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Music -- Texas

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13423 Collections and/or Records:

Western Swing Monthly, American Classic Series, article from edibleaustin.com, and Capitol Tracks, 2000-2016

 File — Box 2647, Folder: 9
Abstract From the Series:

The Ray Benson archive includes material documenting Benson’s music career from 1971-2017. Majority of the collection includes promotional articles, including an article from John Morthland; and awards. Included in the collection are photographs of Benson with President George W. Bush, Laura Bush, and others; Benson’s boots and concert jacket; and correspondence with Dolly Parton and others. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Benson’s original descriptions.

Dates: 2000-2016
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Ray Benson Accessions / Accession 2018-025

“Western Union…” Western Union telegram confirming an engagement of the Trio Los Conquistadores at the Fleur de Lis Club, Huntsville, Alabama, October 7, 1966

 File — Box 4099, Folder: 18
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: October 7, 1966
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James Broadway Accessions / Accession 2023-003

Western Writers of America. Finalist award, Silver Spur documentary script, 2009

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 19
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: 2009
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

WGA, 1994-1995

 File — Box 122, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: This series is arranged chronologically, and contains receipts, income taxes, expense reports, financial statements and other documents related to various aspects of Shrake’s life. The financial records tend to give snapshots of Shrake’s financial situation and lifestyle through the years, rather than a complete picture. Besides expense reports from Sports Illustrated that go to 1976, the financial records do not contain any documents between 1972 and...
Dates: 1994-1995
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Financial Papers

WGA West Pension Plan dispute, 1988-1990

 File — Box 122, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series: This series is arranged chronologically, and contains receipts, income taxes, expense reports, financial statements and other documents related to various aspects of Shrake’s life. The financial records tend to give snapshots of Shrake’s financial situation and lifestyle through the years, rather than a complete picture. Besides expense reports from Sports Illustrated that go to 1976, the financial records do not contain any documents between 1972 and...
Dates: 1988-1990
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Financial Papers

WGA West Pension Plan dispute, 1991-1992

 File — Box 122, Folder: 2
Series Description From the Series: This series is arranged chronologically, and contains receipts, income taxes, expense reports, financial statements and other documents related to various aspects of Shrake’s life. The financial records tend to give snapshots of Shrake’s financial situation and lifestyle through the years, rather than a complete picture. Besides expense reports from Sports Illustrated that go to 1976, the financial records do not contain any documents between 1972 and...
Dates: 1991-1992
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Financial Papers

Wharton County Junior College Lecture pamphlet, October 6, 2005

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 90
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: October 6, 2005
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

What a Way to Live Clay Blaker, LP (2), 1981

 File — Box 9, Folder: 3
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: 1981
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / New Braunfels Museum of Art and Music Collection / Clay Blaker

“What’s the Matter” (loose pages)

 File — Box 5, Folder: 19
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: 2021
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James McMurtry Papers / Lyrics for Released Albums / The Horses and the Hounds

Wheat Straw (4 photographs)

 File — Box 16, Folder: 22
Series Description From the Series: The photographs are arranged alphabetically, and notable artists and personalities include Asleep at the Wheel, Moe Bandy, Johnny Bush, Johnny Cash, Hondo Crouch, Joe Ely, Freddy Fender, Kinky Friedman, John Lee Hooker, Waylon Jennings & Jessie Colter, Steve Jordan, Augie Meyers, Willie Nelson, Johnny Rodriguez, Leon Russell, Doug Sahm, Billy Joe Shave, Jimmy Spacek, and Jerry Jeff Walker. The Willie Nelson photographs are substantial in number, and of note are some images of his father,...
Dates: 1975-2018
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Sam Kindrick Papers / Photographs / Action Magazine Photographs

Wheatley, Randall – “Fish Camp”, August 1985

 File — Box 145, Folder: 4
Series Description From the Series: Shrake kept files of works by various writers, which are kept in this series. Some of these files contain editing notes by Shrake or correspondence from the writer. The series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Included are the production files for Another Pair of Aces, a TV movie written by Rob Gilmer that was a sequel to Shrake and Cartwright’s Pair of Aces. Shrake was a co-producer of this movie. In the late...
Dates: August 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Other Writers

Wheatley, Randall – “Fish Camp”, October 1985

 File — Box 145, Folder: 5
Series Description From the Series: Shrake kept files of works by various writers, which are kept in this series. Some of these files contain editing notes by Shrake or correspondence from the writer. The series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Included are the production files for Another Pair of Aces, a TV movie written by Rob Gilmer that was a sequel to Shrake and Cartwright’s Pair of Aces. Shrake was a co-producer of this movie. In the late...
Dates: October 1985
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Other Writers

Wheatley, Randall – “Fish Camp”, March 1986

 File — Box 145, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series: Shrake kept files of works by various writers, which are kept in this series. Some of these files contain editing notes by Shrake or correspondence from the writer. The series is arranged alphabetically by author’s last name. Included are the production files for Another Pair of Aces, a TV movie written by Rob Gilmer that was a sequel to Shrake and Cartwright’s Pair of Aces. Shrake was a co-producer of this movie. In the late...
Dates: March 1986
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Edwin “Bud” Shrake Papers / Other Writers

Wheeler, Mark and Davis, Tony

 File — Box 12, Folder: 1
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
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Selena Research Collection / Interviews

Russell Wheelock Accessions

 Collection
Identifier: UPWC-23021
Abstract

Materials include B/W 35mm negatives of 1960-1970s rock bands taken by Russell Wheelock.

Dates: 1967-2013
Found in: The Wittliff Collections

“When I Sang my Last Hillbilly Song”/ “A Star is Just Begun” by Willie Nelson, Sarg Records 45 RPM, *Note: Extremely rare, sheet titled “Audition ‘55” with explanation by Charlie Fitch of Sarg Records, undated

 Item — Box 4333, item: 43
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival materials donated by Laurie E. Jasinski pertaining to Aaron Allan and the Red Nickel Record Collection dating 1947-2019. Aaron Allan (1929-2022) was a well-known disc jockey, prolific songwriter and performer from New Braunfels, Texas. In 1959, Allan did one of the earliest radio interviews with a young, up and coming Johnny Cash while working at WOAI-AM, San Antonio, Texas. The bulk of this collection is related to Aaron Allan’s songwriting and personal music performances as well...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Aaron Allan Accessions / Accession 2024-015

Where the Tall Grass Grows, notebook, undated

 File — Box 2828, Folder: 9
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: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

Where the Tall Grass Grows, production schedule, undated

 File — Box 2829, Folder: 96
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: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Bobby Bridger Accessions / Accession 2018-087

“Where There’s Aa Willie There’s a Way”/ “I Forgot I Don’t Live Here Anymore” by Gary P. Nunn with James White, Broken Spoke Records 45 RPM, undated

 Item — Box 4333, item: 42
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival materials donated by Laurie E. Jasinski pertaining to Aaron Allan and the Red Nickel Record Collection dating 1947-2019. Aaron Allan (1929-2022) was a well-known disc jockey, prolific songwriter and performer from New Braunfels, Texas. In 1959, Allan did one of the earliest radio interviews with a young, up and coming Johnny Cash while working at WOAI-AM, San Antonio, Texas. The bulk of this collection is related to Aaron Allan’s songwriting and personal music performances as well...
Dates: undated
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Aaron Allan Accessions / Accession 2024-015

Where’d You Hide the Body, 1995

 Sub-Series
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
Found in: The Wittliff Collections / James McMurtry Papers / Lyrics for Released Albums