Ninety-four years ago today, the prolific studio guitarist and producer who worked with a long list of legends was born in Oklahoma.

One of the pioneers behind outlaw country, Waylon Jennings embraced the subgenre with hits like “Lonesome, On’ry and Mean.” He also joined Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash in the ...

Fans of the Buddy Holly crosswalk in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses, will soon have to say goodbye to it. That'll be a day that ...

A Trump administration directive targeting political road markings has left places like Lubbock, Texas, helpless to challenge broad new policies. By Ali Watkins The four giant pairs of glasses are ...

Renderings of Buddy Holly's iconic glasses and artwork at several Lubbock crosswalks will be removed as city leaders aim to abide by state and federal standards as part of a new push directed by the ...

A Buddy Holly crosswalk in Lubbock is the latest casualty of Gov. Greg Abbot's call for cities to remove any political messaging or artwork from public roadways or face losing government funding.

Q: I work as a park ranger in the Hill Country, and because of the Waylon Jennings song “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)” I am often asked about Luckenbach. I did some research so that ...

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