Austin’s Live Music Scene Subject Guide
Sources of Information Relating to Live Music in Austin,
Texas
Austin History Center
Austin Public Library
Compiled by Tim Hamblin and Toni Cirilli, 2019.
Live Music Subject Guide
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INTRODUCTION
The collections of the Austin History Center contain valuable research materials that document
Austin’s famous live music scene over the years. The materials in this resource guide are arranged by
format, including textual and photographic items as well as audio and video.
The purpose of the Austin History Center is to provide customers with information about the history and current
events of Austin and Travis County by collecting, organizing, and preserving research materials and assisting in
their use.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 1
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF LIVE MUSIC IN AUSTIN ............................................................................... 3
ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES COLLECTION .................................................................................... 4
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION ............................................................................... 4
OVERSIZE ARCHIVES ............................................................................................................................... 10
AUSTIN FILES – SUBJECT: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ............................................................ 12
AUSTIN FILES – BIOGRAPHY: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS .................................................... 23
AUSTIN FILES – HOUSE/BUILDING: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS ...................................... 26
GENERAL COLLECTION ......................................................................................................................... 27
MAP COLLECTION ..................................................................................................................................... 32
PERIODICALS ............................................................................................................................................... 33
RECORDING COLLECTION – AUDIO ............................................................................................... 37
RECORDING COLLECTION – VIDEO ................................................................................................ 45
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................... 46
BRIEF OVERVIEW OF LIVE MUSIC IN AUSTIN
For years, Austin, Texas has been known as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” a slogan which
was officially adopted in 1991 “after it was discovered that Austin had more live music venues per
capita than anywhere else in the nation”: Austin has more than 200 live music venues, and over
1,900 bands and musicians living in and around the city (AustinRelocationGuide.com, 2016). Many
attribute the birth of the city’s music scene to places like Armadillo World Headquarters and the
Broken Spoke, two famous music venues that saw a wealth of musical acts come through their
doors from the mid- to late-20
th
century, including Willie Nelson, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Janis Joplin,
and more. Different eras witnessed the rise of different genres in the city: in the 1970s, Austin was
marketed as a “Second Nashville,” while the 80s and 90s saw the city turn towards blues, punk, and
new wave.
In 1989, the City Council established the Austin Music Commission for the purpose of advising the
council on the development and integration of the music industry in Austin. The board was made up
of members of the music community, including band manager Shannon Vale; Richard May,
musicians’ advocate and the one who pushed to have the Commission created; and Nancy Coplin,
the board’s first chair. Still in existence today, the Commission deals with issues ranging from sound
impact plans for outdoor events to land use for live music venues.
In addition to local performances, Austin gained notoriety for its music festivals: the South by
Southwest (SXSW) festival, which began in 1986 as a regional music conference, has become
internationally renowned and features musical performances from famous artists. The Austin City
Limits (ACL) music festival began in 2002 and now hosts over 130 artists every year at Zilker Park.
Its first incarnation was on television; created in 1974 by KLRU, the pilot episode featured Willie
Nelson performing live. It was broadcast on PBS for 43 years and is the longest running music series
in TV history. Due to the success of the TV series and music festival, the ACL Live at the Moody
Theater opened in 2011 and now hosts more than 100 shows each year. Further expansion saw the
creation of the Austin City Limits Radio in 2018, playing artists from the TV show, festival, and live
venue.
The late 1990s witnessed an upward trend in the Austin economy, meaning increased rent prices and
property taxes, which resulted in many iconic music venues closing, like Steamboat on 6
th
Street and
Liberty Lunch in 1999. Today, it’s becoming harder and harder for musicians to live in the city,
making people question the validity and appropriateness of the city’s slogan.
*Information compiled using the Austin American-Statesman, AustinRelocationGuide.com, Music Commission meeting
minutes, and “How Austin Did Become the Live Music Capital of the World” via KUTX.org.
ARCHITECTURAL ARCHIVES COLLECTION
The Architectural Archives Collection contains drawings and renderings produced by local
architectural firms and individuals donated to or acquired by the Austin History Center. The plans
for current and past music venues and performance centers in Austin can be found within the
collection.
3DI-7701
FF-001/MISC
Architect: 3D/International
Project: Paramount Theater-Restoration, 1977
BH-79012
FF-178/BH
Architect: Bell, Klein & Hoffman
Project: Paramount Theater, 1979-1980
KIN-8033
FF-6/KIN
Architect: Kinney & Stone, Inc.
Project: Club Foot
WUK-7126-
7127
FF-52/WUK
Architect: Wukasch & Associates
Project: Symphony Square-Hardeman House & New Orleans Club –
Restoration, 1973-75
WUK-7129
FF-12/WUK
Architect: Wukasch & Associates
Project: Symphony Square-Hardeman House & New Orleans Club Building,
1972-1973
WUK-7552
FF-51/WUK
Architect: Wukasch & Associates
Project: Symphony Square- New Orleans Club, 1976
ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION
The Archives and Manuscripts Collection contains primary research materials about people,
organizations, governments, and businesses in Austin and Travis County. The collections below are
arranged by call number. For detailed information about specific collections, please refer to the
archives finding aids located in the Reading Room or online at Texas Archival Resources Online
(TARO). Band posters, photographs of live performances, scrapbooks, programs, newspaper
clippings, and other materials concerning Austin’s live music scene can be found in the Archives and
Manuscripts Collection.
Collection
Number
Title, Date, Description
AR.1991.026
Women’s Symphony League of Austin Records, 1953-2005
The Women's Symphony League of Austin (WSL) was established on June
18, 1953 with the stated purpose to promote the interests of the Austin
Symphony Orchestra. The scrapbooks, yearbooks and programs in this
collection span the years 1953-2005 and document the activities of the
organization from its very beginnings.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.1997.004
Camacho Family Papers, 1850-2005
The Camacho family was a well-known and respected name in the East
Austin community. They were active in local politics, Austin social issues, and
the Mexican-American community in Austin. Included in the collection are
posters, pins, and other materials related to the Austin Aqua Festival from the
1960s to the 1990s.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.1997.005
Wednesday Morning Music Club Records, 1923-2016
The Wednesday Morning Music Club was established in 1923 at the studio of
Minnie Sneed Wilcox, who served as its first president from 1923 to 1941.
The purpose of the group was to promote music and its appreciation in the
Austin community. Included in the collection are club minutes, yearbooks,
and “achievement” books, which contain clippings, printed items, and
photographs.
A guide to the collection is available on-site.
AR.1998.012
Austin Opera Records, 1987-2014
The Austin Lyric Opera (ALO) was founded in 1986 by Joseph McClain and
the late Dr. Walter Ducloux, who envisioned it as a dynamic company that
would enrich, entertain, and educate the community. Within the collection are
programs, event flyers, and posters for Austin Lyric Opera performances and
other special events.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2001.002
The Villager Newspaper Photograph Collection, 1973-2013
The Villager Newspaper was started in 1973 by Tommy L. Wyatt and
continues to publish weekly. The focus of the newspaper is the African
American community in Austin, Texas, especially those individuals and
businesses in East Austin. Within the over 4,500 photographs are images of
various musicians, venues, and live performances around Austin.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2001.007
Austin (Tex.). Austin Music Network, 1992-2004
The Austin Music Network was produced by Austin’s Cable Channel 6. It
was cancelled in 2005. Within their records are newspaper clippings and press
releases on the Austin music scene.
A guide to the collection is available on-site.
AR.2002.004
Tim Kerr Papers, 1979-2001
Tim Kerr is a musician and visual artist based in Austin, Texas. He has played
with such bands as the Big Boys, Poison 13, and Bad Mutha Goose and the
Brothers Grimm. The Tim Kerr Papers contain materials that document
these three bands through posters, clippings, t-shirts, and memorabilia.
Additionally, collected zines, magazines, and clippings document punk
culture, skateboarding, and music in Central Texas in the 1980s and early
1990s.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2002.019
Getting Better All the Time Singers (G-BATTS) Records, 1987-2000
The Getting Better All the Time Singers (G-BATTS) were a group organized
by Liz Carpenter in 1987. The event programs and flyers, sheet music,
correspondence, photographs and membership information in this collection
highlight the activities of the group from 1987 to 2000.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2002.021
Jared Connor Posters, 2000-2003
Jared Connor was a popular music poster artist who lived in Austin, Texas.
