Author: The Wittliff
VIDEO: The Story Behind Tejano Music’s Colorful Characters
Ramón Hernández tells us the story behind some of Tejano music’s colorful characters. Ramón is a renown musicologist and was special guest curator of our “Legends of Tejano Music” exhibition in the Fall of 2017.
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Jerry Jeff Walker donates archive to The Wittliff
SAN MARCOS, TX – Legendary Texas music artist Jerry Jeff Walker has donated his archive to The Wittliff Collections. Walker’s archive is a major acquisition for the newly-formed Texas Music Collection, and comprises more than 100 boxes of materials spanning …
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Ray Benson donates archive to The Wittliff
SAN MARCOS, TX – Ray Benson, co-founder of the legendary Western Swing band Asleep at the Wheel, has announced he is donating his archive to The Wittliff’s newly-established Texas Music Collection. Benson’s archive will contain materials spanning his entire career, …
Introducing The Wittliff’s Texas Music Collection
SAN MARCOS, TX — The Wittliff Collections at Texas State University are proud to announce the creation of The Texas Music Collection, which joins the Southwestern Writers and Southwestern & Mexican Photography Collections as part of The Wittliff’s expanding …
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VINTAGE KEYSTONE: SAM SHEPARD ARCHIVES ILLUMINATE THE ARC OF CREATION
(originally published Fall 2005) Editor’s note: This article has been slightly updated to reflect that Sam Shepard passed away at the end of July of this year. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Academy Award®-nominated actor Sam Shepard was not normally thought …
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VINTAGE KEYSTONE: Joe R. Lansdale “Ink is for wimps”
Originally published Fall 2013: If after reading a story you are left horrified, brimming with suspense, and full of laughter then you must be a fortunate victim of the writings of champion mojo storyteller Joe R. Lansdale, a man who …
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