Transcripts

Beverley Flores interviews Johnny Gimble.
Johnny opens with his earliest memories of music and discusses his family. He explains how growing up in Texas influenced his taste in music. He explains his early career playing with his brothers and their experience in the army, detailing how it changed some of his music taste. He talks about his time with Jesse James and the Gang and eventually with the Wills band. He discusses the awards he has won. He talks about working with Willie Nelson, and later George Strait. He explains his involvement with Swing Week. He explains how he can't read sheet music. He explains how western swing is evolving. He talks about how his family are all musicians. He briefly gives advice to those pursuing a career in music. He finishes with discussing how he eventually moved back to Texas after living in Nashville for a bit.

David Boevers interviews Jo Higginbotham.
Jo discusses her early life growing up in Texas and playing the dulcimer. She explains how she got started playing at Washington-on-the-Brazos. She talks about the songs she plays on the dulcimer and how folk music influences her. She talks about her time in college playing the dulcimer. She explains the style of her songs. She explains the musical notes of the dulcimer and plays some chords for the interviewer. She shares a memory about a man from France that would come to her shows. She plays more songs for the interviewer. She gives her opinion on how music should be incorporated into the education system and shares how music gets people through hard times. She concludes with explaining what she wants her legacy to be.

Nicole Lopez interviews Lavelle White.
Lavelle talks about her childhood and singing in the church. She talks about the movie, Magnificent Dead, and that she'll be acting in. She talks about songs she has written and how she's had some of those songs stolen from her without recieving credit. She talks about the Blues and jazz artists she listens to. She explains the jealousy from other people she's had to face throughout her career. She gives her opinion on rap music. She explains how her privacy is important to her. Throughout the interview, she mentions her relationship with God.

Lane Cartwright interviews Cornell Hurd.
Tape 1 Side A: Cornell opens with his childhood, explaining his musical influences and records he had growing up.
Side B: He talks about getting introduced to country music and becoming interested in high school through college. He discusses transferring to Berkeley for college to focus on the music scene there and putting together a country band, El Rancho Cowboys. He talks about western films and music from Texas that were influencing him to move there. He explains moving back to California and starting a new band, Mondo Hot Pants Orchestra, which eventually caused him to return to Texas after recording and touring over the next years.

Tape 2 Side A: Cornell gives a timeline of the bands he was in and how it led up to the Cornell Hurd Band existing. He talks about the awards and tours they did as a band. He explains turning his life around after a bad marriage and substance/alcohol issues, eventually moving to Texas with his current wife. He talks about his friends reuniting and continuing the band, but eventually everyone wanted to settle down and be with family or have children. He talks about the new members of his band. He tells the story about how the phrase ""country music's worst nightmare"" came about. He explains why he loves playing in front of a crowd of people.
Side B: He talks about the experiences in his career that have stood out to him, some awkward and some entertaining. He discusses meeting Clifford Antone and describes how he is.

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.

Erinn Park interviews Al Dressen.
Al Dresson sets the scene on when, where, and why the Old Settler's Music Festival was started. They explain who was involved in organizing it. He shares the changes it has gone through over the years, and how its attendance has grown. He shares his favorite memories of the festival and discusses how unique the music can be.

Erinn Park interviews Kelly Franks.
Kelly describes the purpose of the festival and what organizations were involved in the beginning. They explain the events and say how many people usually attend each year.

Erinn Park interviews Randy Collier.
Randy talks about Jim Nuse and the CTBA board members organizing the festival. He explains the damage that occured during the floods of 1997, physically and economically. He talks about the Austin scene and how they organize who is going to perform. He shares a memory from the current year and then complains about Paul Sherrill.

Erinn Park interviews Judy Snopp-Syrek.
Judy explains how the festival got started, with musicians playing in the park where the festival is eventually held, eventually wanting to set up a bluegrass music festival. She tells a quick story about Alison Kruass and Jim Nuse. She describes the dynamics of the festival for the first few years.

Allen Olsen interviews Jack Barber.
He talks about his family and early music career playing with other musicians, including Doug Sahm, in the East Side/San Antonio area. He explains the money problems he would face when he was in the band with Doug. He talks about his music career in Texas after moving back from Vegas. He briefly mentions meeting Bob Dylan and not liking his music. *He says a slur (N word) regarding his music compared to Bob's.* He talks about working with Doug, George R., and others, discussing how there was a ""curse"" that they played well together, but couldn't get along. He gives his opinions on what West Side Sound is, and talks about both R&B and conjunto music. He explains the band, the West Side Horns. He talks about Black music on the radio. He shares stories how his Black companions have experienced racism. He gives his opinions on people playing music that derives from another ethnicity. He talks about reading music.