Music -- Texas

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...

Contents Iincludes hard shell cases containing 1/2 inch audio master tape; track info for each reel (labeled by number and “James McMurtry”) is listed on the outer case. There are also two loose notebook pages with handwritten “playlists” from the reels and a shorthand list of what instrument is on each of the multi-tracks, and a 4-page printed tape log lists contents (for box 6 and 7), though several of the reels listed are not in our archives. These are the MISSING REELS not in...

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1) Not From Here, 2) Not From Here (Vox up .5), 3) Not From Here (Vocal up 1), 4) Not From Here (Vocal up 1.5)

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1) 60 Acres, 2) 60 Acres up .5, 3) 60 Acres Up 1 (CD)

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1) Wasteland - Remix, 2) Wasteland 2 - Remix (CD)

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1) Rachel, 2) Rachel 2 (CD)

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1) Levelland 3, 2) Cheyenne, 3) Cheyenne 2 (CD)

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1) For All I Know, 2) For All I Know up .5, 3) For All I Know up 1 (CD)

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1) Choctaw Bingo, 2) Choctaw Up .5, 3) Choctaw Up 1 (CD)

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Data Mix: 1) Out Here - Remix, 2) Out Here – Remix Voc Up, 3) Red Dress - Remix, 4) Red Dress - Remix Voc Up (CD)

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1) Levelland, 2) Levelland 3, 3) Levelland 2 (CD)

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Data: 1) Rex’ Blues, 2) Rex Blues 2 (CD)

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Data: 1) Buffalo, 2) St. Marys, 3) St. Marys (CD)

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1) St. Mary’s, 2) St. Mary’s Up .5, 3) St. Mary’s Up 1, 4) Rex’s Blues, 5) Rex’s Blues Up .5 (CD)

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1) Redress - Remix, 2) Redress 2 - Remix (CD)

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.

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The majority of phonographs in this series are from Patoski's personal collection, but some were sent to him as promotional material. The audio cassettes are mostly non-professional recordings of music, and a few are of interviews with musicians. A relatively large portion of the audio cassettes are of the band Joe "King" Carrasco, which Patoski managed during the 1980s.

Series Description From the Series:

Memorabilia includes a wide array of music ephemera including ticket stubs, backstage passes, badves, bumper stickers, pins and buttons, belt buckles, matchbooks, guitar picks, audio cassettes, and more.

Series Description From the Series: The Patoski Files, maintained by Joe Nick Patoski, are divided into the same subseries as the Crawford Files: Research Materials, and Book Production Materials. The cataloger has maintained as much of Patoski's original order as possible for this material, but imposed some additional degree of order in the interest of accessibility. The Research Materials, 1977-1993, include numerous interview transcripts and audiotapes, published books on the music industry with Patoski's notes. Notable...

Abstract From the Series:

Additions to the John T. Davis Accessions include his extensive subject files, arranged alphabetically by artist. Contents vary, but typically include promotional photographs, Davis’ writings and interview notes, press releases, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera. Not everything in the folders is listed below, but when they exist, photos, interviews, and select items are noted. Folders titles are Davis’.