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Sound recordings -- Production and direction

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 364 Collections and/or Records:

1 snapshot labeled “Box Blind, Archer County, 2008”; Promo photo of James McMurtry dated 1987, taken by Kathleen Hudson at Leon Springs Cafe in Leon Springs, TX; 13 B/W photo prints of James McMurtry and band from performances, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 10
Series Description From the Series: Series VI, “Photographs,” contains folders of both black and white prints (“live” shots and publicity photos), plus original color negatives and slides from different photo shoots, personal snapshots, album packaging proofs, a CD longbow for Candyland and an autographed CD cover from the Flatlanders’ album Now Again. Series VII, “Flyers, 1998, undated,” contains concert flyers from various gigs and appearances, and Series VIII, “Press Clippings and Publicity,” contains an assortment of...
Dates: 1984 - 2021

2 HD floppy discs: “Raid” and “Songs 2” (loose) , undated

 Item — Box 18
Contents From the Sub-Series:

Box contains DATs for “Saint Mary of the Woods,” CD safety mixes for “Live in Aught-Three,” CD mixes for “Childish Things,” and audio reel from 1987 “Homeless Project” (“James’ first paid recording project), blank audio reels, 2 floppy discs, a CD of “The Old Part of Town,” and 1 DAT containing “Where’s Johnny” and “I’m Not From Here”

Dates: undated

2 notepads with lyrics for “Melinda,” “Levelland,” “Fuller Brush Man,” and unknown (“Quit the race …”)

 File — Box 2, Folder: 16
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1995

2 notepads with lyrics for multiple songs, including Unknown: “You’re not from around here …”; Unknown: “Attention K-Mart shoppers …”

 File — Box 8, Folder: 17
Series Description From the Series:

Series III contains folders of legal-sized notepads, each containing lyrics and/or notes for multiple songs. Song titles (or first lines/key phrases) are listed on each folder.

Dates: 1984 - 2021

2 notepads with lyrics for “Right Here Now,” “Iolanthe,” “Shift Your Gaze,” and unknown (“Something’s in the air”)

 File — Box 2, Folder: 17
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1995

2 notepads with studio notes for album It Had to Happen

 File — Box 3, Folder: 8
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1997

3 notepads with lyrics for “Down Across the Delaware,” “Shift Your Gaze,” “Off and Running,” “Fuller Brush Man,” “Rachel’s Song”

 File — Box 2, Folder: 13
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1995

4 Notepads with lyrics for multiple unknown songs, including Unknown: “Pieces of the picture”; Unknown: “Ramble about …”; Unknown: “Never trust what the grown-ups say …”; Unknown: “I could send you flowers …”

 File — Box 8, Folder: 23
Series Description From the Series:

Series III contains folders of legal-sized notepads, each containing lyrics and/or notes for multiple songs. Song titles (or first lines/key phrases) are listed on each folder.

Dates: 1984 - 2021

“12 O’ Clock Whistle” (loose page)

 File — Box 3, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1997

26 B/W photo prints, photographer and date unknown (mostly “live,” mostly of just McMurtry but some with band); 1 color snapshot dated Jan. 1992, Orange County, Calif. with notation on back: “Termination of the Bottom Line’s ‘In Their Own Words’ Tour’” with James McMurtry, Marshall Crenshaw and six others James McMurtry’s Texas Driver’s License, expired 1997, along with Temporary driver’s permit (stapled together)

 File — Box 9, Folder: 9
Series Description From the Series: Series VI, “Photographs,” contains folders of both black and white prints (“live” shots and publicity photos), plus original color negatives and slides from different photo shoots, personal snapshots, album packaging proofs, a CD longbow for Candyland and an autographed CD cover from the Flatlanders’ album Now Again. Series VII, “Flyers, 1998, undated,” contains concert flyers from various gigs and appearances, and Series VIII, “Press Clippings and Publicity,” contains an assortment of...
Dates: 1984 - 2021

“69 T-top Vette” (loose pages)

 File — Box 6, Folder: 26
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

1988-1989 Haigood and Campbell Wholesale Retail Calendar, Archer City, TX and Windthorst, TX, Illustrated by Ace Reid (“The Original Cowpokes”); and “Pinche Bush” political button

 File — Box 10, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The archives of Texas singer-songwriter James McMurtry include a career-spanning (from 1984 up to and including his 2021 album, The Horses and the Hounds) collection of personal papers and original song lyrics, press clippings, photographs, master audio recordings, and video cassettes. The collection is divided into nine series, with Series I-VIII comprising all of the papers, notepads and photographs (and some small personal items) and Series IX all of the audio and video recordings. ...
Dates: 1984 - 2021

A stranger on the street …” (loose pages)

 File — Box 7, Folder: 7
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

“Airline Agent” (loose pages)

 Item — Box 3, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1998

“An old Kiowa lived down south …” (losses pages)

 File — Box 7, Folder: 42
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

“And if I don’t call tonight …” (notepad and loose pages)

 File — Box 6, Folder: 27
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

“Angeline” (loose pages)

 File — Box 1, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 1989

“Are you finding it hard to see …” (loose pages)

 File — Box 6, Folder: 17
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

“Army Air Corps …/ Took his discharge …” (loose pages)

 File — Box 7, Folder: 37
Series Description From the Series:

Series II, “Lyrics for Singles, Unrecorded Songs, and Unidentified Songs,” contains 94 folders of lyrics for released as singles or that have yet to be recorded or released. Songs are separated into their own folders, and labeled either by song title (if known) or by a key phrase or line that either “opens” the song or appear to be thematically significant.

Dates: undated

“Bad Enough” (notepad and loose pages)

 File — Box 4, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series: Series I, “Lyrics for Released Albums,” is divided chronologically into sub-series by album, one for each of his studio albums (and one live album) released between 1989 and 2021: Too Long in the Wasteland, Candyland, Where’d You Hide the Body, It Had to Happen, Walk Between the Raindrops, Saint Mary of the Woods, Live in Aught-Three, Childish Things, Just Us Kids, Complicated Game, and The Horses and the Hounds. Within each album sub-series, the lyrics — mostly hand-written on loose notepad...
Dates: 2005