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===Arts=== {{further|Music of Texas}} [[File:ZZ Top on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2016 IMG 8527 (27374417884).jpg|left|thumb|225x225px|[[ZZ Top]] performing in 2016. The [[power trio]] are considered cultural icons of Texas and [[blues]]-inspired [[rock music]].]] Houston is one of only five American cities with permanent professional resident companies in all the major performing arts disciplines: the [[Houston Grand Opera]], the [[Houston Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Houston Ballet]], and [[The Alley Theatre]].<ref name="houstontheater">{{cite web |title=About Houston Theater District |publisher=[[Houston Theater District]] |url=http://www.houstontheaterdistrict.org/en/cms/?68 |access-date=April 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229033851/http://www.houstontheaterdistrict.org/en/cms/?68 |archive-date=February 29, 2008}}</ref> Known for the vibrancy of its [[Visual arts|visual]] and [[performing arts]], the [[Houston Theater District]] ranks second in the country in the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area, with 12,948 seats for live performances and 1,480 movie seats.<ref name="houstontheater" /> {{Listen | filename = | title = "La Grange" | description = [[ZZ Top]]'s 1973 single "[[La Grange (song)|La Grange]]" references the [[Chicken Ranch (Texas)|Chicken Ranch]] in the town of [[La Grange, Texas]]. It was the lead single off of the group's 1973 studio album ''[[Tres Hombres]]'', which peaked at number 8 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' albums chart in 1974. | pos = right }} Founded in 1892, [[Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth]], also called "The Modern", is Texas's oldest art museum. Fort Worth also has the [[Kimbell Art Museum]], the [[Amon Carter Museum]], the [[National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame]], the [[Will Rogers Memorial Center]], and the [[Bass Performance Hall]] downtown. The [[Arts District, Dallas|Arts District]] of [[Downtown Dallas]] has arts venues such as the [[Dallas Museum of Art]], the [[Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center]], [[the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House]], [[the Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art]], and the [[Nasher Sculpture Center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Dallas Arts District |publisher=Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau |access-date=May 29, 2008 |url=http://www.visitdallas.com/things-to-do/arts/index.html}}</ref> [[File:Houston Symphony.jpg|thumb|left|[[Houston Symphony]] at the [[Jones Hall]]]] The [[Deep Ellum]] district within Dallas became popular during the 1920s and 1930s as the prime [[jazz]] and [[blues]] hotspot in the Southern United States. The name Deep Ellum comes from local people pronouncing "Deep Elm" as "Deep Ellum".<ref>{{cite Handbook of Texas|id=hpd01|title=Deep Ellum |first=Lisa C. |last=Maxwell |orig-year=June 12, 2010 |date=November 1, 2015}}</ref> Artists such as [[Blind Lemon Jefferson]], [[Robert Johnson (musician)|Robert Johnson]], Huddie "[[Lead Belly]]" Ledbetter, and [[Bessie Smith]] played in early Deep Ellum clubs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dallas History Items: Deep Ellum |publisher=Dallas Historical Society |url=http://www.dallashistory.org/history/dallas/deep_ellum.htm |access-date=July 25, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517115728/http://www.dallashistory.org/history/dallas/deep_ellum.htm |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}</ref> Austin, ''[[Music of Austin|The Live Music Capital of the World]]'', boasts "more live music venues per capita than such music hotbeds as Nashville, Memphis, Los Angeles, Las Vegas or New York City".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofaustin.org/music/ |title=Live Music Capital of the World |access-date=June 12, 2007 |publisher=City of Austin}}</ref> The city's music revolves around the [[nightclub]]s on [[6th Street (Austin)|6th Street]]; events like the film, music, and [[multimedia]] festival [[South by Southwest]]; the longest-running concert music program on American television, ''[[Austin City Limits]]''; and the [[Austin City Limits Music Festival]] held in [[Zilker Park]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernardini |first=Deb |title=Television's longest running concert series begins season 33 Tapings with performances by Norah Fones, Wilco, Femi Kuti, Arcade Fire and more |url=http://dbmpr.com/pressroom/acl/ACLFinalPR.doc.pdf |access-date=October 15, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028193024/http://dbmpr.com/pressroom/acl/ACLFinalPR.doc.pdf |archive-date=October 28, 2008 }}</ref> Since 1980, San Antonio has evolved into "The [[Tejano Music]] Capital Of The World".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/about.html |title=About The Texas Talent Musicians Association (TTMA) |access-date=August 2, 2009 |publisher=Texas Talent Musicians Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310113748/http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/about.html |archive-date=March 10, 2009}}</ref> The [[Tejano Music Awards]] have provided a forum to create greater awareness and appreciation for Tejano music and culture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tejano Music Awards |publisher=Texas Talent Musicians Association |year=2008 |url=http://www.tejanomusicawards.com/ |access-date=May 12, 2008}}</ref>
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