Texas Story Podcast

50 years later, Jim and other veterans continue to work to make sense of their time in country and shed light on the varying experiences service members encountered during the Vietnam War.

Jim narrates the full combat tape that started this podcast.

Medevac units were at greater risk of coming under attack. Jim and other veterans describe the perilous work of medevac crews during the Vietnam War.

The draft process during the Vietnam War allowed Jim to serve his country as a conscientious objector, a military classification for soldiers who served but did not carry a weapon because of religious or moral objections to war. Jim tries to make contact with other COs.

Texas native and veteran combat medic Jim Kearney brings a fifty-year-old recording of combat during the Vietnam War to the Bullock Museum. After nearly half a century, Jim begins to dive into his past to make sense of his Vietnam experience.

Evan brings the podcast to a close reviewing the lasting impact of Stevie Ray's music and his generous spirit and its effect on newer generations of musicians and fans.

Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton reflect on Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's rise to international recognition (due in part to their discovery by David Bowie and Jackson Browne) and the tragic event that cut Stevie's life short at the age of 35.

Jimmie Vaughan, Joe Nick Patoski, and Dr. Gary Hartman weave a tale of Austin in the 1970s, a musically liberal haven where club owners like Clifford Antone cultivated a blues revival.

Evan explores Stevie's influences and discovers that Texas developed its own style of the blues. Blues scholars, music writers, Double Trouble, and Stevie's older brother, Jimmie Vaughan, provide anecdotes and insights.

The journey begins to discover Stevie Ray Vaughan’s iconic Texas blues music by talking with some of the people who knew him, including his band mates from Double Trouble.