Local Legends
May 2: Mesquite’s Don Gay finds fame as bullrider, rodeo commentator
During one of the greatest rodeo careers, Mesquite native Don Gay was an eight-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association…
Covid-19
May 1: Some of Tommy Tune’s biggest Broadway shows opened on this date
In the 1980s and 1990s, Tommy Tune was a Broadway star. He could sing and dance and was…
Covid-19
April 30: Tyler’s Johnny Gimble reigned as country music’s top fiddler
Tyler native Johnny Gimble was named Fiddle Player of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards…
Local Legends
April 29: Hooks native Billy Sims was the first pick in the NFL draft
Billy Sims, of Hooks, was picked first in the NFL draft on this date in 1980. He set…
Local Legends
April 28: Ron Raines sees the ‘Light’ as Alan Spaulding
Ron Raines, who graduated from Nacogdoches High School, was a soap opera villain. On this date in 2006,…
Local Legends
April 27: Mount Pleasant’s Jerry Scoggins performs as one of the Cass County Boys
Mount Pleasant native Jerry Scoggins along with John Dodson and Fred Martin performed as the Cass County Boys…
Local Legends
April 26: ‘The Voice’ premieres with Gilmer’s Curtis Grimes singing for stardom
“The Voice” singing competition premiered on this date in 2011 on NBC. On the show, celebrity judges mentor…
Local Legends
April 25: Grand Saline’s Chris Tomlin wins Gospel Music Association’s Artist of the Year in 2007
East Texas natives were winners at Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards on this date in 2007. Grand Saline…
Local Legends
April 24: BMX champion Morgan Wade, of Tyler, grabs ‘Big Air’
BMX champion Morgan Wade, of Tyler, appeared on the ESPN “30 for 30” special “The Birth of Big Air,”…
Local Legends
April 23: East Texans dominate Dove Awards in 2008, 2009
April 23 was the date of the Gospel Music Association Dove Awards in 2008 and 2009. On both…
-
eEdition
-
-
