Article: Music feud divides Hill Country town: Fans say without Robert Earl Keen, Bandera Music Hall of Fame is lame.

Byline: Karen Brooks

Jan. 14--BANDERA, Texas -- This picturesque Hill Country town is beloved for its musical heritage, but a struggle is brewing over one of Bandera's most famous favorite sons -- singer-songwriter and Texas icon Robert Earl Keen.With a storied musical history that includes Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline hanging out at the bars on Main Street while touring through Texas, the town finally opened a Bandera Music Hall of Fame over a year ago. Only slightly more obvious than the need for such a place in this cradle of Texas music was that Mr. Keen, who wrote dozens of hits in his office near Main Street, would be among the first inductees. He ...

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