FORT WORTH, Texas — In the 1950s, Dallas was on its way to becoming a country music hub that could rival Nashville, Tennessee, but the death of recording engineer Jim Beck in 1956 brought that idea to an end. Decades later, State Fair Records — a Dallas-based record label with an Americana flare — is reviving the vision to put the North Texas music scene on the map.
Started by Dallas musicians Paul Williams, Scott Davis and Trey Johnson in 2014, State Fair Records was created to help foster the North Texas music community.
Nine years later, the label has kept the momentum going, promoting artists during the State Fair of Texas and showcases like South by Southwest in Austin and AMERICANAFEST in Nashville.
