People from Fort Worth, Texas: Patricia Highsmith, Bob Wills, John Varley, Alan Bean, Ornette Coleman, Larry Gene Ashbrook, Kelly Clarkson

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 204. Chapters: Kelly Clarkson, Aubrey Huff, Mark David Chapman, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Wills, John Connally, T-Bone Burnett, Soapy Smith, Roger Miller, Jay Presson Allen, Richard E. Turley, Jr., Haim Saban, Ernest Istook, Jim Thompson (writer), Turner Gill, Larry Hagman, Tom Schieffer, Ornette Coleman, Richard D. Poll, Bo McMillin, Jim Wright, Patricia Highsmith, Bud Shrake, Warren B. Woodson, Ronnie Earle, Jon-Marc McDonald, William C. Rogers III, Tex Beneke, William H. Murray, Jesse Jane, Fess Parker, Donald Curry, Dewey Redman, Bill Owens (Colorado politician), Lisa Whelchel, Katherine Anne Porter, Hunter Pence, Kirk Franklin, Thomas Haden Church, Matty Bell, Paul Dennis Reid, Johnny Vaught, Buck Taylor, Kenneth Copeland, Alan Bean, Van Cliburn, King Curtis, Benjamin Allen (cartoonist), Arlene Holt Baker, William Walker (baritone), Benjamin Taylor (author), Johnny Dowd, Harriet Sansom Harris, Betty Buckley, Mac Curtis, Cecil Brower, Bobby Bragan, Bob Schieffer, Sheb Wooley, John Varley (author), Darrent Williams, Jack Canfield, Taylor Hawkins, Ed Bass, Karen T. Taylor, A. Latham Staples, Scott Putski, Barry Corbin, Johnny Rutherford, Horace S. Carswell, Jr., Bill Noel, Jim Marrs, Kid Nance, Rick Bass, Jay Boy Adams, The World Famous Tony Williams, David Menefee, Luke Short, George H. O'Brien, Jr., Kelly Shoppach, Wendy Davis (politician), Rod Roddy, Bill Paxton, Chris Steele (pornographic actor), Damon Dunn, John Cassaday, Hugh Parmer, John Paul Jackson, Scott Hairston, Bob Johnston, Pete Geren, Dunbar R. Ransom, Tamela Mann, Twila Paris, Hunter Tylo, Ray Miller (journalist), Francis Cherry (governor). Excerpt: Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and occasional actress, who came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002. The following year, she became the runner-up on the television special World Idol. Immediately after winning American Idol, Clarkson signed to RCA Records by talent manager Simon Fuller and music mogul Clive Davis, and released a double A-side single Before Your Love/A Moment Like This in 2002. Upon its release, the single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart by breaking the record for the biggest jump to number 1 in the chart's history and eventually became the best-selling single of 2002 in the United States. In 2003, Clarkson released her debut album Thankful, containing elements of a pop and contemporary R&B sound, which became a commercial success. Its first single, Miss Independent, became an international hit, earning Clarkson her first Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Having parted ways with Fuller in 2004, Clarkson developed a more rock-oriented sound with the release of her second album, Breakaway under the management of Jeff Kwatinetz. The album became a critical and commercial success with its international hit singles Breakaway, Since U Been Gone, Behind These Hazel Eyes, and Because of You, becoming her most successful album to date with over 12 million copies sold. In 2007, Clarkson took full creative direction with the release of her self-produced third album My December. Despite the album's lack of mainstream production input, it debuted at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was voted the fifth best album by the readers of Billboard. Its lead single, Never Again became a top 10 hit and has since sold over one million digital downloads. In 2009, Clarkson returned to a more mainstream-oriented sound with her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted, which became a critical and commercial suc