When Dallas millionaire O.L. Nelms built a honky tonk for Bob Wills & band at 216 Corinth Street, he had 1700 silver dollars inlaid into the bar and built indoor stalls for horses. Wills himself sometimes rode his horse, which wore special rubber boots, onto the concrete floor.

Janis Joplin died 51 years ago today, on Oct. 4, 1970. Janis was born and raised in Port Arthur, attended the University of Texas in Austin, and loved Southern Comfort whiskey. It's sad to ponder what she might have done with her life had she been able to conquer her demons.

Stevie Ray Vaughan and the legendary C.B. "Stubb" Stubblefield at Stubb's BBQ in Lubbock circa 1970. I met Stubb on a few occasions & he was a man who radiated warmth and kindness. A friend called him "a serene, placid Buddha." Taken by a TOT reader who wants to remain anonymous.