His collection contains about 50 posters, highlighting various bands, as well
as many music clubs/venues in Austin.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2002.035
Brian Curley Posters, 1979-2006
Brian Curley was a music poster artist in Austin, Texas, as well as a member
of a local band called the Delinquents. His collection contains about 80
posters promoting an assortment of bands, as well as various music venues
located in Austin, Texas and other national venues.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2003.035
Jaime Ward Posters, 2002-2005
Jaime Ward is an Austin based poster artist who utilizes silk screening to
create vivid music posters. The collection contains approximately ten music
posters advertising music shows at various music venues, and both local and
well-known bands and musicians.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2004.008
Kerry Awn Posters, 1974-2004
Kerry Awn is a poster artist, musician, and comedian from Austin, Texas. His
poster collection contains about 250 music posters advertising shows for local
bands at various Austin venues.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2004.027
Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau Records, 1874-2005
The Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau markets Austin, Texas both
nationally and internationally as a destination for trade and travel. The
collection dates from 1874 to 2005 and contains materials both produced and
collected by three divisions of the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau:
the Film Commission, Music Office, and Heritage Marketing. Within the
Music Office division are notices of meeting, agendas, minutes, handwritten
notes, annual reports, attendance lists, and memoranda covering Austin
Music Commission meetings from 1989-2003, and biographies, clippings,
flyers, press releases, and video and audio cassettes, collected by the Music
Office for over 350 local artists.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2005.017
Jaime Cervantes Posters, 2001-2003
Jaime Cervantes is a music poster artist in Austin, Texas, as well as a member
of the band Sleepy Giant. The collection contains approximately thirty music
posters for shows by various bands at different music venues around Austin.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2005.021
Billy Perkins Posters, 1994-2004
For over 20 years, Billy Perkins has been designing rock posters, CD
packages, and other graphics. He received a BFA in Commercial Art from
Texas State University. Within his poster collection are about 37 music
posters advertising shows by various bands and musicians at different music
venues around Austin, Texas.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2010.029
SXSW, Inc. Records, 1986-2018
SXSW, Inc. began in 1986, as a regional music conference launched by
Roland Swenson, Louis Jay Meyers, Louis Black, and Nick Barbaro. Starting
as a small, regional conference SXSW has grown over the years, adding the
SXSW Film and Media Festival in 1994, and the SXSW Multimedia Festival
in 1995, renamed the Interactive Festival in 1998. This collection contains
documents, print materials and recordings generated by SXSW over its first
25 years of existence.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2011.020
Martha Grenon Photographs, 1988-2001
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Martha Grenon became a photographer
and has travelled around the world documenting her art. She lives in Austin,
Texas, and has documented the South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival
and conference from 1998 to 2001 with her photographs. Included in the
collection are 169 black-and-white photographs of famous and up-and-
coming bands and musicians performing at the festival, and candid scenes
during the festival.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2011.032
Gregory K. Sells Photographs, 1994-2002, 2010
Greg Sells is a hobbyist photographer who has developed a passion for the
Austin music scene and has photographed musical performances often. 119
4x6" black-and-white and color photographs document the South by
Southwest (SXSW) music festival and conference in Austin, Texas from 1994
to 2002 and 2010.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2012.018
David Thomson Emo’s Posters, 1982-2002
Donated by a former Emo’s employee, David L. Thomson, this poster
collection consists of approximately 125 musical performance posters created
by different artists for various music venues location in Austin, Texas, the
majority of which are for Emo’s.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2014.028
Michael Martin Video Collection, 1982-1985
This collection consists of a variety of video live footage of local artists and
video clip shows featuring a variety of music genres. These were produced
whilst Michael Martin was manager of PASE Inc. Video. Music videos and
band interviews can be found in the collection.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.2014.043
Andrew Long Photographs, 1984-2000
Andrew Long is visual artist, photographer, dancer, and choreographer based
in Austin, Texas, as well as co-founder and former Artistic and Executive
Director of the Johnson/Long Dance Company. His collection contains
photographs, primarily of musicians, from his work as a freelance
photographer for several publications, including the Austin Chronicle.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.R.006
Austin Lyric Opera Program and Poster Collection, 1987-2014
The Austin Lyric Opera (ALO) was founded in 1986 by Joseph McClain and
the late Dr. Walter Ducloux. In 2008 the Long Center for the Performing
Arts became the permanent performance home for the ALO. Within the
collection are programs, event flyers and posters for Austin Lyric Opera
performances and other special events dating from the founding production
of The Magic Flute to the current day.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.R.022
Calico Printing Posters, 1972-1978
Calico Printing operated in Austin, Texas, during the 1970s and worked
largely with poster artists. The collection consists of 64 posters created by 15
different artists, documenting various musicians and bands that performed at
Armadillo World Headquarters, Antone's, Austin Opry House, and other
local venues from 1972 to 1978.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
AR.Z.021
Austin Aqua Festival Records, 1962-1988, 1993-1996
Austin Aqua Festival was a multi-day festival conceived by the Austin
Chamber of Commerce and held in August from 1962 to 1997. Within the
collection are newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, brochures, and
recordings documenting the events of the festival, including the bands who
performed live there.
A guide to the collection is available on Texas Archival Resources Online.
OVERSIZE ARCHIVES
The Oversize Archives contains items that are too large to store with the Austin Files or with the
Archives and Manuscripts collection. It contains certificates, posters, broadsides, diplomas, artwork,
and other oversize documents. Posters and broadsides depicting local bands, music venues, and
music festivals can be found within the Oversize Archives.
Box 003/075
Poster: Collins, Albert, Concert poster for Collins along with Bill Campbell,
House Rockers, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Jimmie Vaughan, 7/22-23.
Box 003/077
Poster: Priest, Micael, The Ramones: Hot & Nasty Punk & Roll, with special
guest Aalon, 7/14/77.
Box 005/003
Poster: Willie Nelson and Family, Waterloo Music Festival and Street Dance,
4/8-9/1978.
Box 006/031
Poster: Yeates, Sam, Armadillo World Headquarters 6
th
Birthday Party with
Balcones Fault and Chastity Fox. 08/07/1976.
Box 007/025-
086
Posters: The entirety of the Calico Printing Posters collection (AR.R.022),
which features 64 posters of various bands and musicians who performed at
different music venues around Austin, 1972-1978.
Box 008/043
Poster: Jim & Stevie Vaughan & Friends Jam @ The South Door, February
1973.
Box 011/022
Poster: Willie Nelson, Austin Opry House First Birthday,1977-78. Danny
Garrett, artist.
Box 012/007
Poster: SXSW90. Music and media conference. March 15-18. Poster and list
of performers (2 items).
Box 014/067
Poster: Music Umbrella-Austin Songwriters Festival, undated.
Box 014/072
Poster: Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen at Antone’s, 1980.
Box 014/073
Poster: Walker (Jerry Jeff) at Antone’s, 1980.
Box 014/074
Poster: Muldaur (Maria) at Antone’s, 1980.
Box 014/075
Poster: Asleep at the Wheel at Antone’s, 1980.
Box 014/076
Poster: King (Freddie) at Armadillo World Headquarters, 1975.
Box 014/077
Poster: Pointer Sisters at Armadillo World Headquarters, 1974.
Box 014/078
Poster: Jo Jo Gunne at Armadillo World Headquarters, 1973.
Box 016/005
Poster: New Year’s Bash: Austin Outhouse. Come Save Austin’s Greatest
“Live” music venue, undated.
Box 016/074
Poster: Big Boys and US d.r.i. at Nitelife music poster, undated.
Box 016/075
Poster: X and Big Boys at Nightlife, undated.
Box 016/094
Poster: X - Exene Cervenka, Billy Zoom, John Doe, DJ Bonebrake at Emo's,
undated.
Box 017/004
Poster: Mark Mueller, Paula Wilson and the Mueller Law Office present Two
Wings: an Evening with Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-a-Whirl Band Live at
Austin’s Backyard, August 9, 1997.
Box 017/023
Poster: Antone’s: Austin’s Home of the Blues. Tommy Shannon, Stevie
Vaughan, Chris Layton, undated.
Box 017/031
Poster: Cat’s & Dogs at Antone’s, undated.
Box 019/001
Poster: 1995-96 Austin Music Awards at Palmer Auditorium
Box 019/002
Poster: Super Nova at Emo's, 1995.
Box 019/024
Poster: Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen and Asleep at the
Wheel at Armadillo World Headquarters, 1980. Last show at the Armadillo.
Box 019/053
Broadside: Concert Poster, Emo’s, Print by Jamie Ward, undated.
Box 021/001
Posters: Jared Connor music (rock) posters (approximately 50).
Box 022/001
Posters: Mark Pedini music posters (approximately 15).
Box 022/002
Posters: Jim Franklin music and event posters (10). Includes a poster of the 1
st
Willie Nelson’s 4
th
of July Picnic.
Box 023/001
Posters: Kerry Awn music posters (11pprox.. 250).
Box 025/001
Posters: Cryptical Development/Jeff Miller music posters (11pprox.. 30).
Box 026/001
Posters: Brian Curley music posters (approx. 35).
Box 027/001
Posters: Billy Bishop music posters (12).
Box 027/002
Posters: The Decoder Ring Design Concern music posters (9).
Box 028/001
Posters: Mig Kokinda music and event posters (6).
Box 028/002
Posters: Jamie Cervantes music posters (approximately 30).
Box 029/001
Posters: Erick Montes music poster (6).
Box 029/002
Posters: Noel Waggener (SubCulture Press) music posters (5).
Box 031/002
Poster: Waterloo Records presents X and the Big Boys at Nightlife, undated.
Box 030/001
Posters: Factor 27 music posters (13).
Box 031/021
Poster: Punk Prom with The Next, Reactors, Big Boys, Sharon Tate’s Baby,
Dicks at Armadillo World Headquarters, 1980.
Box 031/025
Poster: Uranium Savages and The Big Boys at World Armadillo Headquarters,
1980.
Box 031/027
Poster: Austin Chronicle Music Poll Awards Ceremony featuring The Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Angela Strehli Band, Leroi Bros, Big Boys at The Austin Opera
House, 1983.
Box 032
Posters: Posters from Austin Music Network events.
Box 043/053
Poster: 5
th
Annual Austin Musicians Appreciation Supper, October 12, 1993
(signed by artist Kevin Combs).
Box 043/068
Poster: Antone’s Austin’s Home of the Blues featuring Jimmie Vaughan,
Angela Strehli, Keith Ferguson, and Kim Wilson, undated.
Box 043/069
Poster: Antone’s Austin’s Home of the Blues featuring Jimmie Vaughan and
Muddy Waters, undated.
Box 043/098
Broadside: Willie Nelson & Family at the Waterloo Music Festival Street
Dance, April 8 & 9, 1978.
Box 045/009
Broadside: 2006 Keep Austin Weird 5k and Music Festival, August 26, 2006.
Box 045/032
Broadside: The Shakin' Apostles playing at Continental Club, Saxon Pub, and
Roadhouse Café, undated.
Box 045/079
Broadside: The Roots of the Live Music Capital: A Free Concert Supporting
the Cepeda Music Garden, undated.
Box 048/001
Poster: Nina Katrin at Maggie Mae's, undated.
Box 048/028
Broadside: Live Under the Oaks, Del Castillo, October 29, 2004, Austin Music
Hall.
Box 048/056
Broadside: Urban Music Festival, April 8, 2006, Auditorium Shores.
Box 064/014
Poster: Advertisement for Willie Nelson concert--preview of album "Phases &
Stages," 1974.
Box 064/020
Poster: Advertisement for performance by The Butch Hancock Band--poster
by Guy Juke, 1977.
Box 064/021
Poster: Advertisement for New Year's Eve at Antone's, with performances by
the Thunderbirds, Double Trouble, and the Cobras--poster by Danny Garrett,
1977.
Box 064/036
Poster: Alvin Crow Country Music, undated.
Box 064/043
Poster: Splahs Day: Stevie Vaughan & Double Trouble, undated.
