The Jester Lounge collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes audio from The Jester Lounge players and an oral history with Judy Clements of the duo Ken and Judy.
Dates
- Creation: 1963
- Creation: 2016
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open to research. Request access to this digital material (stored on Fondren Library's nearline / non-public server) by contacting Woodson Research Center staff at woodson@rice.edu. The video oral history is online at scholarship.rice.edu.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish audio must be obtained from the content providers or their heirs.
Biographical / Historical
The Jester Lounge opened in Houston on 2509 Midlane, which is now roughly 4608 Westheimer in 1961. Owned by Mac Webster, the folk club featured national touring acts, as well as a stable of local musicians, referred to as the the Jester players. They included, Lightnin' Hopkins, Guy Clark, K.T. Oslin, Frank Davis, Ken and Judy, Vivian and Scott Holtzman, and Sarah Wiggins. As the great folk scare of the early 1960s gave way to The Beatles, The Jester Lounge closed its doors in 1966.
Extent
3.69 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0677aip_001 (3.69 GB))
2.94 Gigabytes (Nearline access: MS0677aip_002 (2.94 GB))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection includes audio and an oral history.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Christopher Clements and Judy Clements in 2016.
- Title
- Guide to The Jester Lounge collection, 1963, 2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Norie Guthrie
- Date
- 2018
- 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