Accessible and well rooted in their experience, music and song is popular with young people as a reflection of their universe.

UNESCO: Radio for Children

It is home, after all, to Ding Dong Daddy, hero of a 1930s music-hall number still popular as the theme-song of an annual Dumas summer festival (though Dumas, Texas also claims him).

ECONOMIST: Dumas fends for itself

Looking at the most popular tracks is a great way to find new music, and each song links to different ways to purchase the music and various ways to share the song on social media.

FORBES: 7 Websites for Music Lovers

The county's largest music labels are trying to shut down Napster, a hugely popular and online song-swap service.

BBC: Music piracy 'threatens industry'