Texas Music History Unplugged 7

The Center for Texas Music History (CTMH) presented the 7th Annual Texas Music History Unplugged concert, featuring Marcia Ball, Ruben Ramos, Barbara Lynn, Randy Rogers and Colin Brooks. The concert was held at the LBJ Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, April 24, 2007, and started at 8:00 p.m. Admission was free, and seating is limited to the first arrivals.

About the Artists
Marcia Ball has built a prolific and eclectic career that spans country, blues, zydeco, R&B, and boogie woogie. She has recorded several critically-acclaimed albums, won the prestigious W.C. Handy Blues Award twice, and toured throughout North America and Europe.
Nicknamed “El Gato Negro” (The Black Cat), Ruben Ramos’s band, the Texas Revolution, helped establish him as a pioneer of the emerging "Tejano" musical genre. Ramos has won several Tejano Music Awards, as well as a Grammy, and was inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame.
Barbara Lynn's self-penned hit “You'll Lose A Good Thing,” reached Number One on the charts in 1962, and performed throughout the world, including at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem and on the TV show American Bandstand.
Randy Rogers, a Texas State alumnus, was encouraged by Kent Finlay, whose Cheatham Street Warehouse became his home base while writing songs, recording albums, and increasing his acclaim. Recently, Rogers signed a multi-album deal with Mercury Record.
Colin Brooks first gained national recognition as a winner at the 2003 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriter competition. Brooks also won the 2002 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Abe Olman Scholarship, and his own group, the Band of Heathens, won the Austin Music Award for Best New Band of 2007.

Texas Music History Unplugged is an ongoing lecture series sponsored by the CTMH, the Department of History, and several other campus organizations. Prominent Texas musicians share the stage in an intimate semi-circle. They perform together and discuss how Texas music reflects the rich history and tremendous cultural diversity of the American Southwest.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Deirdre Lannon at 245-2185 or via e-mail at dl24@txstate.edu or feel free to visit http://txstate.edu/ctmh for more information.

Tuesday, April 24, 2007­ 8:00 P.M.
LBJ Student Center Ballroom
Free admission ­ limited seating

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