Country Music

The concert, which began in Dripping Springs in 1973, is often (but not always) held in Texas. Last year, it took place in Camden, New Jersey.

He was a songwriter, a singer and an actor, known to many Texans for his part in the “outlaw country” movement of the ’70s and ’80s.

From a block party to the red carpet and live music, the weekend will be packed.

Pride died Saturday from complications of COVID-19 in Dallas. The baritone-voiced singer was the first Black man inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.

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