by Phil Houseal | Aug 1, 2012 | All Articles, Education, History, People of the Hill Country
Aug 1, 2012–A significant milestone happened in the music world this month. You might have missed it, because it took place down a ways from Fredericksburg–10 billion miles down the Milky Way, to be exact. A recording from the 1970s left the solar system. It was the...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 25, 2012 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
July 25, 2012–Is it an itsy, bitsy, teeny, weeny coverup or a double-D big deal? Or maybe it’s just B.S. The national news media have picked up the story about a town in Texas that is causing quite a stir around here. According to the versions I have been reading,...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 4, 2012 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country
April 4, 2012–For someone whose handmade guitars have been called “the perfect instrument,” “the Rolls Royce of guitars,” and “the guitar I want to take to heaven with me,” Mark Piper is surprisingly humble. “I don’t have a huge ego,” said Piper, who after a 30-year...
by Phil Houseal | Nov 24, 2010 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country
Nov 24, 2010 105.7 The Deuce… Your number one choice for country music with a Texas attitude… it is 10 o’clock… thanks for tuning in to 105.7 KNAF-FM, Fredericksburg… JD Rose signed off and grinned at his co-host, Calamity Jane – better...
by Phil Houseal | Jul 10, 2010 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country
July 14, 2010–She is where movie star Lynn Bari found her voice and how Joe Friday got his name. She is Fredericksburg TX resident Pat Friday, a delightful wisp of a woman who at the age of 15 hobnobbed with stars of film, stage and radio. As Helen Patricia Freiday,...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 27, 2010 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Jan 27, 2010–You’ve heard of Jesus in a tortilla, and a crucifix in a baked potato. If you hurry to Hill Country Music store, you will see a demon in a guitar. “Phil, I might have a story for you.” It was Ron Sutton, manager of the local music outlet, calling. “We...