Box 071/006
Poster: Austin World Music & Jazz Fusion Festival, WobeonFest, Sept 11-13,
2015.
Box 078/002
Poster: SXSW 2003 The Polyphonic Spree @ Austin Music Hall and Stubb's
BBQ.
Box 080/001
Broadside: Save Live Music!!! Vote Against the Smoking Ban, undated.
Box 080/027
Poster: Uranium Savages, Soap Creek Saloon, March 9-10, 1979. Poster by
Kerry Awn.
FF 03/02/004
Poster: Social Distortion with the Hangmen at Stubb's BBQ, June 9, 2002.
FF 03/02/009
Poster: Armadillo World Headquarters "Coming Up" music calendar.
FF 03/04/001
Posters: Kollective Fusion/Bobby Dixon music posters (approx. 30).
FF 04/02/003
Posters: SXSW posters - music, film, interactive/multimedia, showcases plus
NXNW, NXNE.
FF 04/05/001-
002
Posters: Music venue posters for Emo’s, created by Lindsay Kuhn.
FF 04/05/003
Posters: Music venue posters for Emo’s, created by Frank Kozik.
FF 04/05/004
Posters: Music venue posters for Emo’s, created by various artists.
FF 04/05/005
Posters: Music venue posters for Emo’s, created by unknown artists.
FF 04/05/006
Posters: Music venue posters for other venues (besides Emo's) in Austin,
Texas.
Rolled 01/005
Banner: Street banner "Live Music Capital of the World" by Robert R. Jones,
1997.
AUSTIN FILES – SUBJECT: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The Austin Files – Subject contain a variety of clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to the
City Council of Austin. Please note that photographs, if available, are filed separately from the text
files. A “T” indicates a text file, and a “P” indicates a photo file. Information concerning various
bands, musicians, music halls, symphonies and orchestras, as well as the live music industry in
general can be found within the Austin Files.
AF B1700 Beer Gardens
General (1) T
Presslers (3) P
Scholz Garden (4) P T — See also: Saengerrunde M9380 (43)
AF C4170 City Planning
Economic Growth and Redevelopment Services – Music Division (45) T
AF F1000 Festivals – South by Southwest Conference and Festivals (SXSW)
General P T
Flatstock (7) T
Music and Media Conference and Festival (1)
AF M9100 Museums
South Austin Museum of Popular Culture (now the South Austin Popular
Culture Center) (8) T
Texas Music Museum (12)
AF M9300 Music – Banes, Orchestras, Choirs, etc. (entries with an asterisk [*] indicate
that the artist or band has a separate file for clippings shelved within the alphabetical
section)
General, by decade (1) P
13
th
Floor Elevators—See: Biography File – Roky Erickson T
8 ½ Souvenirs (E) T
Albert and Gage (A, folder 1) T
Alive and Well (A) T
All American Dance Orchestra (A, folder 1) P T
Alliance, The (A) P
Alpha Rev (A) T
Alvin Crow & the Pleasant Valley Boys (A, folder 1) P T
Amateur Choral Club (A, folder 1) T
Ambergris Baroque Trio (A, folder 1) T
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead (A, folder 1) T
Applicators, The (A) T
Arc Angels (A) T
Argie, Fredy—See Biography File
Asleep at the Wheel (A*) P T
Asylum Street Spankers (A, folder 1) T
ATASH (A) T
Austin All Stars (A, folder 2) T
Austin Area Orchestra (A, folder 2) T
Austin Boys Choir (A*) T
Austin Chamber Ensemble (A*) T
Austin Chamber Orchestra (A, folder 2) T
Austin Chamber Players (A, folder 2) T
Austin Children’s Choir (A, folder 2) T
Austin Choral Artists—See: S8800 (9)
Austin Chord Rangers, The (A, folder 2) T
Austin City Band (A, folder 2) T
Austin City Limits—See: T0705 (9) T
Austin Civic Chorus (A*) P T See also: Chorus Austin M9300 (C*)
Austin Civic Orchestra (A*) P T
Austin Civic Wind Ensemble (A, folder 2) T
Austin Community Orchestra (A, folder 2) T
Austin Concert Chorale (A, folder 2) T
Austin Festival Singers (A, folder 2) T
Austin Friends of Traditional Music (A, folder 2) T
Austin Girl’s Choir (A, folder 2) T
Austin Highlanders Pipe Band (A, folder 2) T
Austin Lounge Lizards (A, folder 3) P T
Austin Lyric Opera (A*) T
Austin Men’s Chorus (A) P
Austin ProChorus (A, folder 4) T
Austin Quartet (A, folder 4) T
Austin Singers (A, folder 4) T
Austin Star String Band (A) P
Austin Swedish Male Choir (A, folder 4) T
Austin Symphonic Band, The (A, folder 4) P T
Austin Teachers Chorus (A, folder 5) T
Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble (A, folder 5) T See also: Chorus Austin M9300
(C*)
Austin Women’s Chorus (A, folder 5) T
Backbone (B) T
Bad Mutha Goose (B) P
Balcones Community Orchestra (B) T
Balcones Fault (B*) T
Balderama, Bobby—See: Biography File
Band of Heathens (B) T
Bankrupt and the Borrowers (B) T
Bells of Joy (B) T
Benko (B) T
Beto y los Fairlines (B) P T
Big Band Sound of Austin, The (B) T
Big Boys (B)
Billy White Trio (B) P
Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears (B*) T
Black Spring (B) T
Black Tie (B) T
Blakely, Eric—See: Biography file
Blastro (B) T
Blue Buffoons (B) P
Blue Eagle String Band (B) P
Blue October (B) T
Bluebonnet Boys—See Dolores and the Blue Bonnet Boys (D)
Blue Specialists, The (B) T
Boonetown (B) T
Boxcar Preachers, The (B) T
Boys, The (B) P
Brenizer Male Chorus (B) T
Brew, The (B) T
Bright Light Social Hour (B) T
Brown Whornet (B) T
Buckdancer’s Choice (B) T
Buick MacKane (B) T See all: Biography File – Escovedo, Alejandro
Business League Band (B) P
Butthole Surfers (B) T
Camerate Vocale (C) T
Campi, Ray—See: Biography File
Capital City Crooners (C, folder 1) T
Capital City Men’s Chorus (C, folder 1) T
Carrasco, Joe “King”—See: Biography File
Cavemen (C, folder 1) T
Celtic Stone, The (C, folder 1) T
Central Choir Cutups (C, folder 1) T
Central Texas Medical Orchestra (C) T
Centzontle (C, folder 1) T
Chamber Music Austin (C, folder 1) T
Chamber Soloists of Austin (C*) T
Charlie Faye and the Fayettes (C) T
Charlie Sexton Sextet (C) P
Cheezmo Schmaltz (C, folder 1) T
Chorus Austin (C*) T
Circle of Light (C, folder 2) T
Coffee Sergeants (C) P
Conqueroo (C, folder 1) T
Conspirare (C*) T
Cosmic Dust Devils (C, folder 1) T
Cotton Mather (C*) T
Cow Pattys, The (C) P
Creative Opportunity Orchestra (C*) T
Cross Canadian Ragweed (C) T
Cruiserweight (C) T
Dan Del Santo and his Professors of Pleasure (D) P T
Dark Mayyer Horns (D) T
Del Castillo (D) T
Denim (D) T
Derailers, The (D) T
Diana Cantu Trio (D) P
Dicks, The (D) See also: Big Boys M9300 (B); Biography File – Turner,
Randy “Biscuit”
Dino Lee & the White Trash Revue (D*)
Dixie Chicks (D*) T
DJ Overlord—See: Overlord, DJ (O) T
Dolores and the Blue Bonnet Boys (D) T
Durden Divine Spiritual Singers (D) T
Ed Hall (E) T
Eddie and Sugar Lou’s Hotel Tyler Orchestra (E) T
Edge City (E) T
Electromagnets (E) T
Ely, Joe—See: Biography File
Endo, Akira (E*) T
Endochine (E) T
English Teeth (E) T
Ensemble VIII (E) T
Erikson, Roky—See: Biography File
Escovedo, Alejandro—See: Biography File
Explosions in the Sky (E*) T
F-Systems (F) T
Fabulous Thunderbirds, The (F*) T
Faces (F) T
Fad (F) T
Fastball (F) T
Fermata (F) T
Flatlanders, The (F) T
Foley, Sue—See: Biography File
Foot Patrol (F) T
Frontier Brothers (F) T
Gant Family (G) T
Geezinslaw Brothers (G) P T
Gentle Journey (G) P
George Herzog Orchestra (G) P
Getting Better All the Time Singers (G-BATTS) (G) P T
Ghost Wolves (G) T
Girling (G) T
Girl’s Choral Club (G) P T
Gnappy (G) T
Golden Echos (G) T
Gospel Revelations (G) T
Gourds, The (G) T
Greezy Wheels (G*) P T
Grupo Fantasma (G*) T
Hallman, Mark—See: Biography File
Hamilton Pool (H) P
Hardin and Russell (H) T
Harold Caldwell Orchestra (H) P
Hell, Richard—See: Biography File
Herman the German (H) T
Hickoids, The (H*) T
Hobble (H) T
Horsies, The (H) P T
Hot Club of Cowtown (H) T
Hot Tomatoes—See: Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes
Howlers, The—See: Omar and the Howlers
Hungry Mountain Boys (H) T
Huns (H) T
Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin, The (I) T
Iron & Wine—See: Biography File – Beam, Sam
Isis (I) T
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (I) T
James Polk Quintet (J) T
James, Elana—See: Biography File
Javelin Boot (J) T
Jesus Christ Superfly (J) T
Jesus Lizard, The (J) T
Jimmy Butler Singers, The (J) T
Johnny Simmons Band (J) P
Johnston, Daniel—See: Biography File
Jolly Garogers, The (J) T
Kathy and the Kilowatts (K) T
Kaye, Mady—See: Biography File
Keen, Robert Earl—See: Biography File
Kenny and the Jets (K) T
Key Line (K) T
King Friday (K)
