Ch. 2 advance: HAIL HURLBUT!
Ranch west of Austin was dripping with musical significance
Nobody protested when developers built million dollar homes at Hurlbut Ranch, 35 miles west of Austin. But that’s sacred land, where “progressive country,” Willie’s Picnic and “grunge” were born.
DRIPPING SPRINGS REUNION 1972
The three-day Dripping Springs Reunion was supposed to be the country music Woodstock in March 1972, with crowds of 60,000 a day ex…