Not sure if I'd call her the sexiest female ever but I'd certainly put her voice in the top 2-3 among female rockers ever. And that song and video are also top-10 too in my book. Too bad they haven't done much since that amazing start.

(11-24-2014 07:15 PM)MeanGreenFan123 Wrote:  Some from UNT/Denton:
Pat Boone
Brave Combo
Don Henley
Norah Jones
Roy Orbinson
The Blues Brothers (2 of the 3)
LeCrae
Sarah Jaffe
Polyphonic Spree
Riverboat Gamblers
Meat Loaf
Steve Turre (SNL Band)
Bowling for Soup
Midlake
Eli Young Band

Very impressive list from the Mean Green nation; however, you have an unfair advantage because your music program is one of the best in the nation.

El Paso famous rockers include:
Bobby Fuller (I fought the law and you know the rest)
At The Drive In (Coachella headliners in 2012 and scheduled for 2015)
Mars Volta
Sparta or Sleepcar (Jim Ward vocals is a UTEP grad)
The Royalty (new band that just signed with a major label; majority are UTEP grads)
Phil Ochs (Hippie rocker from the 60s)
Ministry (Uncle Al now lives in El Paso)
Stevie Nicks (lived in El Paso during her Jr. High/High school years)
Vicki Carr (okay not rock at all)
Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) High school years in El Paso
Nikki Sixx (see above w/o Counting Crows info)

Really good article on the El Paso Music scene from a 2009 Vanity Fair article:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2...y-in-texas

I thought for sure that Kinky Freedman would have been from El Passo.
He claims to be in his song "I'm Proud To Be An A?????? From El Passo".

(11-24-2014 11:13 PM)WWDog Wrote:  I thought for sure that Kinky Freedman would have been from El Passo.
He claims to be in his song "I'm Proud To Be An A?????? From El Passo".

I would love to claim him and Marty Robbins but they just wrote songs about El Paso. Steve Miller and Johnny Cash also mention El Paso in their songs.

A little more Amy Lee (to get more of a range of her voice/beauty)

(11-24-2014 10:35 PM)NTTHOR Wrote:  North Texas wins...

I concur.

(11-24-2014 06:52 PM)GreenSteve Wrote:  WKU is easy....

Nice. Saw them at the Roo in 09. Awesome live.

Also from Bowling Green/WKU:

Nappy Roots (rap group)
The Hilltoppers (1950s pop group, several top 10 songs)
Steve Gorman (drummer for The Black Crowes)
Larnelle Harris (gospel singer)
Michael Card (contemporary Christian music artist)

The Unabombers are from Norfolk. Early-mid 90s punk scene band
Mae made it pretty big in the indy scene
Clarence Clemons
NERD/Pharell
Fam-lay
Missy Elliot, can you claim Portsmouth?

Just searched and I didn't know Seven Mary Three were from Willamsburg.

Most of ZZ Top. Beyonce (and others from Destiny's Child). Geto Boys (and many other rappers). Kenny Rogers (and many other country singers). Win and William Butler from Arcade Fire.

(11-24-2014 10:57 PM)papa_dawg Wrote:  Neutral Milk Hotel would be the only famous band from Ruston, LA.

Of course, Kix Brooks and Trace Adkins both went to Tech.

Had no idea Neutral Milk Hotel was from there. That's cool as ****.

(11-24-2014 07:15 PM)MeanGreenFan123 Wrote:  Some from UNT/Denton:
Pat Boone
Brave Combo
Don Henley
Norah Jones
Roy Orbinson
The Blues Brothers (2 of the 3)
LeCrae
Sarah Jaffe
Polyphonic Spree
Riverboat Gamblers
Meat Loaf
Steve Turre (SNL Band)
Bowling for Soup
Midlake
Eli Young Band

For indie fans on here, the frontmen of Parquet Courts & Neon Indian went to UNT.

FAU has the drummer for Grand Funk Railroad, Don Brewer

Billy Rau Cyrus is basically from here.

Billy Ray Who?

(11-24-2014 11:58 PM)MarshallHerdFanz Wrote:  Billy Rau Cyrus is basically from here.

This thread is officially Dead!!!!!!!!

Michael W. Smith is from the greater suburbs of Huntington.

(11-24-2014 11:28 PM)Cr8n Wrote:  The Unabombers are from Norfolk. Early-mid 90s punk scene band
Mae made it pretty big in the indy scene
Clarence Clemons
NERD/Pharell
Fam-lay
Missy Elliot, can you claim Portsmouth?

Just searched and I didn't know Seven Mary Three were from Willamsburg.

No one claims Portsmouth.

(11-24-2014 11:51 PM)KAjunRaider Wrote:  FAU has the drummer for Grand Funk Railroad, Don Brewer

Scott Stapp/Creed-Boca Raton Marilyn Manson/FAU.

Obviously, you get more country, blues and christian genres in our area, but here are some other popular Indy's associated with MT...


The Katies
Self
The Features
Fluid Ounces
Count Bass D (rap)

Back in the day before they fell apart Spongebath Records was producing a ton of great local talent. It's hard to break through in Music City though. A lot of really good bands that most of you have probably never heard of.