Interview with James White, June 2, 2006 - transcript

Document
Creator
Project director: Brown, Ronald C., 1945-
Interviewee: White, James
Description
Kerry Chandler interviews James White.
James talks about his early musical memories and shares how proud he is to be Texan. He shares about his dance hall, Broken Spoke, and writing about it. He describes who his musical influences are. He talks about other dance halls that are similar to the Broken Spoke. He discusses George Strait's regular gigs at the Broken Spoke. He talks about other artists who have played at his dance hall and shares some stories about them. He explains how music in Austin brought people from all over the social and political spectrum together in the 70s. He discusses his best accomplishments. He talks about people from around the world knowing him and his dance hall. He shares how his life is currently and what he's doing. He gives advice to those pursuing the music business industry. He describes the items in the museum and room that they are interviewing in.
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Audio is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24814
A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24812

Resource Type
Physical Form
Extent
19 pages
Language
English
Identifier
TMOH_2007-122_004_Transcript.pdf
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Texas Music Oral History Accessions, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University
Collection 2007-122, Box 886, Folder 4