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Music -- Texas

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13423 Collections and/or Records:

Photos and flyer for the Cowboys for Indians concert, including photos of Charlie Hill, Kris Kristofferson, Bobby Bridger, and Rambling Jack Elliot, 1987

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 57
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Archival materials relating to the career and personal life of musician/playwright/author, Bobby Bridger from 1944-2018. Included are photographs (including a photo of Bridger with Lady Bird Johnson); promotional material for A Ballad of the West; handwritten lyrics such as Heal in the Wisdom; and Bridger’s vinyl records of Merging of our Minds, And I Wanted to Sing for the People, and Heal in the Wisdom. Also, included in the collection is a screenplay for Shakespeare and the Indians.

Dates: 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

Photos and flyer from Desert Dance, 1979

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 73
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Archival materials relating to the career and personal life of musician/playwright/author, Bobby Bridger from 1944-2018. Included are photographs (including a photo of Bridger with Lady Bird Johnson); promotional material for A Ballad of the West; handwritten lyrics such as Heal in the Wisdom; and Bridger’s vinyl records of Merging of our Minds, And I Wanted to Sing for the People, and Heal in the Wisdom. Also, included in the collection is a screenplay for Shakespeare and the Indians.

Dates: 1979
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

“Photos Completed”; Empty folder, undated

 File — Box 4099, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival materials received from James Broadway, mariachi musician and student of Benjamin Valdez. Materials date from the late 1930s-2021 and are comprised primarily of manuscript copies and research materials for a memoir of Benjamin Valdez, founding member of the seminal music group Los Conquistadores (active late 1930s-1970s) with Jose Morante and Enrique Rodriguez. Materials include handwritten stories, song lyrics, music notation, artifacts, ephemera, photographs of notable...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James Broadway Accessions / Accession 2023-003

Photos from when Bridger worked a month each year as a cowboy at High Island Ranch, Wyoming, 1992 - 2002

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 75
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Archival materials relating to the career and personal life of musician/playwright/author, Bobby Bridger from 1944-2018. Included are photographs (including a photo of Bridger with Lady Bird Johnson); promotional material for A Ballad of the West; handwritten lyrics such as Heal in the Wisdom; and Bridger’s vinyl records of Merging of our Minds, And I Wanted to Sing for the People, and Heal in the Wisdom. Also, included in the collection is a screenplay for Shakespeare and the Indians.

Dates: 1992 - 2002
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

“Photos – October 1993”; Four (4) B/W 8 x 10 photographs of Asleep at the Wheel and two (2) B/W Polaroids of Ray Benson, 1993

 File — Box 3503, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Ray Benson's archive contains materials documenting his entire career, featuring records, photographs, instruments, wardrobe, awards and other memorabilia dating from 1951-2018.

Dates: 1993
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ray Benson Accessions / Accession 2020-075

Photos of Austin Texas and the Blues, September 4, 1987

 File — Box 8, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series:

Series II: Stevie Ray Vaughan, includes numerous slides by photographer Sky Kaly of Vaughans's second tour with Double Trouble, 1985-1986, as well as other images of the Blues performer. Posters, concert tickes, clippings, and other memorabilia round out the series. Of note are the reports relating to Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin in 1990

Dates: September 4, 1987
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Stevie Ray Vaughan / Printed and Published Material

Photos of Clay Blaker, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

Series III: Clay Blaker relates to the Country music songwriter and includes photos, LPs and cassettes, posters, and a Platinum sales award. There is also a Texas Ranger baseball jersey signed by Blaker.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Clay Blaker

Photos of others

 File — Box 3, Folder: 3-5
Series Description From the Series:

Photographs are arranged by subject, featuring Retzloff with various performers, Willie Nelson, and other musicians performing and off-stage. Oversized photographs are in boxes 9 and 12.

Dates: 1976-1986, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Jerry Retzloff Collection / Photographs

Photos of Stevie Ray Vaughan (5), University of Massachusetts, 1984

 File — Box 7, Folder: 17
Series Description From the Series:

Series II: Stevie Ray Vaughan, includes numerous slides by photographer Sky Kaly of Vaughans's second tour with Double Trouble, 1985-1986, as well as other images of the Blues performer. Posters, concert tickes, clippings, and other memorabilia round out the series. Of note are the reports relating to Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin in 1990

Dates: 1984
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Stevie Ray Vaughan

Photos of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, 1986

 File — Box 7, Folder: 13
Series Description From the Series:

Series II: Stevie Ray Vaughan, includes numerous slides by photographer Sky Kaly of Vaughans's second tour with Double Trouble, 1985-1986, as well as other images of the Blues performer. Posters, concert tickes, clippings, and other memorabilia round out the series. Of note are the reports relating to Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin in 1990

Dates: 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Stevie Ray Vaughan

Photos of Stevie Ray Vaughan in New Port Rhode Island and Rochester, New York, 1985

 File — Box 7, Folder: 15
Series Description From the Series:

Series II: Stevie Ray Vaughan, includes numerous slides by photographer Sky Kaly of Vaughans's second tour with Double Trouble, 1985-1986, as well as other images of the Blues performer. Posters, concert tickes, clippings, and other memorabilia round out the series. Of note are the reports relating to Vaughan's tragic death in a helicopter crash in Wisconsin in 1990

