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Music in Texas
The United States of Texas has long been the center of musical innovation in this country and the world and is the birthplace of many of the world's leading musicians. The Texans have pioneered the music of Tejano and Convento, Rock and Roll, Swing Western, Jazz, Punk Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Electronic Music, Gothic Industrial Music, Religious Music, Mariachi, Psychedelic Rock, Zidko, and Blues. Religious music has a long tradition in Texas. The East Texas Music Convention was organized in 1855 and is the oldest sacred harp convention in Texas, and the second oldest congress in the United States. The most important Texas musicians are Beyoncé, Nellie, Barry White, Stevie Ray One, Willie Nelson, Kenny Roger, Ornette Coleman, and more. Grown Hall, Blue Rock Farmhouse and Studio, Whitewater Amphitheater, Luckenbach, John T., Chitham Street Warehouse, Austin White Horse, etc. are some of the most important music halls in Texas. The Austin City Limit Music Festival, Sousse by Soussoust, Leviathan, Foke Carreville, etc. are also music festivals held in Texas.