Hartman, Gary

Jacob Mankovsky interviews W.C. Clark.
WC talks about growing up in Austin with his family. He gives his opinion on what blues music is and how its scene has changed in Austin, affecting his music. He shares a story about a baby at one of his performances. He explains what he thinks his role is as a musician and how he helps people learn. He briefly discusses the awards he's won. He discusses his current band and how they toured around the world. He talks about his favorite places and people to play with. He describes how he writes music and the emotion behind it. He talks about losing his drummer and fiance in a car accident and writing a song about it.

Rosalba Cortez-Concha interviews Earl Poole Ball.
Earl begins with his early life, family, and musical influences. He explains how/why he moved away and ended up in Houston, where he'd end up playing music. He describes the music scene in Houston, comparing it to Mississippi. He talks about moving to California and its music scene. He discusses moving to Nashville to be a producer. He talks about his time touring with Johnny Cash and how it affected his musical growth. He talks about moving to Austin, Texas and how the diverse the music scene has been. He discusses his most significant accomplishments as a musician. He talks about the bands he's in now and what they do. He finishes with giving advice to young artists pursuing music.

Rosalba Cortez-Concha interviews Earl Poole Ball.
Earl begins with his early life, family, and musical influences. He explains how/why he moved away and ended up in Houston, where he'd end up playing music. He describes the music scene in Houston, comparing it to Mississippi. He talks about moving to California and its music scene. He discusses moving to Nashville to be a producer. He talks about his time touring with Johnny Cash and how it affected his musical growth. He talks about moving to Austin, Texas and how the diverse the music scene has been. He discusses his most significant accomplishments as a musician. He talks about the bands he's in now and what they do. He finishes with giving advice to young artists pursuing music.

Stephanie Sorensen interviews Marcia Ball.
Marcia discusses her early life, family, and musical influences. She talks about her earlier music career and joining some bands. She explains how she started her own band, the Marcia Ball Band, and who's involved. She talks about her ""big break"", in which she had a baby, recorded a 45, and started traveling with her gig/band. She explains what inspires her when she songwrites. She talks about Hurricane Katrina and how it affected people she knew. She discusses the donations and help provided for the New Orleans musicians that suffered from Katrina.

Stephanie Sorensen interviews Marcia Ball.
Marcia discusses her early life, family, and musical influences. She talks about her earlier music career and joining some bands. She explains how she started her own band, the Marcia Ball Band, and who's involved. She talks about her ""big break"", in which she had a baby, recorded a 45, and started traveling with her gig/band. She explains what inspires her when she writes. She talks about Hurricane Katrina and how it affected people she knew. She discusses the donations and help provided for the New Orleans musicians that suffered from Katrina.

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.

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.

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.

Photo taken during oral history interview conducted by David Boevers.