Kiwi (K) T
Klemperer, Paul—See: Biography File
Korean Rock Band (K) T
La Diferenzia (L) P
La Follia (L) T
Leatherbag (L) T See also: M9300 (General)
Leghounds, The (L) T
Leonard Davila and Street People (L) T
LeRoi Brothers (L) P
Les Tres Biens (L) T
Lester Kitchens Orchestra (L) T
Ley Line (L) T
Light Crust Doughboys (L) T
Lightnin Hopkins (L) P
Line upon Line Percussion (L) T
Little Imo (L) T
Little Joe, Johnny y la Familia (L) T
Loose Diamonds (L) P
Los Lonely Boys (L) T
Los Texas Wranglers (L) T
Lost Gonzo Band (L) T
Lotions (L) T
Lower Class Brats (L) T
Lucky Tomlin Band (L) T
Mariachi Infantil Guadalupano de Austin (M) P T
Mariachi Rebeldes (M) T
Marsh, Tina—See: Creative Opportunity Orchestra (C*)
McLemore Avenue (M) P
McMurtry, James—See: Biography File
Meat Joy (M) T
Men’s Municipal Band (M) P
Miller, Townsend—See: Biography File
Miró Quartet (M) T
Monohans (M) T
Monarchs (M) T
Moonlight Social (M) T
Mother of Pearl (M) T
Mould, Bob—See: Biography File
Mr. Habitat (M) T
My Education (M) T
Nakia (N) T
Nash Hernandez and His Orchestra (N) P T
Nelson, Willie—See: Biography File
New Mix (N) T
Nice Strong Arm (N) T
Nortons, The (N) P T
Nova (N) T
OAF House (O) T
Octopus Project (O) T
Oh No Oh My (O) T
Okkervil River (O) P T
Omar and the Howlers (O) P T
Orchesis (O) T
Outlaws (O) See also: Biography File – Nelson, Willie
Overland Band, The (O) T
Overlord DJ (O) T
Paramount Singers (P) P
Pariah (P) T
Partners in Crime (P) T
Paul Ray & the Cobras (P) T
People’s Choice (P) P
Pong (P) T
Pressure (P) T
Public Offenders (P) T
Punchy (P) T
Quiet Company (Q) T
Ramirez, Tomas—See: Biography File
Ramsear Brothers (R) T
Rank and File (R) P T
Reckless Kelly (R) P T
Red Weaver Band (R) T
Reivers (R) P T
Resentments (R) T
Rhythm Kings (R) P
Riders Against the Storm (R) T
Riders in the Sky (R) T
River City Pops (R*) T
Rocha, Madeleine—See: Biography File
Rolling Stones (R) P
Rotel and the Hot Tomatoes (R*) T
Schmillion (S) T
Scratch Acid (S) T
Seed (S) T
Sensation Junkies (S*) T
Shades (S) T
Shakey’s Band (S) P
Shiva’s Headband (S) P T
Shorty and the Corvettes (S) P
Shoulders (S) P
Sincola (S) T
Sirius (S) T
Sis Deville (S) See also: Biography File – Holliday, Floramay
Skunks (S) P T
Sleepwalkeis (S) T
Small Faces (S) T
Soundpics (S) T
Sounds Under Radio (S) T
South Austin Jug Band (S) T
Speak (S) T
Spoon (S*) T
St. Croix Philharmonic Steele Orchestra (S) T
St. David’s Episcopal Church Choir (S) T
St. Elmo’s Fire (S) T
Standing Waves (S) T
Starcrost (S) T
Starmen (S) T
Starvation Army (S) T
Steam Heat (S) T
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble (S) P See also: Biography File –
Vaughan, Stevie Ray
Story of, The (S) T
Storyville (S) P
Strange Boys, The (S) T
Strings Attached (S) T
Summer Fires (S) T
Super Seven, Los (S) T
Suzie’s Ragtime Band (S) P
Sweetarts (S) T See also: Biography File – Ernie “Sky” Gammage
Sword, The (S) T
Sylvia and the Shysters (S) T
Symphony Orchestra of Austin—See: S8800
Tafelmusik (T) T
Techniques IV (T) T
Teddy Morgan and the Sevilles (T) P
Texas Brass Quintet, The (T) T
Texas Early Music Project (T*) T
Toadies (T) T
Too Smooth (T) T
Toqui Amaru (T) T
Trinity Festival Chorus (T) T
Troubadors (T) P
True Believers (T) P See also: Biography File – Escovedo, Alejandro
Two Nice Girls (T*) T
Two O’Clock Courage (T) T
Ume (U) T
Uncle Dick’s Band (U) P
Uncle Walt’s Band (U) T
Union Scale (U) T
Uranium Savages (U*) P T
Valentine, Jimmy—See: Biography File
Vallejo (V)
Van Wilks Band (V) P
Van Zandt, Townes—See: Biography File
Wagoneers (W) T
Wannabes, The (W) P
Waterloo Consort (W) T
Waterloo Winds (W) T
Waylon & Willie (W) See also: Biography File – Nelson, Willie; Willie and the
Outlaws M9300 (O)
Whiskey Shivers (W) T
Whistler (W) T
White Cat Ragtime Ensemble (W) T
White Denim (W) T
White White Lights (W) T
Wooden Birds (W) T
Yang, Charles (Y) T
YaYo Castillo y Rumors (Y) P
YB (Y) T
Youth Symphony (Y) T
Zeitgeist (Z) T See also: Reivers (R)
Zeveley’s Orchestra (Z) P
Zilker Sunday (Z) T
(Zoltars) Z T
AF M9320 Music – Halls, Venues, Etc. (See also: Saloons S0300)
General T
Alamo Lounge—See: S0300 (56)
Amsterdam Café (A) T
Antone’s—See: S0300 (33)
Armadillo World Headquarters—See: S0300 (52) and D0200 (7)
Austin Music Hall (A) P T
Austin Opry House—See: S0300 (53) (a.k.a. Austin Opera House)
Austin-Bergstrom Airport – “Music in the Air” (A) T
Austin360 Amphitheater (A) T
Backyard (B) T
Beerland (B) T
Brazos Hall (B) T
Broken Spoke—See: S0300 (76)
Cactus Café (C) T
Carousel Lounge (C) T
City Hall, Live From the Plaza (C) T
Club Foot—See: S0300 (50)
Continental Club—See: S0300 (77) T
Copa Bar & Grill (C) T
Dessau Hall—See: S0300 (74)
Emo’s (E) P T
Flipnotics (F) T
Freddie’s Place (F) P T
Fresh Up Club (F) T
Hole in the Wall (H) P T
Jade Room, The (J) P
Liberty Lunch—See: S0300 (61)
Live from the Plaza (L) T
Maggie Mae’s—See: S0300 (41)
Manor Downs (music venue)—See: S4300 (41)
Momo’s (M) T
Moody Theater (M) T
Mother Earth—See: S0300 (18)
One Knite—See: Biography File – Howard, Roddy
Opera House Bar—See: S0300 (6)
Raul’s—See: S0300 (42)
Red’s Scoot Inn (R) T
Ringside at Sullivan’s (R) P T
Saengerrunde—See: M9380 (43)
Sahara Lounge (S) T
Saxon Pub (S) P T
Scholz Garden—See: B1700 (4)
Skyline Club—See: S0300 (67)
Soap Creek—See: S0300 (10)
Split Rail Inn—See: S0300 (27)
Steamboat Springs—See: S0300 (32)
Stubb’s (S) T
Trophy’s (T) P T
Victory Grill—See: S0300 (75)
Vulcan Gas Company (V) T
AF M9383 Music Festivals (See also: Festivals F0900 and Celebrations C1900)
General P T
A. Mozart Fest (7) T
Americana Music Conference and Festival (34) T
Austin Chamber Music Festival (29) T
Austin City Limits Music Festival (5) T
Austin Family Music Festival (23)
Austin Jazz Festival (1) T
Austin Music Festival Association (10) T
Austin Winter Music Festival (9) T
Chaos in Tejas (31) T
Clarksville-West End Jazz and Arts Festival (8) P T
Cross Festival (25) T
East End Summer Music Series (21) T
Fun Fun Fun Fest (28) T
Grind, The (24) T
Kids are Alright Fest, The (33) T
Latino Music Month (20) T
Legends of Black Music (22) T
Longhorn Jazz Festival (6) P T
New Texas Festival/New Texas Music Works (now Conspirare) (2) T — See
also: M9300 (C)
Old Settler’s Music Festival (30) T
Pachanga Latino Music Festival (32) T
Round Top International Festival-Institute (3) T
South by Southwest Music Festival—See: F1000 (1)
Sunday Break (11) P T
Texas Bach Festival (12) T — See also: Chorus Austin M9300 (C*)
Texas State Arts Festival (27) T
Urban Music Festival (14)
AF M9385 Music Trade
Austin Live Music Task Force (50) T
Austin Music Awards (63) T
Austin Music Commission (38) T
Live Music Capital of the World slogan (61) T
AF R3800 Restaurants, lunchrooms, etc. (Where no folder number is given, item is filed
in a folder designated by its first letter)
Alligator Grill, The (A) P
Empanada Parlour (E) T
Jovita’s (J) P
Oasis, The (O) P
Threadgill’s (T) P T
AF S0300 Saloons
311 Club (102) P
Antone’s (33) P T
Armadillo World Headquarters (52) P T — See also: Austin Ballet Theater
D0200 (7)
Austin Opry House (a.k.a. Austin Opera House) (53) T
Back Room, The (83) P T
Broken Spoke (76) P T
Club DeVille (85) P T
Club Foot (5) T
Continental Club (77) P T
Flamingo Cantina (103) P
Liberty Lunch (61) P T
Lucky Lounge (97) P T
Maggie Mae’s (41) P T
Mean Eyed Cat (116) T
New Orleans Club (17) P T
Opera House Bar (6) P T
Raul’s (42) P T
Red 7 (101) P T
Redrum Club (105) P
Scoot Inn (113) T
Shoal Creek Saloon (82) P
Skyline Club (67) P T
Soap Creek (10) P T
Split Rail Inn (27) T
Steamboat Springs (32) T
Victory Grill (75) P T
AF S8800 Symphony Orchestra, Austin
General, by decade P T
Austin Symphony Choral Union (a.k.a. Austin Choral Union and Austin
Choral Artists) (9) T
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society, Inc. (12) P T
AF T6500 Theater
One World Theater (84) P T
Scottish Rite Theater (24) T
AUSTIN FILES – BIOGRAPHY: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The Austin Files – Biography contain clippings, photos, and ephemera about Austin and Travis
County residents who have contributed to the community. Information about various Austin
musicians, music venue owners, and other influential members of the music industry can be found
within the files.
