2024 Texas songwriters hall of fame
Jack Ingram
Jon Randall
Terry McBride
Ruthie Foster
Eric Johnson
Big Hat is proud to be a supporter of the Texas Heritage Songwriters Association, a non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating Texas songwriters who have played an important role in defining and interpreting Texas’ distinctive culture. The TxHSA produces a Homecoming Weekend celebration, including the Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Show, a public event that serves as an induction ceremony for the legends of Texas songwriting.
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Jack Ingram
2024 Texas Heritage Songwriter
Jon Randall
2024 Texas Heritage Songwriter
Terry McBride
2024 Texas Heritage Songwriter
Ruthie Foster
2024 Texas Heritage Songwriter
Eric Johnson
2024 Texas Heritage Songwriter
Savannah welch
Texas musician, WRITER, ACTOR, BIRTH DOULA, and Sims Foundation BOARD of Directors
Savannah is known for her acting roles in the HBO Max series TITANS, ABC's THE GOOD DOCTOR, Hulu's THE HANDMAID'S TALE, Oscar nominated film BOYHOOD directed by Richard Linklater; TREE OF LIFE starring Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain; and a recurring guest starring role as ex-Marine Dawn on the History Channel’s SIX…among a colorful portfolio of independent films, in which Welch often deep dives into characters informed by varying degrees of music.
Savannah is a proud member of the Board of Directors of the Sims Foundation.
Enough About Music
A podcast with Savannah Welch
Welcome to "Enough About Music," the podcast where I shoot the breeze with musicians about anything under the sun except for music. I'm your host, Savannah Welch, and I’ll be giving your favorite artists a platform to discuss anything and everything else that informs who they are and how they got here, humanizing those who may be idealized, cultivating common ground with relatable shared experience, and giving us all the chance to recognize the ways in which we’re more alike than we are different.
Please join me as we step away from the stage and studio to uncover unexpected stories, passions, hobbies, random expertise and interests, dreams and ambitions, complaints and inspirations that shape the individuals behind the music. There are formulaic interviews, then there’s this one.
Headquarters is the heart of Texas with a global state of mind.
Kevin Russell
Legendary Austin Frontman
Shinyribs defies genres as a sonic melting pot of Texas Blues, New Orleans R&B funk, horn- driven Memphis Soul, country twang, border music, big band swing, and roots-rock. The Austin-based nine-piece (sometimes 10-piece) supergroup is led by Kevin Russell, the charismatic frontman with colorful suits and extravagant shoes who continuously swaps out an electric guitar for a ukulele and never falls short of creating a cinematic experience with on- stage antics that often include him donning a light-up cloak or leading a conga line through the crowd.
Shinyribs was named ‘Best Austin Band’ at the Austin Chronicle’s Austin Music Awards in 2017 and 2018.
Quan Cosby
2023 UT Athletics Hall of Honor
2011 TEXAS High school football hall of fame
Quan graduated from The University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work with his BSW in 2009. While at UT, Quan played football for the Longhorns as a wide receiver and was a member of the 2005 National Championship team. He also started a football camp in his hometown of Mart, Texas, that teaches children and adolescents life skills. After graduation, Quan entered the NFL as a free agent, playing for the Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
Quan serves on the board of Foster Angels of Central Texas.
JACK INGRAM
Texas Heritage Songwriters 2024 Hall of Fame Honoree
Host of the Texas Music Scene
COACH DARRELL K ROYAL
"The real make of a man is how he treats people who can do nothing for him."
GARY P. NUNN
Texas Heritage Songwriters 2023 Hall of Fame Honoree
Notable songs written:
London Homesick Blues
Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning
What I Like About Texas
LIGHTNIN' HOPKINS
Texas Heritage Songwriters 2022 Hall of Fame Honoree
MARK JAMES
Texas Heritage Songwriters 2022 Hall of Fame Honoree
Notable songs written:
"Always On My Mind"
"Suspicious Minds"
"Hooked on a Feelin'"
MARCIA BALL
2023 Recipient of the Darrell K Royal Texas Music Legend Award
Texas Heritage Songwriters Association
RADNEY FOSTER
2023 Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame Honoree
A friend and mentor to Texas musicians, Radney has written and produced songs for and with Guy Clark, Jack Ingram, Randy Rogers, Cory Morrow, Sunny Sweeney, Roger Creager, Pat Green, Josh Abbott, Cody Johnson, Lee Roy Parnell, William Beckmann, Wade Bowen, Deryl Dodd, and many others. His own hits like “Just Call Me Lonesome,” “Nobody Wins,” and “Texas In 1880” continue to be played on radio and by bands around the world, and his songs have sold over 50 million copies worldwide.
HONORING LEGENDS
Standing Proud in Our Support of Texas Cultural Preservation
