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| | Texas Governor Rick Perry - Texas Music Pioneers (A-M) / Texas Music History Tour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | He is best known for his hit, "Chantilly Lace," which reached number one on the charts in 1958, and for being on the disastrous plane trip that killed him, Richie Valens, and Buddy Holly. |
 | | Performing as a concert artist in the United States and Europe, Bledsoe was praised for his ability to sing in several languages, for his vocal control and range, and for his power to communicate through music. |
 | | Blaze performed through the 1970s and 1980s, mostly at venues in Houston and Austin, such as Anderson Fair in Houston and Austin's Spellman's Lounge, emmajoe's, Soap Creek Saloon, The Hole in the Wall, and, most regularly, Austin Outhouse. |
| www.governor.state.tx.us /divisions/music/tour/pioneers.htm (9585 words) |
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