Aaron, Jay
Local musician in Austin, Texas.
Allred, Sammy
Antone, Clifford
Ball, Marcia
Banks, Martin
Barton, Lou Ann
Bell, T. D.
Benson, Ray
Bland, Bobby (Blue)
Bone, Ponty
Bowser, Erbie
Bridger, Bobby
Campise, Tony
Carrasco, Joe “King”
Clark, Jubal
Clark, W. C.
Coe, David Allen
Colvin, Shawn
Singer in the Geezinslaw Brothers musical
group.
Owner of the music venue Antone’s,
located in Austin, Texas.
Local musician in Austin, Texas.
Jazz trumpeter who performed around
Austin.
Local musician in Austin, Texas.
Guitarist and leader of the band, T. D. Bell
and the Cadillacs, an Austin blues band.
Guitarist and front runner of the band,
Asleep at the Wheel.
Houston blues singer who frequently
performed around Austin in the 1970s.
Well-known accordion player and singer
who played around Austin.
East Austin blues pianist and singer.
Musician who was prominent during
Austin’s cosmic cowboy-progressive
country wave.
Jazz musician who played around Austin,
known primarily for playing the tenor
saxophone.
Pop rock and Latin musician who played
around Austin, known as “the King of Tex-
Mex rock’n’roll.”
Local Austin singer and songwriter.
Local Austin blues musician.
Country musician prominent in Austin in
the 1970s.
Well-known singer and songwriter in
Austin.
Cross, Christopher
Crow, Alvin
Degollado, Johnny
Dolenz, Micky
Dupree, Cornell
Durst, Lavada “Dr. Hepcat”
Ely, Joe
Erickson, Roky
Erickson, Sumner
Escovedo, Alejandro
Flippo, Chet
Foley, Sue
Forsyth, Guy
Franklin, Jim
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
Fromholz, Steven
Gammage, Ernie
Jennings, Waylon
Front man for the Christopher Cross band,
a local Austin group, then soloist.
Austin fiddler and folk musician.
Austin fiddler and country musician.
East Austin accordion player, nicknamed
“El Montopolis Kid.”
Austin singer and drummer.
R&B and jazz guitarist in Austin.
Austin pianist and first black DJ in Texas.
Guitarist and front man of the Joe Ely
Band.
Member of the band the 13
th
Floors and one
of the pioneers of Austin’s psychedelic
music scene.
Austin singer and guitarist, and younger
brother of Roky Erickson.
Austin singer and songwriter.
Rock’n’roll music critic in Austin.
Blues guitarist in Austin.
Austin songwriter and musician.
Austin music poster artist.
Austin singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Local musician in Austin.
Songwriter and bassist for the Sweetarts
band.
Front man for the band Waylon and the
Waylors.
AUSTIN FILES – HOUSE/BUILDING: TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS
The Austin Files – House/Building contains clippings, reports, and ephemera related to structures in
Austin and Travis County. Arranged by street address. Information about several live music venues
around Austin can be found within the House/Building Files.
Address
Description
1308 E. 4th Street
515 E. 6
th
Street
120 W. 6
th
Street
Red’s Scoot Inn music venue.
Flamingo Cantina music venue.
Former location of the
Joplin, Janis
Miller, Ernie Mae
Nelson, Willie
Nunn, Gary P.
Shaw, Robert
Swatzell, Tom
Threadgill, Kenneth
Vaughan, Stevie Ray
Willis, Kelly
Wilson, Theodore “Teddy”
Rock, soul, and blues singer and songwriter
who played frequently in Austin.
East Austin blues and pop pianist, and
saxophone player.
Well-known country singer and guitarist
who frequently played in Austin.
Country singer and songwriter known for
creating the theme song to the “Austin City
Limits” TV show.
Barrelhouse style pianist who lived and
performed in Austin in the 1960s.
Dobro guitarist who lived in and performed
around Austin.
Country singer and owner of the Austin
restaurant Threadgill’s, which featured
many live music performances.
Well-known songwriter and blues guitarist
in Austin, and front man for the band Stevie
Ray & Double Trouble.
Austin country singer and guitarist.
Austin jazz pianist who performed in the
1940s and 1950s.
207 W. 18
th
Street
200 Academy
Drive
6416 N. Lamar
Boulevard
603 Red River
Street
801 Red River
Street
Originally Turner Hall, now the Scottish Rite Theater music venue.
Original location of the Austin Opera House.
Original Threadgill’s restaurant and music venue.
Emo’s bar and music venue.
Stubb’s BBQ music venue.
GENERAL COLLECTION
The General Collection contains books, pamphlets, and local government reports. Titles are
arranged by call number. Yearbooks are listed separately at the end of the list.
This list is by no means an exhaustive list of every title held by the Austin History Center that relates
to live music in Austin; that can be accomplished by a keyword search in the Austin Public Library
online catalog. This list is an attempt to identify General Collection items that provide a historical
perspective or address Austin’s live music scene. Within the collection are biographies, memoirs,
event programs, and reports about Austin musicians, venue owners, and the Austin music industry
over the years.
Call number
Title
Date
A 331.881178 AU
Constitution, By-laws, Scale of Prices and Roster of the
Austin Musicians Union, Austin, Texas, Local No. 433,
American Federation of Musicians, Organized June 8,
1907 by Austin Musicians Union
1911
A 338.7617 AR
Armadillo World Headquarters
By Armadillo Productions, inc.
1975
A 338.7617 ME 1985
Music, Media and the Metropolis: The Case of Austin’s
Armadillo World Headquarters by Menconi, David
1985
*A 384.8097 UE 1985
A Proposal for the Establishment of An Austin Film,
Video & Music Commission by
1985
*A 700.976431 EC
The Economic Impacts of the Arts and Entertainment
Industries of Austin, Texas by
1987
A 725.8109764 WI
Armadillo World Headquarters: A Memoir
By Wilson, Edwin O.
2017
A 741.674 HO
Homegrown: Austin Music Posters 1967-1982
2015
A 741.674092 GA
Weird, Yet Strange
By Garrett, Danny
2015
A 741.6740976 WI V1
Big Book of Austin Punk-era Posters and Images
By Wing, Chris
2003
A 779.9782421 GO
Big Boys Dicks
By Goodman, Mark
2015
A 780.0354 AU
Texas Perspectives: The Role of Music in the Austin
Economy
By Austin (Tex.). Financial & Administrative Services
Department. Office of Telecommunications & Regulatory
Affairs
2001
A 780.0354 AU
The Austin Music Census: A Data-driven Assessment of
Austin’s Commercial Music Economy
2015
A 780.0354 AU773
Austin Music: Into the Future
By Austin (Tex.). Music Advisory Committee
1985
A 780.0354 HE
Then and Now: 2005-2015 by Health Alliance for Austin
Musicians
2015
A 780.2576431 ME 1980
Mellow Pages
1980
A 780.29209764 AU
1986-87
Austin Music Industry Directory
1987
*A 780.729764 AU 1925-
26
Annual Announcement of the Austin Conservatory of
Music by Austin Conservatory of Music
Check for
date
A 780.9764 GU
Guide to Live Music Venues
2012
A 780.9764 SX
SXSW Scrapbook: People and Things That Went Before
2011
*A 780.976411 BE
Music and Music Teaching in Austin
By Beaver, Frances
A 780.976431 AU 2008
FY 2008 Austin Music Memorial Nominations
By Austin (Tex.). Cultural Arts Division
2008
A 780.976431 TU
Music in the City: A History of Austin Music
By Turley, Alan C.
2000
A 781.57 RE
The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
By Reid, Jan
1974
A 781.62 CO
Hot Jams & Cold Showers: Scenes From the Kerrville
Folk Festival
By Cortez, Dyanne Fry
2000
A 781.63 ER
Openers II: The Lyrics of Roky Erickson
By Erickson, Roky
1995
A 781.6409764 AC
ACL Music Fest: Rockin’ Coverage 2002-2011
2012
A 781.6409764 AU
The Austin Chronicle Music Anthology
2011
*A 781.6409764 CR
My Life…, Before I Forget It!
By Crooks, Danny
2013
A 781.6409764 DO
Never Heard of’em: Austin’s Music Explosion, 1994-2000
By Donahoe, Sue
2011
*A 781.6409764 FE
Festivals in Austin, Texas
2010
A 781.6409764 MU
Music of Austin, Texas
2010
A 781.6409764 SH
Identity, Community, and Postmodernity: The
Rock’n’Roll Scene in Austin, Texas
By Shank, Barry
1991
A 781.6409764 ST
Sonobeat Records: Pioneering the Austin Sound in the
‘60s
By Stein, Richard Joseph
2014
A 781.6409764 ST
The Sound of Austin: Portraits
By Sturtevant, Matthew
2012
A 781.6409764 WI
The Austin Music Scene, 1965-1994: Through the Lens of
Burton Wilson
By Wilson, Burton
2001
A 781.642 KO
Making and Unmaking A Progressive Country Music
Scene in Austin, Texas
By Korn, Matthew
2012
A 781.642 OP
Willie Nelson Sings America!
By Opdyke, Steven
1998
A 781.642 ST
Space, Place, and Protest: Austin’s Progressive Country
Music Scene and the Negotiation of Texan Identities,
1968-1978
By Stimeling, Travis D.
2007
A 781.6420976 ST
Cosmic Cowboys and New Hicks: The Countercultural
Sounds of Austin’s Progressive Country Music Scene
By Stimeling, Travis D.
