Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Billy Muth

Photographed by Joe Lotz, January 4, 2025

1. Billy Muth Marker

Inscription. William McKinley (Billy) Muth (1902-1949) made significant contributions to Texas' cultural history. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Muth was a church organist at the age of nine. Nationally known as "the master of the keyboard," Muth was organist at Casa Manana during the 1936 Texas Centennial, the Worth Theatre, multi-instrument Fort Worth symphony musician and church organist. A Paramount/Publix Theatres' pipe organist, Muth opened theatres across the United States. Settling in Texas in 1926, Muth performed concerts, benefits, and taught statewide organ and music seminars. Recorded 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12476.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 32° 45.834′ N, 97° 22.038′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It can be reached from White Settlement Road west of N University Drive. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Worth TX 76114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: William John Marsh (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lawrence Clifton Elliott (about 800 feet away); Ormer Leslie Locklear (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Flying Corps (approx. 0.2 miles away); Royal Flying Corps Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Ahavath Sholom Hebrew Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Worth's First Flight (approx. one mile away); Oakwood Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Billy Muth Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lotz, January 4, 2025

2. Billy Muth Gravestone

Subject of historical marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joe Lotz

3. Subject of historical marker.

William McKinley “Billy” Muth was a nationally recognized organist in the United States.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. This page has been viewed 242 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.