Interview with Del Puschert, March 7, 2007 - audio

Creator
Project director: Hartman, Gary
Interviewee: Puschert, Del
Date Created
March 7, 2007
Description
Alexander "Sandy" Pope interviews Del Puschert.
Del begins with talking about playing in Texarkana as a younger man and the story on how he got there. He talks about playing in the band, Van Dykes, and where they would play. He talks about free-lancing after leaving the Van Dykes. He tells a story about how he was brought to a bar/club in Austin and played his saxophone, eventually leading to him recording and playing with other musicians. He discusses the money people make and charge for concerts, and talks about the money he makes. He discusses the Austin music scene and gives his opinions on it. He talks about what he's doing with his career outside of booking gigs. He talks about meeting Floyd Domino and Elvis, both on separate occasions. He notes how most of the people he has worked with have passed away.
Related to

A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24921
A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24925
A photograph taken during this interview is available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24926
Full transcript available here: https://dc.library.txstate.edu/node/24927

Resource Type
Physical Form
Extent
58 min, 8 sec
Language
English
Identifier
TMOH_2009-110_005a.wav
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Source
Texas Music Oral History Accessions, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University
Collection 2009-110, Box 1230, Folder 24