Fats Domino and Ray Charles are titans of American music, lauded as the architects of rock ‘n’ roll and soul music, respectively. And yet it was a pair of now-obscure Texans, a gay couple, it ...

Long after he walked the sideline as a Ray assistant football coach for the last time in 1986, Sam Harper wrote a book about the Texans. Such was the connection and emotional bond Harper had with ...