Popular music -- Writing and publishing

Abstract The Tamara Saviano Collection of Guy and Susanna Clark spans the life and careers of both Guy and Susanna Clark with the main focus being on Guy. The collection comprises of Saviano’s research for her biography, Without Getting Killed or Caught; interviews, family histories, magazine articles, and donated materials from Guy and Susanna Clark. The organization of the collection is both organic and artificial as the research is left in the order given by Tamara Saviano whereas the personal...

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Multiple accessions from music writer, John T Davis include a wide expanse of Davis’s articles from 1980-2010, including articles from Davis’s music column in the Austin-American Statesman and extensive subject files. Also present are numerous files from SXSW and ACL, as well as manuscript drafts and other materials relating to Davis's book, Austin City Limits: 25 Years of Music.

Abstract The archive of musician Terri Hendrix includes correspondence, photographs, programs and flyers, awards, articles about Hendrix, composition notebooks, lyrics, sheet music, recordings, artifacts, and posters. Correspondence includes greeting cards, letters, and fan mail – many from young students. Awards includes her 2016 induction into the San Marcos Women’s Hall of Fame and contains the nomination packet put together by Richard Skanse. The recordings are arranged by format: 2” reel studio...

Abstract 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...

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This collection documents Willie Nelson's career in music, especially as a lyricist and a performing artist. The early years of Farm Aid are also well-documented.