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sixties saw the greatest transformations in Texas music since the end of
World War II. Of course, much went on as before, with George Jones
carrying on the honky-tonk country style with a vengeance. At the same
time, Gentleman Jim Reeves was pointing the way to an accommodation of
Country and Pop, directing his music to a crossover audience. The
relaxed sound of Trini Lopez expressed
a benign new interest in folk music shaped into a palatable upbeat style
with mass appeal. Bluesman Freddie King built on the deep traditions of
black music in the blues even as a past master, Mance Lipscomb was
teaching a new generation of young white people about that heritage. But
Texas musicians were also there as singers, songwriters, and performers
reshaping the country's music in a variety of ways. Roy Orbison wrote
and performed fateful ballads in a voice all his own that influenced a
generation of rockers. And there were tragedies as well: Janis Joplin
and singer-songwriter Roky Erickson helped shape the attitudes of the
Hippie youth movem ent, and unfortunately became victims of the
movement's excesses. |
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Trini Lopez
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(1937----)
Birthplace: Dallas
Genre: Folk
Influenced: Talented in many styles, but not much
imitated.
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