Luckenbach
In the small hamlet of Luckenbach, Texas where "Everybody's Somebody" there is a magic, a musical magic. It started back in 1849 when August Engel's daughter, Minna chose the name Luckenbach in honor of her fiancé, Albert Luckenbach. For years the town remained in the Engel family, but in 1970 Benno Engel put an ad in the local paper and sold the town. It was purchased by Hondo Crouch and friends. Hondo declared himself Mayor and made Marge the Sheriff. He even appointed ambassadors to foreign countries. There were "Hug-Ins", "World Fairs", "Ladies Chili Cook-offs" and a Mud Dauber Fest. Under the 500-year old live oak trees were daily sessions of chit and chat, song-picking, domino playing and of course beer drinking. In 1973 Jerry Jeff Walker came to Luckenbach to record an album, Viva Terlingua; it went gold. Four years later Bobby Emmons and Chips Moman penned "Luckenbach Texas" which became a hit for Waylon Jennings