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Willie Nelson, seen performing in the U.K. in 1980, is one of the featured artists in Oxford American's Southern Music issue about Texas. David Redfern/Getty Images hide caption

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'Oxford American' Waltzes Across Texas

December 6, 2014 • The magazine's new Southern Music issue is all about Texas, from Bob Wills to Ornette Coleman.

'Oxford American' Waltzes Across Texas

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Remembering Ray Price, Voice Of The Nashville Sound

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Remembering Ray Price, Voice Of The Nashville Sound

December 17, 2013 • Country Music Hall of Fame singer Ray Price had a hand in changing the sound of country music not once but twice. He put honky-tonk on top of the charts and then helped make orchestras part of country music. He died Monday afternoon at age 87.

Remembering Ray Price, Voice Of The Nashville Sound

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