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Times Houston Made Rock &#x27;n&#x27; Roll History.</p><p data-reactid="136"><!-- react-text: 137 -->From artists like <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/billy-gibbons/" data-reactid="138"><!-- react-text: 139 -->Billy Gibbons<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 140 -->, Billy Preston and Townes Van Zandt to songs by <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/bob-dylan/" data-reactid="141"><!-- react-text: 142 -->Bob Dylan<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 143 -->, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/the-eagles/" data-reactid="144"><!-- react-text: 145 -->Eagles<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 146 --> and <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/bruce-springsteen/" data-reactid="147"><!-- react-text: 148 -->Bruce Springsteen<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 149 -->, Houston has contributed much popular music over the past 50 years, even though it goes back even further than that. In 1949, obscure blues singer Goree Carter recorded &quot;Rock Awhile,&quot; a song often cited as one of rock&#x27;s first (its distinctive guitar line most likely influenced <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/chuck-berry/" data-reactid="150"><!-- react-text: 151 -->Chuck Berry<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 152 -->), in his hometown of Houston.<!-- /react-text --></p><p data-reactid="153"><!-- react-text: 154 -->While the city recovers from the hurricane damage -- and you can do your part in helping by donating to the <!-- /react-text --><a href="https://www.redcross.org/donate/hurricane-harvey" target="_blank" data-reactid="155"><!-- react-text: 156 -->Red Cross<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 157 --> -- and braces for an uncertain future, let&#x27;s revisit 10 Times Houston Made Rock &#x27;n&#x27; Roll History.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="list-post standard" data-reactid="158"><ul data-reactid="159"><li data-reactid="160"><header data-reactid="161"><h2 data-reactid="162">Billy Gibbons</h2><small data-reactid="163"></small></header><article data-reactid="164"><p data-reactid="165"><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/zz-top/" data-reactid="166"><!-- react-text: 167 -->ZZ Top<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 168 --> founder Gibbons is a proud Houston native, naming at least one song after the city: &quot;Heaven, Hell or Houston&quot; from 1981&#x27;s <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="169"><!-- react-text: 170 -->El Loco<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 171 -->. But he also got pretty close to it other times too, like in their first classic, the breakthrough &quot;La Grange&quot; from 1973. Gibbons&#x27; music practically drips Texan blood -- from the boogie-blues riffs to his mud-caked vocals. When he refers to Houston&#x27;s &quot;sin-infested street corners,&quot; there&#x27;s nothing but love there.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="lazyload-placeholder oembed-lazyload-placeholder" data-reactid="172"></div></article></li><li data-reactid="173"><header data-reactid="174"><h2 data-reactid="175">Albert Collins</h2><small data-reactid="176"></small></header><article data-reactid="177"><p data-reactid="178"><!-- react-text: 179 -->Bluesman Collins wasn&#x27;t even 10 years old when his family moved from Leona, Texas, to Houston, which sparked his distinct style of playing. He learned from his cousin, Houston native and music legend Lightnin&#x27; Hopkins, but soon developed into one of the genre&#x27;s most powerful performers. His 1978 album <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="180"><!-- react-text: 181 -->Ice Pickin&#x27;<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 182 --> is his definitive statement, a tangle of stabbing riffs and razor-sharp tones that influenced rockers from Canned Heat to <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/george-thorogood/" data-reactid="183"><!-- react-text: 184 -->George Thorogood<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 185 --> to <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/stevie-ray-vaughan/" data-reactid="186"><!-- react-text: 187 -->Stevie Ray Vaughan<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 188 -->.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="189"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="190"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/alligator.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="191"></div><figcaption data-reactid="192">Alligator</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="193"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="194"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="195"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="196"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="197"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="198"><header data-reactid="199"><h2 data-reactid="200">Michael Nesmith</h2><small data-reactid="201"></small></header><article data-reactid="202"><p data-reactid="203"><!-- react-text: 204 -->The <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/the-monkees/" data-reactid="205"><!-- react-text: 206 -->Monkees<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 207 --> came from all over the place. Micky Dolenz was from Los Angeles, Peter Tork was born in Washington, D.C., Davy Jones came from Manchester, England, and Michael Nesmith was born in Houston. He never lost his Texas roots (or accent), dusting his songs -- ones he wrote and sang with the Monkees, solo tracks and tunes made famous by others, like <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/linda-ronstadt/" data-reactid="208"><!