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In 1983, Lubbock non-profit group, Civic Lubbock, Inc. was asked to administer the Walk of Fame and have annually nominated and inducted many West Texas artists. In 2011, the City of Lubbock moved the West Texas Walk of Fame to its new home at the Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza located at 19th Street and Crickets Avenue.
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Terry Allen in Dallas, 2018. Terry Allen (born May 7, 1943) [1] is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist from Lubbock, Texas.Allen's musical career spans several albums in the Texas country and outlaw country genres, and his visual art includes painting, conceptual art, performance, and sculpture, with a number of notable bronze sculptures installed publicly in various cities ...
A mural depicting important aspects of Lubbock, created by local muralist Joey Martinez, is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024, in Lubbock, Texas. “I’ve always had respect for the guy. He’s ...
The Buddy Holly Center is a performance and visual arts center in Lubbock, Texas, dedicated to Buddy Holly as well as the music of Lubbock and West Texas more broadly. The building in which it is located opened as the city's Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway depot in 1928. In 1996, the City of Lubbock obtained a sizable collection of ...
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Here are some of the stories the Avalanche-Journal shared about people who died in 2023 but whose impact in the Lubbock community and beyond will be felt for years to come.
Texas in the United States. The U.S. state of Texas has long been a center for musical innovation and is the birthplace of many notable musicians. Texans have pioneered developments in Tejano and Conjunto music, Rock 'n Roll, Western swing, jazz, Piano, punk rock, country, hip-hop, electronic music, gothic industrial music, religious music, mariachi, psychedelic rock, zydeco and the blues.