Houston Folk Music collection
Content Description
This collection contains items documenting the Houston Folk music scene from the 1970s-1980s. More specifically, it has smaller donations of albums, fliers, and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1972 - 2020
Creator
- Doss, Brendan, III (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish from this material must be obtained from the specific copyright owner.
Biographical / Historical
During the 1960s-1980s, Houston, TX had a vibrant folk scene. Local musicians and those from other parts of Texas and the U.S. socialized and played at a variety of music establishments around the city, including Anderson Fair Retail Restaurant, Sand Mountain Coffeehouse, Liberty Hall, The Old Quarter, Theodore's and Corky's. This scene spawned many musicians, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Robert Earl Keen, Nanci Griffith, Lynn Langham, Wrecks Bell, Eric Taylor, John Vandiver, Danny Everitt, Vince Bell, Richard Dobson, Don Sanders, Wheatfield/St. Elmo's Fire, Dogtooth Violet, Bill Cade, Lyle Lovett, and many more.
Extent
2 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
0.02 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_001 (0.02 GB))
0.007 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_002 (0.007 GB))
8.32 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_003 (8.32 GB))
22.1 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_004 (22.1 GB))
6.08 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_005 (6.08 GB))
0.011 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_006 (0.011 GB))
2.56 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_007 (2.56 GB))
10.2 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_008 (10.2 GB))
20.9 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0649aip_009 (20.9 GB))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains items documenting the Houston Folk music scene from the 1970s-1980s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This is an artificial collection that has a range of donors.
Accruals
Additional materials are expected for this collection.
- Title
- Guide to the Houston Folk Music collection, 1972-2020
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Norie Guthrie
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu