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Lemon Henry “Blind Lemon” Jefferson (September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929)
- Country blues guitarist and vocalist.
- One of the founders of Texas blues
- Born on a farm in Coachman, TX, outside of Wortham
- “I Got A Brother In Waxahachie” from The Lightning Hopkins Brothers recording is credited to him
Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984)
- born on a cotton farm near Crisp, in Ellis County, Texas (now a ghost town).
- “Waltz Across Texas” (1965)
- member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1965.
- inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame in 1999.
Raymond “Mike O’Daniel” (October 14,1944 –July 31 2006)
- Nashville Session Musician
- Played with the Levee Singers in Dallas
- 10 year consultant on motion pictures for dialect and mannerisms
- 20 year Broadcasting career at KBEC.
Ronald Monroe “Ronnie” Dawson (11 August 1939 – 30 September 2003)
- American rockabilly singer, guitarist and drummer, nicknamed The Blond Bomber
- Lived in Waxahachie and attended the Southern Bible Institute
- appeared regularly on the Big D Jamboree radio show in Dallas starting in 1956.
Kevin Strength ( drummer in waiting)- April 2,1962- TBD Mayor of Waxahachie, Texas 2018.
- Visionary
- Driver, Get It Done
- Lover of the City of Waxahachie and its citizens
Lecil Travis Martin in Sterrett, Texas (September 1, 1931 – April 12, 1999) stage name “Boxcar Willie”
- born in Sterrett, Texas ( Ellis County)
- inducted into the Grand Ole Opry as its 60th member in 1981
- 1980 album “King of the Road ‘ giving him his greatest chart success by reaching #5 in the UK pop charts
Sam “Lightning Hopkins” (1912-1982)
- Blues singer and guitarist with albums for over 20 different labels
- 1980 inductee into the Blue Hall of Fame
- Recorded in Waxahachie in 1955-62 with his brothers and Blind Melon Jefferson
- Inducted into the Houston Institute of Culture’s Texas Music Hall of Fame.
[/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=”About Julie Ann Law” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Julie Ann Law is a full time artist from Waxahachie, Texas. She has been painting murals and portraits/commissions for a living for 30 years. She’s also known as “The Painted Lady” in Texas.
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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Location of KBEC’s Heart” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The KBEC Heart is located at the entrance of Getzendaner Memorial Park in Waxahachie!
400 S Grand Ave
Waxahachie, Texas 75165[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Submit Your Pictures!” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]Send your pictures to [email protected] and we will post them on this page! Keep checking back to see more pictures![/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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