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Cover story on Skinny Pierce.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Buddy Allen, Eddy Arnold, Frenchie Burke, Johnny Bush, Carol Cisneros, Patsy Coleman, Wanda Conn, Hondo Crouch, Joe Ely, Barbara Fairchild, Freddy Fender, Kent Finlay, Chulas Fronteras, Carroll Gilley, Gary Gray, Ron Hanna, Bob Harrington, Chris Holzhaus, Bill Hutson, Jerry Jeff, Waylon Jennings, Joe Lubbock, Darrell McCall, Huey Meaux, Augie Meyers, Cathy Morgan, Willie Nelson, Gary P. Nunn, Robert Payne, Guero Polkas, Douglas Quintet, Dub Robinson, Doug Sahm, Lana Seekatz, Gary Stewart, Andy Stone, Randy Toman, Ernest Tubb, Jerry Waddel, Jerry Jeff Walker, Johnny Guitar Watson.

Bee Spears, Bassist for Willie Nelson, holding a rooster and his bass guitar on stage at the grand opening of the Austin Opry House. Image published on page 6 of the August 1977 issue of Action Magazine, available at https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/4560.

Cropped photograph of music promoter, Larry Trader taken at the July 1977 opening of the Austin Opry House. Image published on page 6 of the August 1977 issue of Action Magazine, available at https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/4560.

Paul English chatting with an unidentified woman at the grand opening of Willie Nelson's Austin Opry House. Image published on page 7 of the August 1977 issue of Action Magazine, available at https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/4560.

Cover story on Jimmy Day

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Tommy Bishop, Dennis Bonnet, Gregg Cheser, Alvin Crow, Freddy Fender, Kent Finlay, Bobby Flores, Lefty Frizzell, Mike Grothues, Pat Hood, Floyd Kramer, Mike De Leon, Bubba Littrell, Sondra Locke, Barbara Mandrell, Elizabeth McLlhaney, Augie Meyers, Willie Nelson, Webb Pierce, Ray Price, Glenda Raye, Jim Reeves, Rudy Rodriguez, Mel Tillis, Billy Walker, Cowboy Williams, Don Williams, Hank Williams.

Cover story on Van Halen

Pat Norwood talks about the different positions at Texas State he has held from the 1930s through the 1960s and the responsibilities that came with those positions, including his work as the principal of the campus training school and director of public services. He relayed memories of his travels throughout Texas recruiting students for the university. He recalls Dr. Flowers, his work as secretory for the Gilmer-Aiken Committee in 1947, and work in the Rotary Club in the 1940s and 1950s.

Cover story on Darrell McCall