JoDee Purkeypile
- Kimmie Rhodes - West Texas Angel
- Alex Ross - Superhero artist & graphic novel guru
- Dennis Ross &
The Axberg Brothers
- Honorary Lubbock musicians
- Daniel Sayers - visual artist in the Depot District
- Jean Schofield
Badger - painter
- Amanda Shires - next big thing in western swing
- Renee Steger Simpson - watercolors, landscapes, and "snooty
women"
- Doug Smith - West Texas' premier composer & "piano
player"
- Hills Snyder - Visual modern artist - Lubbock native with
ironic name
- The Sparkles - Rockin' hometown inspiration for
many Lubbock bands
- Doug Stapp - Guitar guru
- Angela Strehli - First Lady of Texas Blues
- C.B. "Stubbs"
Stubblefield: "Ladies
& Gentlemen, I'm a cook."
- Cary Swinney - Singer/Songwriter
- Jesse "Guitar"
Taylor, with John X. Reed
- Texana Dames - Charlene, Connie, & Traci Lamar Hancock
- The Texas BelAirs - Kent Mings, still at it
- Thrift Store Cowboys - 6 Piece Americana alternative country
roots rockers
- Traveling Salesmen - vintage Lubbock rock-n-roll
- Kim Townsend
- "born of Lubbock and awful proud"
- J.C. Tubbs
- Tumbleweed Troubadour, voice of Lubbock in the Great Northwest
- Used Oil - Progressive Metal band
- Billy Walker - "The Tall Texan"
- Denzil Warner - Songwriter, Bass: Everydudes & Herman the German
- Darren Welch Group - Local guitar hero
- Connie Williams - West Texas poet, down Lamesa way
- Beth Wood - classically trained singer/songwriter
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Important Lubbock sites
- Buy the
book
Fire
in the Water, Earth in the Air: Legends of West Texas Music
by Christopher Oglesby
- "Lubbock Lights" DVD -
Buy copies of the homegrown documentary featuring Joe Ely, Tom
X Hancock, Jimmie Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Natalie
Maines, etc.; Lots of great archival footage!
- Tornado Gallery - friends of Lubbock music and art; Great T-shirts!
- First Friday Art Trail - visit Lubbock's many art galleries
- Flat 12 Gallery - High end memorabilia and rockabilly culture
- Texas Music Machine - Texas musicians sell their music
to the world
- Lubbock Music Gallery - videos on YouTube
- Film Lubbock
- for those interested in fliming in the Lubbock area
- "Deal Me
In" - Jesse Taylor
illustrated Alyce Guynn's poetry
- Alan Messer's
photographs of Jesse "Guitar"" Taylor
- Ralph's Records -
Get your Lubbock music, including Maines Brothers CDs
- Cactus Theatre (Lubbock)
- Rollins Films - video tributes to Jesse Taylor of beloved
deejay Misty
- Billit Proof Customs - art on wheels
- Gayla's Main Street Saloon Site - Priceless Photos of fuzzy memories!!!
- Eat at Jazz, and listen to Live music
- Texas
Honey Hams - Austin,
owned by Trent Hunt & Kelly
Weiss of Lubbock
- Lubbock Fun Club - Where are all the fun folks?
- Texas Music Kitchen - "Well Done" tours of Lubbock
area for music fans
- Hub Stuff -
What's Going On in Lubbock?
- Stubb's Bar-BQ & Live Music (Austin)
- Road House Coaches - Rent your tour bus from Jay Boy
Adams
- Lubbock Arts Alliance - Supporting Lubbock art
- Visit Buddy Holly's
grave
- United Spirit Arena - Lubbock's state of the art arena venue
- Listen to Legendary KDAV, where Waylon spun wax before joining Buddy.
(This ain't
no Top 40... - c.o.)
- Listen to KRBL, Lubbock's Rebel Radio, featuring music of many local musicians.
- Hotels in Lubbock - System for discount rates through
this network of hotels
- "The Buddy Holly Story: Facts & Figures by
Terry Shaw":
- An excellent informational site about The Be-Spectacled
One.
- West Texas Musicians Home Page: Hosted by Peggy Sue
- South Plains College School of Creative
Arts - #1 Country &
Bluegrass college
in nearby Levelland
- True Stories - David Byrne production hits West
Texas square on the head; delightful goofiness, features Jo Harvey
Allen as The Lying Woman.
- Lubbock Lakes Landmark - Evidence: People have been crazy
in Lubbock forever!
- Prayer Lubbock: Lubbock folks like to pray.
- Digital Base Productions: Digital multimedia for the world,
based out of Lubbock.
- Internet Guide & More! Lubbock-based FREE COMPUTER ADVICE
and Internet tips
- What's the weather
in Lubbock?
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Stubb on the Radio - "Stubb: Archangel of Barbecue"
National Public Radio aired this story on Stubb's during the 2009 South by Southwest Festival in Austin. Chris Oglesby helped the Kitchen Sisters put together this wonderful tribute to our hero and mentor C.B. Stubblefield, a/k/a Stubb. Listen to the voices of Tom T. Hall, Jimmie Gilmore, Joe & Sharon Ely, Jesse Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, and David Letterman paint this audio portrait of the man from Lubbock who wanted to feed the world.
Go to NPR's audio story on Stubb's
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