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Texas Music Revolution is a Texas Country Music festival that began in 1997 and has been running for the past 14 years. The festival is hosted by KHYI-95.3 FM The Range, [1] and sponsored by many local Dallas/Ft. Worth businesses including Shiner Bock. [2] The festival is traditionally (for the past 12 years) located at Southfork Ranch in Parker, TX. [3]

In 2018, Texas Music Revolution or "TMR14" featured artists such as Merrol Ray, John David Kent, Walt Wilkins, Brandon Jenkins, and Hayes Carll.

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References

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