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MCOT: Rock n' Roll Edition

Roy Orbison, "Oh, Pretty Woman," album cover.
Roy Orbison, "Oh, Pretty Woman," album cover.

Music Crossroads of Texas – Rock n’ Roll

“Party Doll” – Buddy Knox
“Wheels” – The Stringalongs
“Sugar Shack” – Jimmy Gilmer & The Fireballs
“Don’t Cha Know” – David Box & The Crickets
“Pretty Woman” – Curtis Byrd & the Joe Rag Singers
“Oh, Pretty Woman” – Roy Orbison
“Last Kiss” – The Cavaliers
“Shake a Leg” – Margret “Maggie” Lewis
“Roll Over Beethoven” – Maggie Lewis
“Better Off Dead” – Asparagus Nightmares
“Chingon” – Mojave Sol
“Love is A Hammer” – Meltdown Morning
“Breathe into Me” – Brittan Church
“Live Today” – Armstrong
“Shelter” – Sober by Sunday
“Well Allright” – Buddy Holly
“Rave On” – Buddy Holly

Curtis Peoples, Ph.D., is the Archivist for the Southwest Music Archive and oversees the Crossroads Recording Studio for the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University. He is a musician who has worked in the music business for four decades, numerous recording studios, and has been a production manager for many events. Dr. Peoples teaches regional music history classes and American media studies; his research centers on music and place.