Celebrating Black Musicians of West Texas | Music Crossroads of Texas

By Curtis Peoples

Published September 1, 2021 at 8:48 AM CDT

This week on the Music Crossroads of Texas, Curtis celebrates Black History Month by bringing you a full of hour of music from Black musicians of West Texas. You will hear music from The Tonettes, Junior Medlow, DG Flewellyn, UrbanSole and many more.

Tracks

Tonight (Could be the Night) - Virgil Johnson & the Velvets
Gotta Know - The Tonettes
Pretty Woman - Curtis Byrd
Peter Pan - Soul Patrol
Soul Man - Butch Avery
Freedom Song - Johnny Ray Watson
Thrill for Thrill - JR Medlow
Boardwalkin' - Jimmy Sampson & Vernnie Thomas
Shine - Booga Bradshaw feat. Jody Oak
Fluid Motion - Lusk Brothers
Do You Love Me - UrbanSole
All Shake No Fries - Tortilla Factory feat. El Charro Negro
Nuclear Cookin - D G Flewellyn
Watch out for that Runner - Yung Cry Baby
Perdido - JT Braxton
The Next Chapter - Tom Braxton

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Curtis Peoples

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.

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