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Texas Matters: Music from behind the walls of Texas prisons

Texas Matters: Music from behind the walls of Texas prisons

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago. The albums were recorded by incarcerated musicians inside Texas prisons and sold as souvenirs at the Texas prison rodeo in Huntsville. The now-defunct spectacle for decades drew huge crowds to watch prisoners compete in gritty rodeo events and perform on stage.

Original Article: https://www.newsbreak.com/news/4538791344682-texas-matters-music-from-behind-the-walls-of-texas-prisons

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