Terri Hendrix is from San Antonio, and got her start playing everywhere from “greasy dives” (as she once told me) to fancier digs like Restaurant Biga back when it was off of McCullough St. In 1996, she released her first album, “Two Dollar Shoes.” The infectious title track and folksy melodies were a hit. She kept writing and performing, and became a self-made businesswoman with the establishment of her own record label, Wilory Records (née Tycoon Cowgirl Records). Twenty years and over a dozen studio/live releases later, her audience has grown into a nationwide following. She still runs her own label and mail-order service at While she was in the studio earlier this summer to perform some songs from her latest release, “Love You Strong,” I asked her to look back on her career in music with these songposts–if you’ll allow me to coin a term! ‘TWO DOLLAR SHOES’ from Two Dollar Shoes (1996) I loved being self-employed. No longer waiting tables! The Boardwalk Bistro and Bruce [Auden] at

Source: Texas Public Radio