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Esther Phillips singing.

The R&B Singer Who Recorded the Greatest Country Album You’ve Never Heard

The First Lady of Black country is from Houston, but her name isn’t Beyoncé. It’s Esther Phillips.
by Michael Hall via Texas Monthly on December 23, 2025
Illustration of McCormick at his desk, hunched over a typewriter.

Hellhounds on His Trail

Mack McCormick’s long, tortured quest to find the real Robert Johnson.
by Michael Hall via Texas Monthly on April 4, 2023
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