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The Beat Gose On

Since Willie Nelson stopped hosting Fourth of July Picnics (and not because of ants: the last one in ’85 lost $200,000) Austin’s biggest and best annual outdoor music-athon has been the T-Bird Riverfest on Memorial Day. Though only six years old, the event is already bathed in tradition.

September 1, 1988
Michael Corcoran

The Beat Gose On

AUSTIN

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