PITTSTON TWP. — Back in October 1980, Jumpin’ Jeff Walker packed everything he owned in a 1969 Chevelle and headed to Northeast Pennsylvania to help launch a new radio station, 98.5 KRZ. All these ...

When Texas Standard first spoke with Bob Livingston about his new memoir, “Gypsy Alibi: A Gonzo Memoir,” it was before news about the passing of Texas music legend Joe Ely had become widespread. In ...

Texas country music legend Joe Ely died on Monday from complications from Lewy Body Dementia and pneumonia, according to a post on his official Facebook account. The acclaimed singer-songwriter died ...

Beloved in Texas, Ely left enough of a national footprint that Rolling Stone eulogized him as a "progressive Texas country legend" and Variety as a "Texas country-rock hero," accurate if somewhat ...

JEFF DAVIS PARISH, La. — A Texas man died in a two-vehicle crash in Jeff Davis Parish Friday afternoon. Just after 4 p.m. Friday, Wendell Ayers, 56, of Huntington, Texas, was traveling west on ...

In a clash of powerhouse programs with championship dreams, the defending state runner-up South Oak Cliff Bears (13-1) will battle the resurgent Melissa Cardinals (11-2) Friday night at historic ...

The Texas Longhorns are looking to build momentum through the early part of the 2025-26 season as they continue through their non-conference portion of the schedule with a 7-3 record. The Longhorns ...

On this day (December 11) in 1977, Willie Nelson was inside the Enaction Truck Mobile Studio working on tracks for his next album, Stardust. Executives at Columbia were nervous about the release ...

The penultimate week of the high school football season has arrived. Two teams from the Texas Panhandle are still alive as the state semifinals begin on Thursday, with Gruver and West Texas each ...

Memphis concert promoter Folk All Y'all will celebrate its 100th show on Dec. 17. The holiday-themed event, "Make the Yuletide Gay," will feature Crys Matthews, Heather Mae and Flamy Grant. The show ...

“Life’s too short to worry / Life’s too long to hate,” the late Todd Snider wrote in “Ballad of the Devil’s Backbone Tavern” in 2000. Snider’s life proved shorter than his many admirers hoped. He died ...