-- react-text: 209 -->Linda Ronstadt<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 210 --> and the Stone Poneys&#x27; &quot;Different Drum&quot; -- with a subtle but definite twang.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="211"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="212"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/Hulton-Archive.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="213"></div><figcaption data-reactid="214">Hulton Archive, Getty Images</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="215"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="216"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="217"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="218"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="219"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="220"><header data-reactid="221"><h2 data-reactid="222">'Galveston Bay' by Bruce Springsteen</h2><small data-reactid="223"></small></header><article data-reactid="224"><p data-reactid="225"><!-- react-text: 226 -->Galveston Bay, which is surrounded by parts of Houston, helped secure the city&#x27;s force as a trade center at the top of the 20th century. Springsteen&#x27;s 1995 song -- from <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="227"><!-- react-text: 228 -->The Ghost of Tom Joad<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 229 --> -- offers a despairing look at a Vietnamese man who moves his family to America for a better life. Like most of the songs on the dark, acoustic <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="230"><!-- react-text: 231 -->Tom Joad<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 232 -->, &quot;Galveston Bay&quot; paints a thorny portrait of the times. A racially motivated act results in death in this harrowing tale set in the Houston bay.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="lazyload-placeholder oembed-lazyload-placeholder" data-reactid="233"></div></article></li><li data-reactid="234"><header data-reactid="235"><h2 data-reactid="236">Townes Van Zandt</h2><small data-reactid="237"></small></header><article data-reactid="238"><p data-reactid="239"><!-- react-text: 240 -->Townes Van Zandt -- who moved to Houston as a child -- was one of the &#x27;70s&#x27; greatest singer-songwriters. He never became a household name, even though he was a favorite among other artists: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard  had a hit with his &quot;Pancho and Lefty,&quot; and Bob Dylan, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/robert-plant/" data-reactid="241"><!-- react-text: 242 -->Robert Plant <!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 243 -->and <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/neil-young/" data-reactid="244"><!-- react-text: 245 -->Neil Young<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 246 --> has sung his praises over the years. Van Zandt struggled with drug and alcohol abuse, and was diagnosed as bipolar (he was given shock therapy when he was young), issues that led to his death in 1997 at age 52.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="247"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="248"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/Poppy.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="249"></div><figcaption data-reactid="250">Poppy</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="251"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="252"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="253"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="254"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="255"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="256"><header data-reactid="257"><h2 data-reactid="258">'If You Ever Go to Houston' by Bob Dylan</h2><small data-reactid="259"></small></header><article data-reactid="260"><p data-reactid="261"><!-- react-text: 262 -->Dylan co-wrote &quot;If You Ever Go to Houston&quot; with Robert Hunter, the lyricist behind many of the <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/the-grateful-dead/" data-reactid="263"><!-- react-text: 264 -->Grateful Dead<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 265 -->&#x27;s best songs. The track appeared on 2009&#x27;s <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="266"><!-- react-text: 267 -->Together Through Life<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 268 -->, a No. 1 album. Minnesota-born Dylan made his name in New York City&#x27;s folk clubs, but he always had the entire U.S. at the core of his best work. The song is basically a rundown of Texas towns, with Dylan advising, &quot;<!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="269"><!-- react-text: 270 -->If you ever go to Houston, better walk right / Keep your hands in your pockets, and your gun-belt tight<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 271 -->.&quot;<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="272"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="273"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/Frazer-Harrison.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="274"></div><figcaption data-reactid="275">Frazer Harrison, Getty Images</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="276"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="277"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="278"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="279"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="280"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="281"><header data-reactid="282"><h2 data-reactid="283">Billy Preston</h2><small data-reactid="284"></small></header><article data-reactid="285"><p data-reactid="286"><!-- react-text: 287 -->Houston-born Preston had a long history with rock &#x27;n&#x27; roll, including gigs with the <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/rolling-stones/" data-reactid="288"><!