Texas country music legend dead at 74

Tommy Alverson, a legendary musician in Texas who played alongside some of the biggest names in the industry, has died.

He was 74.

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Alverson had reportedly been battling cancer prior to his death.

“I’m going to need a little while, but I’ll be posting soon,” his wife, Amy Carol, wrote on Facebook. “Until then just know that; just like the lucky ol sun, he’s got nothing to do but roll around Heaven all day.”

She had several emotional posts that followed including one of a funny video, noting that Tommy “sent me stuff like this allll the time.”

“He was my happy,” she wrote. “My person, my love … he knew everything about me and loved me anyway. A truer love never existed or ever will.”

Alverson shared the stage with a long list of notable performers including Willie Nelson.

His biggest hit, “Una Mas Cerveza,” came in 1999. It was that song that reportedly allowed Alverson, who was a long-time Miller Brewing employee, to chase country music full-time.

Alverson was considered a legend on the country scene in Texas for the way he championed bands and artists as well for his own talents, and news of his death quickly spread with tributes across social media.