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Music Crossroads of Texas: Hwy 87

Buddy Holly
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Buddy Holly

This week on the Music Crossroads of Texas, your host, Curtis Peoples, brings in the sounds from Highway 87--also known as the Amarillo Highway. He will play music written about, or that has a connection to the region.

Women of West Texas Music: This week we talk with Margaret Lewis Warwick about her music.

West Texas Music Standards: This week's feature is Buddy Holly.

West Texas Live Shots: Roadside Playboys play the Cotton Club.

Crossroads of Music Archive Spotlight: Buddy Holly sings "Sugartime."

What's New in West Texas Music: Jerry Serrano with his new song "The Moon."

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.