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- 1How tiny Luckenbach became a country music legend▼It was a ghost town of three people. So how did Luckenbach rival Nashville as the heartland of country music?
Luckenbach, Texas, a near-abandoned settlement with only three residents, became one of the most storied places in country music, standing alongside Nashville in the genre's mythology. The Guardian explores how the tiny Hill Country town earned outsized fame, most famously through Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson's 1977 hit 'Luckenbach, Texas', and its enduring role as a gathering place for musicians and fans.