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May 22: Jacksonville’s Lee Ann Womack teams with Willie Nelson for ‘Mendocino County Line’
At the Academy of Country Music Awards on this date in 2002, Lee Ann Womack and Willie Nelson…
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May 21: Troup’s Paul Leim is up for award as one music’s top drummers in 2003
From the mid-1980s through the 2010s, Troup native Paul Leim was an in-demand drummer in the music business.…
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May 20: Whitewright’s Guy Wilkerson was a mainstay of cowboy movies
Whitewright native Guy Wilkerson began as a vaudeville performer before transitioning into the movies in the 1930s. He…
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May 19: Nacogdoches’ Brad Maule has fans tuning in to ‘General Hospital’ in 1995
Brad Maule was a finalist for Outstanding Lead Actor at the Daytime Emmy Awards on this date in…
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May 18: Lindale’s Miranda Lambert wins Country Music Association’s Album of the Year in 2008
Miranda Lambert’s “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” won Album of the Year at the County Music Association Awards on this date…
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May 16: Texarkana’s Joshua Logan directs Broadway’s ‘Annie Get Your Gun’
Directed by Texarkana native Joshua Logan, “Annie Get Your Gun” opened on Broadway on this date in 1946…
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May 17: Longview’s Matthew McConaughey tells Longview High graduates in 2019 to ‘follow your heart’
Oscar winning actor Matthew McConaughey spoke at the Longview High School graduation ceremony on this day in 2019.…
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May 15: Longview’s Ricky Lynn Gregg sees debut album climb country music chart in 1993
Ricky Lynn Gregg’s self-titled debut album peaked at No. 37 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on…
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May 14: Panola County’s Linda Davis is a hit with country music fans
Panola County native Linda Davis had country music hits in the mid-1990s. On this date in 1994, her…
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May 13: ‘Skateland’ hits theaters with many scenes filmed in Marshall
On this date in 2011, “Skateland,” a movie set in the 1980s in a small Texas town, hit…
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