Songs -- Writing

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

Series Description From the Series: Series IV, “Notes, undated,” includes an assortment of miscellaneous personal notes, doodles, and directions that were found on loose pages among McMurtry’s song lyrics. Also included is a notepad labeled “Vocal Exercise” and a journal containing pages of prose, short fiction, and song lyrics. Series V “Business Records,” is arranged into separate folders containing copyright forms for songs, correspondence with record labels regarding CD production and royalties, and concert performance...

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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.

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...

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...

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...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

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...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of archival material relating to the musical career and life of songwriter, country music singer and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Cindy Walker (1918-2006). The majority of this collections consists of the music and lyrics written by Cindy Walker, agreement contracts, copyright renewals, and photos of Cindy Walker. This collection also includes newspaper articles, programs, invitations to award ceremonies, and books of various music sheets and songs. Also...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...