2011
*A 781.6430976 B9196
In the Shadow of Austin, Texas
By Burkes, Major Lee
2000
A 781.65 CL 1989
Clarksville/West End Jazz & Arts Festival
1989
A 781.66 DI
The Dicks
2008
A 781.66 TI
Tim Kerr
2008
A 781.66074 ST
These Are the Days
By Stokes, Matt
2009
A 781.66079 OF
Official Program: 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival
2008
A 781.66092 ER448R V1
The Roky Erikson Story
1986
A 781.660922 LA
The Thirteenth Floor Elevators and the Origins of
Psychedelic Music in Austin, Texas
1998
A 781.6609764 PR
Home Today, Gone Tomorrow: Snapshots From 40
Years on the Road: Austin and Back
By Proct, Mark
2014
A 781.6609764 SH
Dissonant Identities: The Rock’n’Roll Scene in Austin,
Texas
By Shank, Barry
1994
A 781.6609764 TU
The Social and Ecological Determinants of the
Production of Original Rock Music in Austin, Texas
By Turley, Alan C.
1998
A 782.421642 N338N
The Facts of Life And Other Dirty Jokes
By Nelson, Willie
2002
A 782.421642 N432N
It’s A Long Story: My Life
By Nelson, Willie
2015
A 782.42166 J744E
Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis
Joplin
By Echols, Alice
1999
A 782.4216609 J744J
Love, Janis
By Joplin, Laura
1999
A 782.4216609 S9415S
Never the Same Again: A Rock ’n’ Roll Gothic
By Sublett, Jesse
2004
A 784.5200924 N338F
Willie Nelson Family Album
By Fowler, Lana Nelson
1980
A 784.5200924 N338N
Heart Worn Memories: A Daughter’s Personal Biography
of Willie Nelson
By Nelson, Susie
1987
A 784.5200973 EN
Austin City Limits
By Endres, Clifford
1987
A 784.53 AN C1986
Antone’s Presents Pictures the Blues: Eleventh
Anniversary
By Antone, Susan
1986
A 784.54 RA
Rabid Cat Records
1985
A 784.54 TH
The 13
th
Floor Elevators
1984
A 787.8716609 V4653P
Stevie Ray Vaughan: Caught in the Crossfire
By Patoski, Joe Nick
1993
A 791.4572 DA
Austin City Limits: 25 Years of American Music
By Davis, John T.
2000
A 791.4572 LA
Austin City Limits: A History
By Laird, Tracey E. W.
2014
A 791.4572 LA
Austin City Limits: A Monument to Music
By Laird, Tracey E. W.
2015
A 791.4572
Austin City Limits: 35 Years in Photographs
By Newton, Scott
2010
A 792.7097643 MI
The Broken Spoke: Austin’s Legendary Honky-tonk
2017
A 921 J745F
Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin
By Friedman, Mrya
1973
MAP COLLECTION
The Map Collection contains items that illustrate the boundaries and features of Austin and Travis
County and trace changes in the growth of the area. The map collection does not contain any
information relevant to the live music scene in Austin.
PERIODICALS
The Periodicals Collection includes newspapers, magazines, and newsletters published in or about
Austin and Travis County. The collection is arranged alphabetically by title. Titles can be found by
looking in the Periodical Index, located in the Reading Room. Date spans are listed in order to give
the researcher an idea of what is available but this does not mean that the entire run of a periodical
for that date span is necessarily available.
Publications covering live music performances in Austin, musical societies, bands, and the music
industry in the city can be found in the Periodicals collection.
The Austin History Center has on microfilm a complete run of the Austin American-Statesman
(AAS) since its founding in 1871. Refer to the following guide for more information about the AAS
and how to access it: Austin American Statesman Resource Guide.
Title/Organization
Date Span
A Mozart Fest: Newsletter
A. Mozart Fest
1997 – 2000
Acoustic Music Austin
Acoustic Music Austin
Oct 1994 – Sept 1995
All the Rage
cenTX Publishing
1995
AMF Events & News
Austin Music Foundation: Internet letter
July 27, 2017 – May 30, 2018
Atmosphere
Atmosphere Magazine
Dec 1989
ATX Music Mag/Music & Entertainment
Unknown
Jan, 2011 – Mar, 2011, Dec, 2017
Austin Blues Monthly
Austin Blues Monthly
May 1994 – May 1996
Austin Chamber Music Center – Concert Series
Austin Chamber Music Center
2000 – 2006
Austin Chamber Music Center Newsletter
Austin Chamber Music Center
Summer 1989 – Winter 2000
Austin Choral Artists Concert Newsletter
Austin Choral Artists
Oct 1998 – May 2000
Austin Choral Union News
Austin Choral Union
Mar 1997 – May 1998
Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle Corporation, The
Sept 1982 – Nov 10, 2007
Austin Classical Guitar Society: ACGS Ovations
Austin Classical Guitar Society
Feb 1998 – Jan 2007
Austin Cut, The
The Austin Cut
Jan 2012 – Summer 2013
Austin Gilbert & Sullivan Society Newsletter
Gilbert & Sullivan Society of Austin
Nov 1982 – June, 2018
Austin Guitar Society News
Austin Guitar Society
June 1979 – July 1980
Austin Jazz Guide
Austin Jazz Guide
June 2005 – Aug 2005
Austin Jazz Messenger
Austin Traditional Jazz Society
Sept 1997 – May 2003
Austin Latino-Conexion
Austin Latino-Conexion
Mar 2003 – Dec, 2004
Austin Lyric Opera: Programs
Austin Lyric Opera
1993
Austin Music Magazine
Austin Music Magazine
2006 – 2008
Austin Music Monthly
Texas Music Association, Austin Chapter
May, 1994
Austin Music Progressive Country
Austin American-Statesman
July, 1974
Austin MusicMag
Fuller, Niles J.
Mar, 2004
Austin Notes
Baker, Doug
Aug, 1977 – Nov, 1977
Austin ProChorus News
Austin ProChorus
Dec, 2000 – July, 2001
Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble
Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble
Dec, 1997 – Apr, 1999
Best In Texas Music Magazine
Best In Texas Music Marketing
July, 2007 – Summer 2011
Bluegrass Newsletter
Poa Co., The
Apr, 1977 – Apr/May, 1987
Broken Spoke E-Newsletter
Broken Spoke
Oct, 2007 – Jan, 2008
Buddy: The Original Texas Music Magazine
Burns, Stoney
June, 1975 – Apr, 1976
Cadenza
Capital City Men’s Chorus
Oct, 1991 – Sept, 1992
Central Texas Bluegrass Bulletin
Central Texas Bluegrass Association
May, 1993
Chamber Musings
Austin Chamber Music Center
Spring 2000 – Fall 2004
Choir Caper Newsletter
Austin Children’s Choir
Apr 30, 1997
Club En Tu Idioma
Club Hispanic Publications
Dec, 2003
Concert Notes
Austin Symphonic Band
Feb, 2000
Conspirare
Craig Hella Johnson & Company of Voices
May, 2003 – Summer 2007
Country Gazette
Buster Doss
Apr, 1976 – Jan, 1979
Country Rhythms
Country Rhythms, Inc.
Feb, 1982 – Jan, 1985
Defunk’s Press: The Texas Music and Entertainment Magazine
Big Head Records
Dec, 1988 – Jan, 1990
Don’t Label It!
Don’t Label It!
Mar, 1997
Duck Butter
Unknown
Mar, 1983 – June, 1983
Encore: The Austin Symphony Newsletter
Austin Symphony Orchestra
1967
Eyes & Ears: Bulletin of Austin’s Video, Film, and Music
Industries
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Spring 1989
Fat Kid 2
Unknown
1990s
Feature Magazine
Feature Magazine
July, 1990 – Jan/Feb, 1992
Feedback Magazine
Voxy Media
Nov/Dec, 2002 – Fall 2003
Highlights
Austin Convention Center & Visitors Bureau
June, 1998 – Feb, 2000
KMFA: Fortissimo
KMFA 89.5 FM
Sept/Oct, 2000 – Summer 2003
KMFA: Music For Austin, Program Guide
KMFA 89.5 FM
Sept, 1968 – Aug, 2000
Lamb Music Magazine, The
Lamb, The
Sept, 1979 – Nov, 1979
Microcosm, The
Unknown
Mar, 1983
Mike’s Feedback
Mike’s Feedback
Oct, 1995 – Mar, 1997
Misprint
Misprint Magazine
July, 2005 – May, 2009
Mostly Music Magazine
Unknown
Nov, 1993
Music & Entertainment Division News
City of Austin Economic Development
Apr, 2018 – July, 2018
Music Biz Breakdown: The Austin Music Business Report
Austin Music Industry Council
Mar 15, 1990 – Apr 15, 1990
Music City: All the Austin Music that’s Fit to Hear
Music City
Sept, 1989 – Jan, 1997
Music Umbrella of Austin Newsletter
Music Umbrella of Austin
Nov, 1977 – Aug/Sept, 1983
Musica
Musica
Sept, 1970 – Mar, 1998
Musician Connection, The
Menticore Productions
Mar, 1995
News and Notes from the Austin Choral Union
Austin Choral Union
Fall 1987 – Spring 1988
News Notes
Austin Chamber Music Center
Winter 1998
Not Fade Away: The Texas Music Magazine
Hanners (Doug) and Deron Bissett
Fall 1975
Notes
Music Umbrella of Austin
May, 1983 – Feb, 1989
Page Boy
Unknown
1990s
Pop Culture Press
Pop Culture Press
Fall/Winter 2002
Rank and Revue
Red River Review
Jan, 2003 – Jan, 2005
Rare Magazine
Rare Austin
Fall 2005 – July/Aug, 2010
Reel Times
Austin Friends of Traditional Music
Apr, 1978 – Sept, 2010
Rockstar Magazine
Russel Dowden
Sept, 2013 – Feb, 2018
Rumors
Freewater Bookin’, Inc.
