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Women musicians -- Texas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 508 Collections and/or Records:

Snapshots of Marcia Ball and band setting up on outdoor stage (4)

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series:

Photographs include over 100 images of Marcia Ball, including promotional photographs as well as candid performance shots. Also include are some early passport or photobooth photos of Ball, and a contact sheets of her in a 1960s bowling outfit, possibly for a film.

Dates: 1978 - 2006

Sosa, Lionel and Kathy

 File — Box 11, Folder: 11
Series Description From the Series: This series contains various interviews with people related to or who had contact with Selena. The interviews consist of conversations recorded on audio cassettes, both in person and by telephone. Some interviews have both audiotapes and transcriptions, while others exist only in one format or the other. Interview subjects include Tejano artists, people in the music business, music critics, family, friends, fans, and acquaintances. Because Patoski’s book was an unauthorized biography, he...
Dates: 1993-1995, undated

“’Soulful Dress’ Becoming to Marcia Ball”, 1983

 Item — Box 11
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: 1983

Soulful Dress (LP) Marcia Ball, 1983

 Item — Box 6
Series Description From the Series:

Oversized Materials includes LPs with Marcia Ball Albums 1978-1989, a Marcia Ball portrait; signed photos including one of Jim Hightower, magazine articles, and “Flag Songs of Texas” sheet music.

Dates: Copyright: 1983

Spiral Bound Notes

 File — Box 7, Folder: 2-5
Series Description From the Series:

This series is comprised of notes handwritten by Patoski on legal and spiral bound notebooks, as well as notes written and typed from Richard and Mary Zelade. The Zelades interviewed people who could offer insight into Selena and her family before she became famous.The researchers also investigated bank records and places of employment for the Quintanilla family before they moved to Corpus Christi, Texas.

Dates: 1995, undated

St. Joseph Foundation Brazos Bash VII, signed by Johnny Lyon , April 19, 2002

 Item — Box 5
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes over 60 posters for concerts, benefits, and other appearances. Most feature Marcia Ball, but some include other artists, particularly a number of posters for the Austin venue, La Zona Rosa, owned by Ball and her husband, Jim Fowler.

Dates: Other: April 19, 2002

St. Peterburg Times, January 8, 2004

 Item — Box 13
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: January 8, 2004

St. Peterburg Times (cover) “Lady Swings the Blues”, January 3, 2003

 Item — Box 13
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: January 3, 2003

St. Valentine’s Mardi Gras Ball with Marcia Ball, February 14

 Item — Box 5
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes over 60 posters for concerts, benefits, and other appearances. Most feature Marcia Ball, but some include other artists, particularly a number of posters for the Austin venue, La Zona Rosa, owned by Ball and her husband, Jim Fowler.

Dates: Other: February 14

State of Texas vs. Yolanda Saldivar

 File — Box 5, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: This series consists mainly of photocopies of typed court documents. Additionally, there are artist renditions of the State of Texas vs. Yolanda Saldivar trial and an identification card for Patoski to attend the hearing. Other court documents in this series include 1.) Ramiro Burr’s (a writer for San Antonio Express News)lawsuit against Abraham Quintanilla, Jr. and his associates for breach of contract to ghost write a biography of Selena, and 2.) the family...
Dates: 1995

Style “Piggin’ Out” POP “Marcia Ball Rolls Through Sooner Theatre”, November 23, 2001

 Item — Box 13
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: November 23, 2001

Subject Files , 1961-1995, undated

 Series
Series Description

This series contains research on various people and places (arranged in alphabetical order), in the form of typewritten notes, photographs, scholarly papers, Tejano Press kits, Abraham’s military records, a Selena Boutique catalog and information on Texas radio stations. Yolanda Saldivar’s folder within this series contains her signed murder confession with the Corpus Christi police. In addition, there is extensive information collected on Tejano music and Tejano stars.

Dates: 1961-1995, undated

Sun Reader’s Poll: “Music Awards 1977: Best Female Vocalist”, 1977

 Item — Box 11
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: 1977

Sunset Concert Series Mountain Village, July 12, 2000

 Item — Box 5
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes over 60 posters for concerts, benefits, and other appearances. Most feature Marcia Ball, but some include other artists, particularly a number of posters for the Austin venue, La Zona Rosa, owned by Ball and her husband, Jim Fowler.

Dates: Other: July 12, 2000

Tejano Music

 File — Box 3, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: This series contains coverage of Selena mainly in the form of newspaper and magazine clippings. However, there are other items such as scholarly papers and rough drafts of Patoski’s magazine articles for Texas Monthly. This material has been arranged in chronological and subject order by the archivist.Lake Jackson (1971-1985, undated) The clippings cover Selena’s beginnings in Lake Jackson. Under this topic is her birth announcement, news about the Dow Chemical plant where her...
Dates: 1971-1997, undated

Tejano Music

 File — Box 4, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

This series contains research on various people and places (arranged in alphabetical order), in the form of typewritten notes, photographs, scholarly papers, Tejano Press kits, Abraham’s military records, a Selena Boutique catalog and information on Texas radio stations. Yolanda Saldivar’s folder within this series contains her signed murder confession with the Corpus Christi police. In addition, there is extensive information collected on Tejano music and Tejano stars.

Dates: 1961-1995, undated

Tejano Stars

 File — Multiple Containers
Series Description From the Series:

This series contains research on various people and places (arranged in alphabetical order), in the form of typewritten notes, photographs, scholarly papers, Tejano Press kits, Abraham’s military records, a Selena Boutique catalog and information on Texas radio stations. Yolanda Saldivar’s folder within this series contains her signed murder confession with the Corpus Christi police. In addition, there is extensive information collected on Tejano music and Tejano stars.

Dates: 1961-1995, undated

Texas Boogie-Woogie & Blues (2 Copies), December 9, 1995

 Item — Box 5
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes over 60 posters for concerts, benefits, and other appearances. Most feature Marcia Ball, but some include other artists, particularly a number of posters for the Austin venue, La Zona Rosa, owned by Ball and her husband, Jim Fowler.

Dates: Other: December 9, 1995

Texas Book Festival

 File — Box 17, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: In April of 1996 Little, Brown and Company administered a book signing tour for Selena: Como la Flor. In addition, Patoski attended lectures and discussions about his book and about biographical work in general. A special event called Selena Trial Revisited was a stage for Patoski to promote his book. Found in this folder are faxes to Patoski from his publisher, brochures of the special events he attended, schedules for his appearance, a audio tape of a radio...
Dates: 1995-1996, undated

Texas Highways mention on page. 9, August 1981

 Item — Box 9, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series:

Published material includes numerous magazines and newspapers with articles about Marcia Ball’s career, concerts, lifestyle. Also featured are stories about her and her husband, Jim Fowler, and their Austin restaurant / music venue, La Zona Rosa.

Dates: Publication: August 1981