Finding Heroes of Texas Music 'All Over The Map'

Texas Public Radio | By Jan Ross Piedad,

Published August 2, 2018 at 9:00 AM CDT

Based on music writer Michael Corcoran's interviews with hitmakers across the state, the latest edition of " " highlights the heroes of Texas music, both on the stage and behind the scenes.

With over 30 years of research on a range of genres from blues and country to hip-hop and Conjunto, Corcoran puts together portraits of iconic artists in relation to the parts of Texas each musician calls home.

Guest: , music critic, historian and author of

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Jan Ross Piedad

Raised in San Antonio, Jan Ross is a graduate of UT Austin鈥檚 School of Journalism. Before starting at Texas Public Radio, she interned for the News Desk at NPR Headquarters and the network鈥檚 mid-day program, Here & Now. She was a member of Texas Standard鈥檚 digital-first web team and interned during the newsmagazine show鈥檚 launch in 2015. Jan Ross is a Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change Fellow and was selected for the University of Texas System鈥檚 Archer Fellowship in Washington, D.C. Described as a 鈥渨alking Wikipedia,鈥� Jan Ross is interested in all things pop culture and global affairs. Her journalistic interests range from issues of social inequality to media commentary. She enjoys listening to podcasts and live music, traveling, and sharing the next-best shows on TV.

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David Martin Davies

David Martin Davies is a veteran journalist with more than 30 years of experience covering Texas, the border and Mexico.

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