This Week In Texas Music History we'll remember a musician who built cars and painted houses when he wasn't playing with some of the biggest names in jazz. Trombonist Keg Johnson was born November 19, 1908 in Dallas. Johnson's father, a choir director, encouraged his son to play music. As a teenager, Keg Johnson worked along side his father at an auto factory while performing at local clubs on weekends. In 1930, Johnson moved to Chicago to play in Louis Armstrong's orchestra. In 1933, Johnson relocated to NYC where he worked for years with such jazz greats at Bennie Carter and Cabb Calloway. Despite his great success Keg Johnson took some time off from music in the early 1950s to paint houses. However, by the late 1950s he had returned to music full time and spent the...
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Apparently, "face-melting" (as the expression goes) is a good sign in rock 'n' roll. You need to see to it that your audiences' faces are most appropriately melted off from all the ruthless rock. Awesome. In that very realm, we now have The Ghost Wolves making their mark, and they will surely not disappoint you. Formed in 2010, the Austin-based duo features guitarist Carley Wolf and drummer Jonathan Konya trading off vocals. They both bring a lot to the table; Konya has worked with hardcore-punk guitarist Greg Ginn (Black Flag), steel guitar master Junior...
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