June, 1978
Shelf Life
Unknown
Sept, 1994 – Mar, 1995
Skin and Bones
Unknown
Feb, 1988 – Dec, 1988
Sluggo
Sluggo
1984
Society Page, The
Austin Handel-Hayden Society
May, 1995 – Jan, 1996
Sound Effects
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Summer 1989
Soundcheck Magazine
Soundcheck
Mar, 2006 – Sept, 2009
Soundpost
Friends of the Austin Symphony
May 1984 – Jan, 1987
South By Southwest Music and Media Conference
South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Conference and
Multimedia Festival
Mar, 1987 – 2018
Spread
Spread
July, 1993 – Oct, 1994
Stage Scene
Stage_Scene
June, 2005 – July, 2005
SXSW (Combined Program)
SXSW
2013
Symphony, The
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
Jan, 1976 – Apr, 1980
Symphony Square
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
Mar, 1981 – 1982
Symphony Square Committee Newsletter
Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
Apr, 1979 – June, 1984
Take Note
Women’s Symphony League of Austin
Oct, 1981 – Sept, 1989
Tejano Music News
Adelante Publishing
July, 1996
Texas Music
Texas Music
Winter 2000 – Spring 2018
Texas Music Catalog
Waterloo Records
2000
Texas Noteables
Texas Noteables Historical Music Museum
Apr, 1980 – June, 1982
Third Coast Music/3
rd
Coast Music
3
rd
Coast Music
Feb, 1997 – Dec, 2012
Tom Swatzell’s International Fan Club Newsletter
Tom Swatzell’s International Fan Club
Dec, 1995 – Winter 1997
Vivace
Chorus Austin
Fall 1999 – Winter 2000
Vivace!
Austin Civic Chorus
Oct, 1995 – Mar/Apr, 1999
Voice Mail
Austin Vocal Arts Ensemble
Spring 1997
Westlake Picayune
Western Roundup, The
1982
Xiphoid Process
Xiphoid Process Fanzine
Sep 1983, undated
RECORDING COLLECTION – AUDIO
The Recording Collection contains individual audio recordings donated or acquired by the Austin
History Center. This list is in order by tape number – a list in alphabetical by subject and then by
interviewee last name is available on the Austin History Center website.
Many of the oral histories have been transcribed and copies placed in AF-biography files. Interviews
about bands, musicians, record stores, music venues, and the live music scene in Austin can be
found within the collection.
Tape
Number
Subject
Recording Date/Transcription
0023-A
Kuse, Edna (Besserer) (1885- )
interviewed by Hart, Katherine about
the Scholz Beer Garden.
October 6, 1967/AF – Biography
Bresserer, Charles William
0031-B
Wright, Katherine Electa (1882-1973),
interviewed by Lee Seymour about the
founding of the Austin Symphony.
November 1, 1968/AF – Biography
Wright, Edward B.
0058
Geezinslaw Brothers Are Live (And
Well?) performance recording
July 1, 1968/No Transcription
0090
Wilson, Eddie interviewed by Jan Reid
and Don Roth for Texas Monthly
about Armadillo World Headquarters
and Austin music venues and saloons.
June 21, 1973/AF – Biography
Wilson, Eddie
0097-A
Threadgill, Kenneth (1909-1987)
interviewed by Ellen Moore about
Austin music venues and live
performances.
February 13, 1974/AF – Biography
Threadgill, Kenneth
0097-B
Hearne, Bill and Bonnie Dell (Cross)
interviewed by Moore, Ellen about
music in Austin. Tape 1 of 2.
May 13, 1974/AF – Biography
Hearne, Bill
0098-A
Hearne, Bill and Bonnie Dell (Cross)
interviewed by Moore, Ellen about
music in Austin. Tape 1 of 2.
May 13, 1974/AF – Biography
Hearne, Bill
0108
Wilson, Eddie interviewed by Robert
Heard about the live music and music
venues in Austin.
June 26, 1974/AF – Biography
Wilson, Eddie
0111-A
Murphey, Michael interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about music in
Austin.
Undated/AF – Biography Murphey,
Michael Martin
0111-B
Wier, Rusty interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about music in Austin.
May 8, 1974/AF – Biography
Wier, Rusty
0113-A
Faulk, John Henry (1913-1990)
interviewed by Art Young for KRMH-
FM about Janis Joplin and Kenneth
Threadgill.
November 7, 1973/AF – Biography
Faulk, John Henry
0113-B
Threadgill, Kenneth (1909-1987)
interviewed by Art Young for KRMH-
FM about Janis Joplin. Tape 1 of 2.
October 24, 1974/AF – Biography
Threadgill, Kenneth
0114-A
Threadgill, Kenneth (1909-1987)
interviewed by Art Young for KRMH-
FM about Janis Joplin. Tape 2 of 2.
October 24, 1974/AF – Biography
Threadgill, Kenneth
0114-B
Stanford, Ray interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about music in
Austin.
September 13, 1974/No
Transcription
0158-A
Walker, Jerry interviewed by Bob
Armstrong about music in Austin.
May 21, 1975/AF – Biography
Walker, Jerry Jeff
0159-B
Threadgill, Kenneth (1909-1987)
interviewed by Art Young for KRMH-
FM, continued from Tape 0158-B,
Tape 2 of 2. Topics include music and
lunchrooms in Austin.
June 24, 1975/AF – Biography
Threadgill, Kenneth
0164-A
Goodman, Stevie interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about music in
Austin (Side A).
December 13, 1975/AF – Music
M9300 (1) 1970s
0164-C
Weir, Rusty, Selman, Wallace, &
Harvey, Alex interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM, discussing music
venues in Austin and the Texas Opry
House (Side B).
November 8, 1974/No Transcription
0165-B
Amster, Pearl (1908-1968) interviewed
by Art Young for KRMH-FM,
discussing classical music in Austin.
Tape 1 of 2.
January 3, 1975/AF – Biography
Amster, Pearl
0178
Wilson, Eddie interviewed by Tom
Park and Dave Mason of KLBJ radio
Sunday News Magazine about the
Armadillo World Headquarters and its
financial difficulties seven years after
opening.
August 14, 1977/Transcription
Missing
0181
O’Connor, Tim interviewed by Ellen
Moore about the Castle Creek saloon
and other music venues in Austin.
June 2, 1976/AF – Saloons S0300
(15)
0183-A
Murphey, Michael interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about
Geronimo’s Cadillac and music in
Austin.
February 15, 1974/AF – Biography
Murphey, Michael
0188
Hattersley, Cleve interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the
Greezy Wheels and other bands in
Austin.
March 16, 1976/No Transcription
0190-B
The Uranium Savages interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM at the Great
World’s Fair in Fredericksburg,
discussing the band and their activities
around Austin.
June 4, 1976/No Transcription
0191-A
Bridger, Bobby interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about music in
Austin.
January 17, 1975/AF – Biography
Bridger, Bobby
0191-B
Bridger, Bobby interview continued;
Stone, Jade and Debby (of Cumberland
Gap) interviewed by Art Young for
KRMH-FM about music in Austin.
Tape 1 of 2.
January 6, 1975/AF – Music-Country
& Western M9320 (16), Cumberland
Gap
0196-A
Shaw, Robert interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about blues
singer Bessie Smith.
Undated/AF – Biography
Shaw, Robert
0196-B
Shaw, Robert interview continued;
Ventura, Michael interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about music in
Austin.
March 17, 1975/AF – Biography
Ventura, Michael
0607
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
June 10, 1975/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
0613
Clark, Guy interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about country music
and how Austin changed after the early
1960s.
January 14, 1976/AF – Biography
Clark, Guy
0646
Siegel, Shawn interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the band
Shiva’s Headband, and the Armadillo
World Headquarters.
Undated/AF – Biography
Siegel, Shawn
0647
Allred, Sammy interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the band
Geezinslaw Brothers and music in
Austin.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Allred, Sammy
0656
Asleep at the Wheel musical group
radio interview by Art Young.
Undated/No Transcription
0658
Larry Raspberry radio interviewed by
Art Young about music and the band
the High Steppers.
Undated/No Transcription
0659
Professor Longhair (musician) radio
interview by Art Young about music in
Austin.
Undated/No Transcription
0660
Pointer Sisters radio interview by Art
Young about music in Austin.
Undated/No Transcription
0662
Fred Harris, King Biscuit radio
interview by Art Young about music in
Austin.
Undated/No Transcription
0691
Heardon, Marcia, ethnomusicologist at
the University of Texas interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about music
in Austin.
January 1, 1978/AF – Biography
Hearndon, Marcia
0699
Balcones Fault musical group interview
with Jacobs, Jack, and Kimbro,
conducted by Art Young for KRMH-
FM, discussing music in Austin.
October 1, 1974/AF – Music M9320
(3)
0710
Rusty Weird interview conducted by
Art Young for KRMH-KIXL about
music in Austin.
Undated/No Transcription
0720
Tom Rush radio interview conducted
by Art Young about music in Austin.
Undated/No Transcription
0766-C
Austin Aquafest Festival Band live
recording.
Undated/No Transcription
0785
Lubbock Lights, volume 1. Tommy
Hancock and the Supernatural Family
Band. Recorded by Don Caldwell and
Mark Murry at the Texas Spoon Café &
Bar in Lubbock, Texas.
January 1, 1986/No Transcription
0787
Lubbock Lights, volume 1. Tommy
Hancock and the Supernatural Family
Band. Recorded by Don Caldwell and
Mark Murry at the Texas Spoon Café &
Bar in Lubbock, Texas.
January 1, 1986/No Transcription
0830
150
th
Fanfare, recorded by the
University of Texas’ Wind Ensemble,
Austin’s sesquicentennial Fanfare and
Birthday Celebration, Capital Grounds.
Undated/No Transcription
0845
Ramsey, Willis Alan interviewed by
Reid, Jan about music in Austin.
July 1, 1973/No Transcription
0847
Friedman, Richard “Kinky” interviewed
by Reid, Jan about, among other things,
the Austin music scene. Continuation
of Tape 2313.
Undated/No Transcription
0848
Kennedy, Rod interviewed by Reid, Jan
about the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1970/AF – Biography
Kennedy, Roderick
0850
Rodriquez, David interviewed by
Milligan, Amanda at KUT FM radio
station, with musical recordings, about
the Austin music scene.
Undated/No Transcription
1333-A
The Sweet Adelines singing at the Elks
Club.
August 26, 1976/No Transcription
1588
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
June 10, 1975/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
1598
Hattersly, Cleve interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the
Austin music scene.
March 16, 1976/No Transcription
1599
Side B: Uranium Savages (musical
group) interviewed by Art Young for
KRMH-FM at the Great World’s Fair
in Fredericksburg about their music
career and the Austin music scene.
June 4, 1976/No Transcription
1609
1991 Festival – Institute at Round Top;
Texas Festival Orchestra Live
Performance Highlights.
