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Old September 24th, 2008, 12:51 PM posted to austin.general,soc.culture.usa,rec.travel.usa-canada
Motorblade
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Default Austin, Texas is not a music capital

On Sep 24, 1:05�am, TXZZ wrote:
On Sep 24, 8:39�am, Motorblade wrote:

grupo fantasma


Thing is Ghostland Observatory is the type of band people listen to
and go "hey more music is good but whatever"

No one but a guitar afficianado gives a rats ass about Eric Johnson

MEANWHILE, EVERY OTHER MAJOR CITY IN THE COUNTRY HAS A TRULY GOOD/
TRULY FAMOUS MUSICIAN

Do you realize that Austin is conspicuous for its LACK of musical
talent?

Do you realize that this makes Austin fraudulent, and that most cities
couldn't be as much of a cultural fraud if they tried?


By the timeStevie Ray Vaughn was thirteen years old he was playing in
clubs in Dallas where he met many of his blues idols. A few years
later he dropped out of Justin F. Kimball High School in Oak Cliff and
moved to Austin to pursue music. Vaughan's talent caught the attention
of guitarist Johnny Winter and blues-club owner Clifford Antone.

During the early 1970s Vaughan played the Austin bar and club scene
with the Cobras. After the Cobras broke up, in 1975 he started Triple
Threat, which in 1978 became Double Trouble with Vaughan as lead
singer. From Austin, their success spread throughout Texas.