Music journalists

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This collection contains materials received from writer Brian Atkinson which includes handwritten lyrics from Townes Van Zandt and Eric Andersen; correspondence pertaining to Ted Hawkin’s tribute album; and a co-written Kent Finlay, Dreamer manuscript by Atkinson and Jenni Finlay with a foreward by George Strait. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Atkinson’s original descriptions, 1957-2016.

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Archival materials following music critic Brian Atkinson’s career from 1981 to 2015. Included are song lyrics, interview cassette tapes (Kent and Jenni Finlay, Terri Hendrix, James McMurtry, and Harold Eggers, etc.), newspaper articles, manuscripts, and promotion materials for concerts. The folder titles reflect Atkinson’s original descriptions.

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This collection consists of material related to Texas music and other musicians. Included in this donation are various music magazines that contain articles written by Brian Atkinson, interviews Atkinson conducted with musicians recorded on to audiocassettes, and a collection of badges and ticket stubs collected from numerous concerts.

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This collection contains materials received from writer Brian Atkinson which includes handwritten lyrics from Townes Van Zandt and Eric Andersen; correspondence pertaining to Ted Hawkin’s tribute album; and a co-written Kent Finlay, Dreamer manuscript by Atkinson and Jenni Finlay with a foreward by George Strait. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Atkinson’s original descriptions, 1957-2016.

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This series contains a near-complete run of the newspaper from 1975-2019.

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Writer and journalist Brian T. Atkinson donated his interviews, research, notes, and drafts for his articles and for his book I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. Included in this donation are over 200 audiocassettes that contain interviews with legendary musicians about Townes Van Zandt.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

This collection contains materials received from writer Brian Atkinson which includes handwritten lyrics from Townes Van Zandt and Eric Andersen; correspondence pertaining to Ted Hawkin’s tribute album; and a co-written Kent Finlay, Dreamer manuscript by Atkinson and Jenni Finlay with a foreward by George Strait. The folder titles preceding a semicolon reflect Atkinson’s original descriptions, 1957-2016.

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The promotional material series is predominately made up of photographic and printed material sent to Patoski from music, television and film production companies, record companies, and talent agencies. Other promotional materials in this series include catalogs, newsletters, festival advertisements, press releases and ephemera all relating to the music industry.

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The second largest series in the collection is the audiocassette tapes. The cassettes are arranged in alphabetical order and include Austin bands such as: The Chickadiesles, John Cale, Clifford Antone, Ray Wylie, and Stevie Ray Vaughan.

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This series contains a near-complete run of the newspaper from 1975-2019.

Series Description From the Series: Series I: Artists Files, 1922-2019, undated Boxes 1-155 Artist Files comprise the bulk of the collection. The files are separated into Male Artist Files and Female Artist Files to maintain Hernández’s original order. Both series are then arranged alphabetically by artist last name or band name. Although the series is titled Artists Files, there are also entrepreneurs, community leaders, promoters, street performers, and many others represented.The material found in...

Series Description From the Series: Series I: Artists Files, 1922-2019, undated Boxes 1-155 Artist Files comprise the bulk of the collection. The files are separated into Male Artist Files and Female Artist Files to maintain Hernández’s original order. Both series are then arranged alphabetically by artist last name or band name. Although the series is titled Artists Files, there are also entrepreneurs, community leaders, promoters, street performers, and many others represented.The material found in...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Archival materials donated by Austin, Texas based author, music journalist and Grammy nominee, Michael Corcoran. After moving to Texas in 1984, Corcoran worked as the country music critic for the Dallas Morning News. In 1994, he became the pop music critic for the Dallas Morning News until his move to Austin in 1995. In 1995, Corcoran joined the writing staff of the Austin American Statesman working as a music critic until his retirement in 2011. The bulk of the materials in this collection...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Archival material pertaining to the life and career of writier and rock historian, Ed Ward (1948-2021). Materials dating 1962-2019 include interview transcripts (musicians, bands, music industry icons), memorabilia and ephemera pertaining to Ward’s staff positions with Rolling Stone and the Austin American-Statesman, early writings, copies of the Antioch College McDowell Weakly, research materials (including reporter’s notebooks, notepads and index cards) pertaining to music, art, food and...

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Writer and journalist Brian T. Atkinson donated his interviews, research, notes, and drafts for his articles and for his book I’ll Be Here in the Morning: The Songwriting Legacy of Townes Van Zandt. Included in this donation are over 200 audiocassettes that contain interviews with legendary musicians about Townes Van Zandt.

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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.

Series Description From the Series: This series is arranged by subject and contains material reflecting important aspects of Lewis’s Life. The Rolling Stone material is a sub-series containing mostly office memoranda, but also some humorous general correspondence and related ephemera. Other notable material is the transcription of Robert Draper’s interview with Lewis, which Draper conducted for his book-length expose, Rolling Stone Magazine: The Uncensored History. Lewis’s...

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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.

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...

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This series is a collection of miscellaneous clippings and notes. They are divided into different categories. They are writing related, travel related, health and medical related, or arts related.