Texas Ruby was first played on NTS on 1 September 2019. Songs played include Come Here Son and The Code Of The Mountains.

Texas Ruby (June 4, 1908 - March 29, 1963), born Ruby Agnes Owens, was a pioneering country music female vocalist of the 1930s through the early 1960s.

Ruby was born on a ranch in Wise County, Texas, near Decatur. When she was three years old she started to sing, often together with her two brothers. Her career began when a Kansas City radio station owner heard her sing in Fort Worth, Texas. In early 1937, she recorded for Decca Records. Later that year,…