-- react-text: 289 -->Rolling Stones<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 290 -->, <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/little-richard/" data-reactid="291"><!-- react-text: 292 -->Little Richard<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 293 --> and <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/eric-clapton/" data-reactid="294"><!-- react-text: 295 -->Eric Clapton<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 296 -->. But he&#x27;s best known -- outside of his handful of solo hits in the &#x27;70s -- as the keyboardist on some of the <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/the-beatles/" data-reactid="297"><!-- react-text: 298 -->Beatles<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 299 -->&#x27; best late-career songs, like &quot;Something&quot; and &quot;Get Back,&quot; for which he received a rare co-credit on the single. <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/john-lennon/" data-reactid="300"><!-- react-text: 301 -->John Lennon<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 302 --> wanted to make him a full-time member. He died in 2006 after falling into a coma.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="303"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="304"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/Ian-Showell-Hulton.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="305"></div><figcaption data-reactid="306">Ian Showell, Hulton Archive, Getty Images</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="307"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="308"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="309"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="310"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="311"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="312"><header data-reactid="313"><h2 data-reactid="314">Sterling Morrison</h2><small data-reactid="315"></small></header><article data-reactid="316"><p data-reactid="317"><!-- react-text: 318 -->The <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/the-velvet-underground/" data-reactid="319"><!-- react-text: 320 -->Velvet Underground<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 321 --> are one of rock&#x27;s most quintessential New York City bands, and all of their original members -- except for multi-instrumentalist John Cale, a Welshman -- were born there. But after guitarist Sterling Morrison left the group after four groundbreaking albums, he moved to Houston and became a tugboat captain in the city&#x27;s busy ship channel. When the Velvets briefly reunited in 1993, he took part in the shows. Two years later, he died of non-Hodgkin&#x27;s lymphoma.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="single-post-image" data-reactid="322"><figure class="img-tag" data-reactid="323"><div class="theframe" data-image="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2017/08/Polydor.jpg" rel="" title="" data-reactid="324"></div><figcaption data-reactid="325">Polydor</figcaption><div class="loadinganim showbox" id="0" data-reactid="326"><div class="loader" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="327"><svg class="circular" viewBox="25 25 50 50" style="width:30px;height:30px;" data-reactid="328"><circle class="path" cx="50" cy="50" r="20" fill="none" stroke-width="4" stroke-miterlimit="10" data-reactid="329"></circle></svg></div></div></figure><div data-reactid="330"></div></div></article></li><li data-reactid="331"><header data-reactid="332"><h2 data-reactid="333">'The Long Run' by Eagles</h2><small data-reactid="334"></small></header><article data-reactid="335"><p data-reactid="336"><!-- react-text: 337 -->Eagles co-founder <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/don-henley/" data-reactid="338"><!-- react-text: 339 -->Don Henley<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 340 --> grew up in Linden, Texas, which is almost five hours away from Houston, but he and his bandmates paid tribute to the state&#x27;s biggest city in their 1979 hit &quot;The Long Run.&quot; The title track to the No. 1 album was written by Henley and <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/glenn-frey/" data-reactid="341"><!-- react-text: 342 -->Glenn Frey<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 343 -->, and is, lyrically, a middle finger to critics that musically pays tribute to Memphis R&amp;B. But a key line -- &quot;<!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="344"><!-- react-text: 345 -->All the debutantes in Houston, baby, couldn&#x27;t hold a candle to you<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 346 -->&quot; -- nods to Henley&#x27;s Texas roots.<!-- /react-text --></p><div class="lazyload-placeholder oembed-lazyload-placeholder" data-reactid="347"></div></article></li><li data-reactid="348"><header data-reactid="349"><h2 data-reactid="350">Johnny 'Guitar' Watson</h2><small data-reactid="351"></small></header><article data-reactid="352"><p data-reactid="353"><!-- react-text: 354 -->Watson had been making records since the &#x27;50s when he found his true calling with funk- and disco-kissed songs spiked with guitar fireworks in the mid &#x27;70s (his 1976 LP, <!-- /react-text --><em data-reactid="355"><!-- react-text: 356 -->Ain&#x27;t That a Bitch<!-- /react-text --></em><!-- react-text: 357 -->, is his masterwork). He kicked around Houston, where he was born, during his formative years before a family split relocated him to Los Angeles. He then hooked up with legends like Little Richard on the road, and eventually played with <!-- /react-text --><a href="http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/frank-zappa/" data-reactid="358"><!-- react-text: 359 -->Frank Zappa<!-- /react-text --></a><!-- react-text: 360 -->. 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