Luckenbach’s
association with country music began in the summer of 1973 when Jerry Jeff
Walker (backed by the Lost Gonzo Band) recorded a live album called Viva Terlingua at the Luckenbach
Dancehall. Four years later Waylon
Jennings and Willie Nelson memorialized Luckenbach with the song “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of
Love).” Kenny Chesney and Kid Rock later did the Jennings/Nelson song as a
duet and the song was also recorded by Christian Kane.
On
August 23, 2009, the Guinness Book of World Record was broken at Luckenbach for
the most guitar pickers to play at one time. The official count was 1,868.
Luckenbach
now hosts a wide range of visitors and musicians each weekend. If you decided
to visit Luckenbach, be certain to have a good map or a GPS unit because the
signs leading to the town are often stolen as souvenirs.
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