Box 886

Scope and Contents Joe Moody interviews Clifford Antone.Side A: Antone discusses his personal inspiration of his love for soul/blues music. He went to Austin to study law, but eventually opened a blues club in Austin, changing the night life of 6th Street. He later discusses its success and the celebrities that played there. He speaks about the difference in today's blues artists compared to the those of the 1970s. Side A ends on middle of the transcript on page 17. Side B: Antone...

Scope and Contents Amy Cockreham interviews Mike Daily. Side A: Daily describes his musical influences during childhood as the radio and the steel guitar he picked up in his youth. He talks about playing in garage bands in Houston and San Marcos. He speaks about his experiences with George Strait and how working with him was a musical accomplishment. He discusses other accomplishments and about the future of Texas music. He gives advice to youth who are pursuing music. He discusses bands breaking up and...

Scope and Contents Matt Synatschk interviews Ernie Durawa. Side A: Ernie opens with his early life and how he became a musician. He talks about his time playing at a Black jazz/blues club with Spot Barnett. He then shares a story about being arrested with his bandmates for marijuana possession in the 60s. Side B: Ernie talks about working and playing gigs at Ray's Jazz Club and Ice House, which eventually is shut down due to racism in the 60s. He talks about psychedelic times in the 60s and how he avoided...

Scope and Contents Kerry Chandler interviews James White. James talks about his early musical memories and shares how proud he is to be Texan. He shares about his dance hall, Broken Spoke, and writing about it. He describes who his musical influences are. He talks about other dance halls that are similar to the Broken Spoke. He discusses George Strait's regular gigs at the Broken Spoke. He talks about other artists who have played at his dance hall and shares some stories about them. He explains how music in...

Scope and Contents Chris Lehman interviews Rod Kennedy. Tape 1 Side A: Rod Kennedy starts with discussing his childhood memories in New York and the musical influences he had. He briefly mentions joining the miltary and how he moved to Texas. He talks about his interest in Western Swing upon moving to Texas. He describes his time in the Marine Corp, writing for the newspaper and doing jazz shows. He claims that the music industry changed when he was overseas. He talks about his experiences in radio throughout...

Scope and Contents Michael A Kelley interviews Danny Roy Young. Danny begins with explaining his family background, including his ancestry and moving to Kingsville, Texas with his family. He discusses the socio-economic differences in Ohio and Texas, with Texas being more diverse. He talks about the racial segregtion in Texas growing up and being in the top thirty percent. He describes who his siblings are. He describes his time in the Coast Guard and shares how he got booted out of the original base he was...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Material consists of oral history projects submitted by the students of Dr. Brown’s Oral History 5345 course from the summer mini-session of 2005. Folder titles consist of the name of the person being interviewed by the student. Photocopies of all original material are included.

Scope and Contents Jack Kinslow interviews Aaron Allen. Tape 1 Side A: Aaron begins with his earliest memories of music and talks about his family. He discusses his earlier career and all the radio stations he would perform/work at in Texas. He covers more on the radio station, WOAI, sharing stories about his coworkers. He tells a story about one of Willie Nelson's groupies and how they gave him trouble through the years. Side B: Aaron Allen opens with a story about Henry Guerra. He shares a few stories about...

Scope and Contents Barbara Thibodeaux interviews Anthony Lucky Tomblin. Anthony (Lucky) opens with his childhood, family, and earliest memories of music. He discusses how he decided to go to law school and become an attorney while balancing being a musician. He talks about his diverse music taste and how Texas has affected it. He discusses developing the Fire Station Recording Studio and the musicians who used the studio. He talks about the music community in Austin, and explains the Health Alliance and the...