10 Iconic Musicians from Texas


 

Texas has produced some of the best and most iconic musicians of all time and is considered the centre of musical innovations. It was even the first state to have a recording studio for country music and the first country music star. Texas features diverse cultural groups and thus results in a diverse musical output. This means that an individual will get a favourite musician that hails from Texas and sings the genre of music that they associate with.

Therefore, this article will look at the ten iconic musicians that come from the state that is considered to be the birthplace of most genres of music.

1. Beyoncé

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The American Songstress is called Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter but goes by Beyoncé in her music career. Her songs are of different genres that include R&B, pop, hip hop and soul. She was born in Houston, Texas in 1981. Additionally,  she is one of the most powerful musicians across the country and also internationally having released songs that were well received by the public and won many awards. Her career started in 1997 and rose into stardom by being the lead singer of a girl group known as Destiny’s Child.

After the girl group disbanded in 2006, she ventured into solo music and released some of the best selling songs.  She is one of the world’s best musicians having sold 120 million records globally. She has been nominated for 1357 awards and won 542 of them during the course of her career. Therefore, she is one of the iconic musicians from Texas

2. Kelly Clarkson

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The pop and pop-rock singer was born in Fort Worth Texas and is among the iconic musicians of this age. The singer rose to fame after winning the American Idol in 2002. The win gave her a recording deal with RCA where she released a single named ‘A Moment Like This’ that topped the charts and became the bestselling single in 2002. Her second album won two Grammy Awards.

She is one of the best selling artists having sold 40 million records globally and was even ranked nineteenth on the 100 Greatest Women in Music.

3. Nick Jonas

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The American singer and songwriter were born in 1992 in Dallas, Texas. His music career began in 2002 when he released a single that caught the attention of Columbia Records. However, he left Columbia Records and joined Hollywood Records where he flourished as a singer. He has released several songs that have earned him fans all over the world and made him one of the most famous musicians.

Additionally, Nick Jonas has been nominated and won various awards in the course of his career that have increased his popularity.

4. Ciara

The famous singer was born in Fort Hood, Texas and has been active in the music industry since 2002. She released a debut album in 2004 that had four singles in it which topped the Billboard Music Charts. She has also been nominated for different awards including a Grammy Nomination and has also won several awards.

5. Willie Nelson

The 89-year-old musician is one of the iconic country song musicians in the United States of America. He started his music career in 1956 and sings several genres which include country, outlaw country, gospel, country rock, blues and jazz. In 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic, he streamed several concerts and raised $700,000 to help people who were experiencing financial difficulties as a result of the pandemic and thus making him one of the most iconic musicians of all time.

6. Travis Scott

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The American rapper who majors in Hip hop, trap and alternative hip hop was born in Houston, Texas. His real name is  Jacques Bermon Webster. His music career started in 2008 but he signed his first major record deal with Epic Records in 2012. He also has a publishing deal with Good Music.

He is one of the iconic musicians from Texas in that he has been nominated for the Grammys eight times, and has won a Latin Grammy Award and a Billboard Music Award.

7. Hillary Duff

Hillary is an American singer and actress that comes from Houston, Texas. Her career began when she was young and she quickly developed to be a teen idol specialising in pop, dance and rock. Her second album which she released in 2003 known as Metamorphosis topped the Billboard Charts and increased her popularity.  She has sold 15 million records worldwide which makes her one of the most famous musicians. Apart from being a singer and actress, she is also an author.

8. Miranda Lambert

The country music singer was born in Longview, Texas. She started her music career early in 2001 and has risen up to be one of the most iconic singers in the country. All the four singles that were in her debut album Kerosene made it to the Billboard Chart and others after that also did. In 2014, her album won a Grammy Award. She has also made it to the list of 100 most influential people which was published by the Times.

9. Kacey Musgraves

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She is also a country music singer and has won seven Country Music Association Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards and six Grammy Awards. She was born in Golden, Texas and has been in the music industry since 1999. Her prominence among people who love country music has made her one of the iconic musicians in the country

10. Kenny Rodgers

The American singer was one of the iconic musicians of all time. He was born in Houston, Texas in 1938 and was in the music industry from 1956 until 2017. He was even inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2013 and thus make him one of the most influential musicians until his demise in 2020.