Lock, Cory2007-03-012012-02-242003-03Lock, C. (2003). Counterculture cowboys: Progressive Texas country of the 1970s and 1980s. <i>Journal of Texas Music History, 3</i>(1), pp. 14-23.1535-7104https://hdl.handle.net/10877/2687Country music undeniably forms a vital and prominent part of Texas culture. Texas country musicians have long been innovators, not only fashioning a distinctive brand of regional music, but also consistently enriching the music and general culture of the American nation as a whole. Artists such as Bob Wills, Gene Autry, Ernest Tubb, Ray Price, Willie Nelson, George Strait, and the Dixie Chicks have become national icons and have helped shape mainstream American perceptions of what it is to be "country."Text10 pages1 file (.pdf)enCountry musicProgressive country musicCountercultureTexas musiciansArticle