Our intent with these gatherings is to shed light on the musical legacy of Marble Falls
Many, in our own community, are not aware that Floyd Tillman, inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984, resided in our area from the late 1970s to the 1990s. Why should he be remembered? He wrote songs that were recorded by country superstars (Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline, Eddy Arnold, Gene Autry, for example), pop icons (The Supremes, Bing Crosby, Marie Osmond, to name a few), jazz and blues legends (Ella Fitzgerald and Ray Charles), rock and roll stars (Les Paul & Jerry Lee Lews), and folk heroes (John Prine and Bob Dylan). While he lived in Marble Falls, he co-founded Floyd Tillman’s Pickin’n in the Park.
Willie Nelson built his studio on the Pedernales in nearby Spicewood, and he sent his children to Montessori school in Marble Falls. He dined at the Blue Bonnet Cafe just like the rest of us.
Oscar J. Fox, a well-known composer of Western songs, was born on a ranch in Burnet County. He set music to the cowboy songs collected by John A. Lomax. Fox’s best-known compositions were “The Hills of Home,” “Old Paint,” and “The Old Chisholm Trail.”
Songwriters MeetUp Board
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Contributing songwriter to International Western Music Assoc. Album of the Year, Director of Early College High School, Austin I.S.D., and working muleskinner.
Scott Boland
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Professional guitarist, pianist, and saxophonist for Debbi Walton Band, music instructor, professional songwriter and terminal vagabond of sonic dimensions.
Wake Eastman
Sissy Camacho Anderson
Wake Eastman
Professional musician, award-winning singer-songwriter, and self-described “slow talkin', wire twistin', gravy lickin’, back porch pickin’ as the sun goes down kind of man.”
john Arthur martinez:
john Arthur martinez:
john Arthur martinez:
Contributing songwriter to Grammy-winning album, Flaco Jimenez for song “Seguro Que Hell Yes”, Academy of Western Artists Song of the Year, and self-described a barbecue connoisseur.
Amber Westerman:
john Arthur martinez:
john Arthur martinez:
Award-winning singer-songwriter, actress, model, podcast host, and former sustainable farmer.