Dates: 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Stevie Ray Vaughan

Photos sent by David Glessner (some used, some unused)

 File — Box 11, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: Maintained by Bill Crawford, the Crawford Files constitute the bulk of the record group and reflect Crawford's original order. The records on the Research Materials subseries, 1994-1993, document the primary and secondary research of Stevie Ray Vaughan's life conducted largely by Bill Crawford. Included are a large quantity of interview transcripts and audiotapes, a copy of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death certificate, and Vaughan family genealogical material. Of special note are numerous...
Dates: 1976-1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Stevie Ray Vaughan Research Collection / Bill Crawford Files / Book Production Materials / Photographs

Photos Unused (including early Stevie Ray Vaughan photos)

 File — Box 11, Folder: 7-8
Series Description From the Series: Maintained by Bill Crawford, the Crawford Files constitute the bulk of the record group and reflect Crawford's original order. The records on the Research Materials subseries, 1994-1993, document the primary and secondary research of Stevie Ray Vaughan's life conducted largely by Bill Crawford. Included are a large quantity of interview transcripts and audiotapes, a copy of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death certificate, and Vaughan family genealogical material. Of special note are numerous...
Dates: 1976-1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Stevie Ray Vaughan Research Collection / Bill Crawford Files / Book Production Materials / Photographs

Photos Used

 File — Box 11, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series: Maintained by Bill Crawford, the Crawford Files constitute the bulk of the record group and reflect Crawford's original order. The records on the Research Materials subseries, 1994-1993, document the primary and secondary research of Stevie Ray Vaughan's life conducted largely by Bill Crawford. Included are a large quantity of interview transcripts and audiotapes, a copy of Stevie Ray Vaughan's death certificate, and Vaughan family genealogical material. Of special note are numerous...
Dates: 1976-1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Stevie Ray Vaughan Research Collection / Bill Crawford Files / Book Production Materials / Photographs

Photos with Patoski

 File — Box 19, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series:

The photographs in this series are more personal in nature than those in previous series. Many images of Patoski throughout his life are contained in this series.

Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Joe Nick Patoski Papers / Photographic Material

Physical Awards

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series:

Series VI: Awards, 1979-2017, undated Boxes 181-192

Arranged alphabetically by award ceremony name, and then chronologically. Publicity material for music award ceremonies, such as the Grammys, Latin Grammys, Tejano Music Awards, and Noche de Fiesta Tejana comprise the bulk of this series. Of note are the business records of the Texas Talent Musicians Association as they created the Tejano Music Awards. Boxes 189-192 contain awards, arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1979-2018, undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ramón Hernández Tejano Music Collection / Awards

Pickin’ on Willie, Tommy Alverson, WM , 2012

 Item — Box 3592, item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Materials date from 1964-2018 and consist of CDs, CD-Rs DVDs, 45 rpm records, 33 rpm LPs, 16 mm B/W film, video reel and a 30 ips tape master. All recordings are either written by or featuring Willie Nelson as guest artist or performer.

Dates: 2012
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / John Kalinsky Accessions / Accession 2021-020

Picnic, 1980

 File — Box 1925, Folder: 1
Abstract From the Series:

Newspaper articles, SXSW and ACL programs, and drafts for the John T. Davis archive. This collection includes a wide expanse of Davis’s articles from 1980-2010, including articles from Davis’s music review column in the Austin-American Statesman. This collection also contains official SXSW and ACL music and program guides, as well as drafts of Davis’s comprehensive ACL book, Austin City Limits: 25 Years of Music.

Dates: 1980
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / John T. Davis Accessions / Accession 2010-133 / "General Articles"

“Picnic” This cassette is hard to categorize. There are multiple voices talking, one sounds like Jody. There are discussions of spirit guides and angelic hosts and some visualization/meditation exercises., undated

 Item — Box 4
Series Description From the Series: These audio cassettes primarily feature Willie Nelson, though there are several of other recording artists. The cassettes are in varying condition, some have been recorded over multiple times and the labels are not always descriptive of what is on the tape. The series of audio recordings has been divided into 5 subseries; Jody Fischer recordings, Willie Nelson studio recordings, Willie Nelson dated live recordings, Willie Nelson undated live recordings, and other recording artists. The...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Jody Fischer Collection of Willie Nelson / Audio Cassette Tapes / Jody Fischer Tapes

Pictures and Sound. Pictures and Sound (CD) [Willie Nelson guest vocalist], 2008

 Item — Box 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Willie Nelson Recording Collection spans 1954-2010, chronicling the career of renowned Texas singer, songwriter, and bandleader. The collection contains 877 recordings, including LPs, 45 rpms, audio cassettes, compact discs, VHS cassettes, and DVDs. Included in the collection are recordings under Nelson’s leadership as well as recordings on which he is a guest musician, producer, or songwriter. Highlights from the collection include Nelson’s first 45 rpm record released under his name,...
Dates: 2008
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Willie Nelson Recording Collection / 2008