Undated/No Transcription
1615
Wilson, Eddie interviewed by Robert
Heard about the Armadillo World
Headquarters
June 24, 1974/AF – Biography
Wilson, Eddie
1926
Ramos, Alfonso interviewed by Ricardo
De La Fuente about Mexican-American
civil rights and music in Austin. Tape 1
of 2.
April 25, 1997/AF – Biography
Ramos, Alfonso
1927
Ramos, Alfonso interviewed by Ricardo
De La Fuente about Mexican-American
civil rights and music in Austin. Tape 2
of 2.
April 25, 1997/AF – Biography
Ramos, Alfonso
2005
Clark, Guy interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about country music
and how Austin changed from the early
1960s.
January 14, 1976/AF – Biography
Clark, Guy
2006
Clark, Guy interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about country music
and how Austin changed from the early
1960s.
January 14, 1976/AF – Biography
Clark, Guy
2007
Clark, Guy interviewed by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about country music
and how Austin changed from the early
1960s.
January 14, 1976/AF – Biography
Clark, Guy
2055
Heardon, Marcia, ethnomusicologist at
the University of Texas, interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about the
Austin music scene.
January 1, 1978/AF – Biography
Hearndon, Marcia
2056
Heardon, Marcia, ethnomusicologist at
the University of Texas, interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about the
Austin music scene.
January 1, 1978/AF – Biography
Hearndon, Marcia
2067
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2068
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2069
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2073
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2074
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2075
Friedman, Jeffrey Mark, and Richard
“Kinky” Friedman interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about, among
other things, the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Friedman, Richard “Kinky”
2076
Allred, Sammy of the Geezinslaw
Brothers musical group interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about the
band and the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Allred, Sammy
2077
Allred, Sammy of the Geezinslaw
Brothers musical group interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about the
band and the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Allred, Sammy
2078
Allred, Sammy of the Geezinslaw
Brothers musical group interviewed by
Art Young for KRMH-FM about the
band and the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1976/AF – Biography
Allred, Sammy
2101
Balcones Fault (musical group)
interview with Jacobs, Jack and
Kimbro, Cary conducted by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about performing and
the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1978/AF – Music M9320
(3)
2102
Balcones Fault (musical group)
interview with Jacobs, Jack and
Kimbro, Cary conducted by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about performing and
the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1978/AF – Music M9320
(3)
2103
Balcones Fault (musical group)
interview with Jacobs, Jack and
Kimbro, Cary conducted by Art Young
for KRMH-FM about performing and
the Austin music scene.
January 1, 1978/AF – Music M9320
(3)
2107
Siegel, Shawn interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the band
Shiva’s Headband and the Armadillo
World Headquarters.
January 1, 1976/AF – Music M9300
(S)
2108
Siegel, Shawn interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the band
Shiva’s Headband and the Armadillo
World Headquarters.
January 1, 1976/AF – Music M9300
(S)
2109
Siegel, Shawn interviewed by Art
Young for KRMH-FM about the band
Shiva’s Headband and the Armadillo
World Headquarters.
January 1, 1976/AF – Music M9300
(S)
2312
Tolleson, Mike (Side A) and Price,
Michael (Side B) believed to be
interviewed by Reid, Jan about the
Austin music scene.
Undated/No Transcription
2313
Friedman, “Kinky” interviewed by
Reid, Jan about the Austin music scene.
Continued on Tape 0847.
Undated/No Transcription
2339
Bridger, Bobby interview about the
Austin music scene. Tape 1 of 2.
January 1, 2000/AF – Biography
Bridger, Bobby
2340
Bridger, Bobby interview about the
Austin music scene. Tape 2 of 2.
January 1, 2000/AF – Biography
Bridger, Bobby
2341
Fromholz, Steven interview about the
Austin music scene. Tape 1 of 2.
January 1, 1974/No Transcription
2342
Fromholz, Steven interview about the
Austin music scene. Tape 2 of 2.
January 1, 1974/No Transcription
2345
Bobby Bridger interview about the
music and bands in Austin. Tape 1 of 2.
Undated/AF – Biography
Bridger, Bobby
2346
Bobby Bridger interview about the
music and bands in Austin. Tape 2 of 2.
Undated/AF – Biography
Bridger, Bobby
2427
Ramos, Ruben interviewed by Michelle
Leigh Moreau about his music and the
Austin music scene. Tape 1 of 2.
October 16, 2002/AF – Biography
Ramos, Ruben
2428
Ramos, Ruben interviewed by Michelle
Leigh Moreau about his music and the
Austin music scene. Tape 2 of 2.
October 16, 2002/AF – Biography
Ramos, Ruben
2491
Walker, Reverend Billy Jo interviewed
by Riles, Karen about African-
American music and Juneteenth. Tape
1 of 2.
November 8, 2000/AF – Biography
Walker, Billy Joe; AF – A1300
African-Americans – General
2492
Walker, Reverend Billy Jo interviewed
by Riles, Karen about African-
American music and Juneteenth. Tape
2 of 2.
November 8, 2000/AF – Biography
Walker, Billy Joe; AF – A1300
African-Americans – General
2513
Perez, Ernest interviewed by Irene
Gonzales about Conjunto and Tejano
music.
September 17, 2003/AF – Biography
Perez, Ernest
3103
Mulholland, Dave interviewed by
Schooley, John about the Tower
Records store in Austin and its closure
in 2004, general record stores in Austin,
and the SXSW music festival.
November 7, 2009/No Transcription
3106
Daniels, Jeff (a.k.a. Walter) interviewed
by Schooley, John about working at the
Sound Exchange records store on the
Drag in the mid-90s, as well as the
underground music scene at that time
and various local music venues.
January 16, 2010/No Transcription
3154
Fukunaga, Glenn interviewed by
Chung, Esther about Asian-American
music and performing around Austin.
October 12, 2012/No Transcription
3242
Kehaunani, Gwyn and Bass, Robert
interviewed by Grace Hansen about the
music of the Eagle Point Singers and
the Native American community.
May 8, 2014/AR.2015.030
RECORDING COLLECTION – VIDEO
The Recording Collection contains individual video recordings donated or acquired by the Austin
History Center. Video recordings can be found in the online catalog or as part of an archival
collection. The lists below are organized by which collection the recording can be found in. Live
music performances, documentaries, and minutes from the Austin Music Commission can be found
within the collection.
Cataloged
Call Number
Title
A DVD 781.6409764
AU
MusicTexas.com. Austin Groove Volume 1: 30 Years Inside Austin’s Music,
2003
A DVD 976.431 DO
Downtown Austin Alliance. Downtown Season Three: as Austin as It Gets,
2008?
A DVD MUSIC AUS
Austin Music Network. Limited Edition 1000, the Reel Austin, Vol. 2
Channel 6
Title
Date
Format/Note
Music Commission
10/10/1995
VHS
Live from the Plaza (originally Concert Series)
5/5/2005
DVD
AR.2009.073 General Collection
Tape No.
Title
Date
#000029
“The Photography of Burton Wilson”
1999
#000091
“Austin: Live Music Capital of the World”
undated
#000105
“An Austin Medley”
1989
#000106
“An Austin Medley: 150 Years of Austin Music Exhibit”
1989
#000107
“KXAN News: Austin History Center Celebrates 150 Years of
Austin Music”
1989
#000109
“Austin: It’s Music to Your Ears”
1990s
#000110
“ACVB: Live Music Capital of the World, UT version”
2000
#000136
“Austin Music Poster Art Celebration 2004”
2004
#000145
“Austin Music Awards – March 2003”
2003
#000147
“IRS The Cutting Edge Show – Austin 1985”
1985
#000149
“Austin Music Video Archives”
2009
#000152
“Texas Concerts: Blues from Antones”
1992
#000153
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 1)”
1991
#000154
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 2)”
1991
#000155
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 3)”
1991
#000159
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 1)”
1991
#000160
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 2)”
1991
#000161
“Texas Saturday Night (Part 3)”
1991
#00164
“MTV Sports & Music Festival Highlights”
1997
#000165
“1997 MTV Sports and Music Festival, Zilker Park”
1997
#000166
“Wild on E – The Wild West, Austin Texas/SXSW/Music
Capitol”
2001
#000224
“Austin – Live Music Capital of the World”
1998
#000267
“The Reel Austin, Vol. 2”
2003
#000273
“Margaret Moser Class at UT – Class 1”
2013
#000274
“Margaret Moser Class at UT – Class 2”
2013
#000275
“Margaret Moser Class at UT – Class 3”
2013
#000276
“Margaret Moser Class at UT – Class 4”
2013
#000293
“Texas Legends: The Paramount Theater”
2006
#000297
“Austin Aquafest Music”
2001
#000328
“Texas Music for Tary”
1999
#000331
“Ray Campi Rockabilly Rebels Live! In Texas”
1997
#000360
“Thank you Margaret Moser”
2017
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Texas Music Office Resource page allows people to find venues, musicians, and music-related
businesses in Texas. The website can be found at: https://gov.texas.gov/music/page/resources.
The thesis Live Music Capital of the World? The Effects of Austin's Urban Branding on Its Local Musicians by
Katherine Bryant talks about how Austin’s branding as the “Live Music Capital of the World” has
affected the living and working conditions of its local musicians. It breaks down how Austin
developed a thriving music scene, how the city government got involved, what the conditions of the
music scene are today, and offers potential methods of improvement for Austin musicians. A
description and location for this work can be found at:
https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/handle/2152/65331/bryantkatherine_hesis_Live%20
Music%20Capital%20of%20the%20World__2018.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
The Austin Music Census was commissioned in 2015 by Don Pitts, the Manager of the City of
Austin’s ATX Music and Entertainment Office. It is a detailed survey of Austin’s commercial music
industry and was undertaken in order to make plans to encourage growth in the city’s music
industry. The data comes from almost 4,000 interviews with Austin musicians and music industry
operators and can be found at:
https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Austin_Music_Census_Interactive_PDF_531
15.pdf.
Published September 29th, 2004, “Remembering the ‘80s Austin Rock Scene” features rock
historian Ed Ward commenting on the burgeoning rock scene in Austin, Texas during the 1980s.
This interview can be found at:
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4052981.
