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| | Texas Born and Bred |
 | | Buddy and his band, The Crickets, were a strong influence on the Beatles, including their choice of an insect for the name of their band. |
 | | Take a single year-1936, for example: Buddy Holly was born in Lubbock, Kris Kristofferson in Brownsville, Freddy Fender in San Benito, and Roy Orbison in Wink. |
 | | West Texas musical traditions have bred stars in nearly every genre from cowboy to country to blues to swing, folk, rockabilly, rock and roll, and combinations of these. |
| www.texas-ec.org /publications/texascooppower/archive/1002txborn.aspx (1459 words) |
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