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Cover story on Leon Russell, Kinky Friedman.

Additional machine-extracted names mentioned in this issue: Joe Bob, Bobby Burns, Joe Bob Burris, Rick Casual, Hondo Crouch, Charlie Daniels, Lenny Erker, Willie Nelson Family, Rex Foster, Vance Jackson, Bo Jangles, Jerry Jeff, Doug Kershaw, Kris Kristofferson, Mouse Maddox, Mary McCreary, Augie Meyer, Frank Miller, Jody Payne, George Ramirez, Willis Allen Ramsey, Carl Schwartz, John Sebastian, Sean Seman, Bea Spears, Larry Trader, Rusty Wier.

Dr. Houston talks about growing up in Denton County, attending college at UNT and teaching in Big Spring, Texas. He discusses studying for his PhD at UT-Austin and being recruited by Deacon Wright to teach at SWTSTC in the 1930s. He describes campus, the English department and its staff, and his experiences as a professor, head of the English department, and Dean of Liberal and Fine Arts during his time at the university (1937-1970). He also relates stories about Dr. McCrocklin and the university's participation in the AAUP and other academic organizations.

Cover story on Thomas Michael Riley