Interview with Rod Kennedy, May 26, 2005 - audio, part 2

Creator
Project director: Brown, Ronald C., 1945-
Interviewee: Kennedy, Rod
Date Created
May 26, 2005
Description
Chris Lehman interviews Rod Kennedy, part 2.
Tape 1, Side B: He finishes up talking about KHFI's influence on his career. He talks about interviewing people and some people that were difficult to work with. He describes how the festivals he worked for made him proud and why, including the Aqua Fest and Kerrville Folk Festival. He explains Lyndon Johnson's influence in radio programming. He briefly says religion and politics divide people. He talks about how Texas music has changed music in the United States and how it has affected his own taste. He gives advice to young people pursuing music and speaks about what he sees for the future of Texas music. He gives his opinions on how social and political developments in America have affected music in Texas.
Related to

Part 1 of the audio is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24815
Part 3 of the audio is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24817
Full transcript available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24824
A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24821
A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24822

Resource Type
Physical Form
Extent
31 min, 28 sec
Language
English
Identifier
TMOH_2007-122_005-1b.wav
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Source
Texas Music Oral History Accessions, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University
Collection 2007-122, Box 886, Folder 5