Jerry Jeff Walker News

Bob Carpenter doesn't really know how to describe the kind of music he's been playing for four decades.

Country music icon Jerry Jeff Walker loves the Lone Star State. He has called Austin home since 1971 and helped revive Luckenbach -- recording his best-selling album to date, Viva Terlingua , in the town's old ...

Lisbeth & Jim Echeandia have graciously offered to host this performance in their lovely country villa near Savoy, TX .

If Roger Clinton, Eric Roberts and La Toya Jackson offer strong evidence that talent isn't always passed through the bloodline, Django Walker would be an example for the opposite argument.

“Within four or five months, the whole debt could be wiped out. We'd take a negative thing and turn it into a positive thing for everybody.”

Last November, while Internal Revenue Service officers in Austin made plans to auction off nearly everything he owned, Willie Nelson golfed in Hawaii. via Texas Monthly

“White folks, gangstas and the thugs? A Bay Bay.”

ORIGINAL OUTLAW: Ray Wylie Hubbard plays Juanita's. 'CONTACT': Part of Weekend Theater's WWII double bill. via Arkansas Times

LP set has served as a gateway to authentic Americana music for countless musicians and fans alike. via Press-Citizen

Today's Birthdays: Comedian-director Jerry Lewis is 82. Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 67. via WFMY-TV Greensboro

Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 16-22: March 16: Comedian Jerry Lewis is 82. via The Elements

“I get up, fix coffee and have breakfast with my little 4-year-old, watch cartoons with her.”

A ROUND AND A BOUT: Since quitting boxing, Paul Thorn has gotten in touch with his more sensitive side. via Creative Loafing Tampa

PAT GREEN 8 p.m., the Village. $23-$26. Texan Pat Green spent the late '90s touring relentlessly and self-releasing albums, building up a strong regional fan base and selling more than 200,000 albums without ... via Arkansas Times

Jerry Jeff Walker is strongly associated with the progressive country scene that centered around Austin, Texas, in the 1970s and included such figures as Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, Billy Joe Shaver, the Lost ... via KWNR-FM Las Vegas

Listen to "She's Pretty" Star De Azlan was just 13 when she started singing at open mic nights in San Marcos, Texas. via WOAI.com

“They get 600-900 people to attend, and it usually raises enough money to fund the booster club all year”

Hit the malls early for last-minute shopping so you can deck the dance halls at night. via MySanAntonio.com

“If you have patience, you'll lose it; if you don't have it, you'll find it.”

H illary Clinton 's advance troops are softening up an invasion spot in Bush country. via Quick