Austin (Tex.)

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Interview with Randy Collier, April 5, 2008 - transcript

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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.

Interview with James White, June 2, 2006 - audio

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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Interview with James White, June 2, 2006 - transcript

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.