This week in Texas Music History, Willie Nelson completes two albums in one week with Atlantic Records. In April 1972, Willie Nelson departed Nashville for Austin, returning to the Texas scene that nurtured him. That same year, he left his contract with RCA after meeting Atlantic Records mogul Jerry Wexler at a house party. Wexler, known for his groundbreaking work with Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, was branching out into the sort of progressive country being forged in Austin at the time. He

On This Day in Elvis History – June 17, 1969 RCA Records dropped a little dose of gospel grit with a rock ’n’ roll edge as "Clean Up Your Own Back Yard" hit the airwaves! Featured in the MGM film The Trouble with Girls (and How to Get into It), this underrated gem finds Elvis Presley in full preacher mode—calling out hypocrisy with a sneer, a swing, and a whole lot of soul. Written by the mighty Mac Davis and Billy Strange, the song marched its way to #35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and climbed eve