Many famous artists got their start at the Cheatham Street Warehouse.

For more than 30 years, the Cheatham Street Warehouse has been a launching pad for some of music's biggest stars.

Kent Finlay, the club's founder, said the venue has created a lifetime of memories.

"Oh about 10 million fond memories," he said. "Stevie Ray playing every Tuesday night when nobody knew who he was[…]"

Another band, Ace in the Hole, got its start in the San Marcos honky-tonk. The band was fronted by a then-unknown George Strait.

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"We're really proud of George," Finlay said. "He's the biggest thing that ever happened in music. Fifty-six number one songs and still putting them out."

The Cheatham Street Music Foundation is dedicated to insuring the future of Texas music.

This weekend's BigFest is its biggest fundraiser.

Country artist Big John Mills is the festival's namesake. He said raising money for the foundation makes perfect sense.

"Kent Finlay founded the Cheatham Street Music Foundation to help song writers, and we thought what great charity for a musician to give to a musician. Three years ago, we started doing BigFest at Cheatham Street, San Marcos, and it's just been growing and growing and growing," Mills said.

With more than 60 acts hitting the same historic stage, almost anything can and does happen.

"It's unscriptable. Great things are going to happen that we don't plan. They're just going to happen. If you miss it, there's no way of getting it back," Mills said.

	This weekend, more than 60 bands will take the stage.

With a laundry list of stars that have stepped up to the warehouse's microphone, there's no telling when the next big thing will take the stage.

"We have some definite future stars," Finlay said.

For a more information on the festival, visit the Cheatham Street Warehouse Web site.

	The Cheatham Street Music Foundation helps musicians give to musicians.