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“Keith Carter Fifty Years” celebrated at The Wittliff
Recently The Wittliff played host to hundreds of fans eager to meet famed photographer Keith Carter. The room was filled to capacity with dignitaries, authors and respected photographers from across the state. Among the photographers in attendance were Wyatt McSpadden, …
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The Boys Who Wrote the Songs
The Rogers & Hammerhead Show aired from 1996-1997 on the Austin Music Network on cable access TV. Freddy Powers and Bill McDavid created the show to shine a spotlight on songwriters who developed country music in Texas—and whose songs …
VIDEO: A Conversation With Jerry Jeff and Susan Walker
In June of 2018, The Wittliff Collections’ curator of Texas Music, Hector Saldaña sat down for a candid conversation with Texas music legend Jerry Jeff Walker and his wife / manager Susan. This event was in celebration of The Wittliff’s …
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VIDEO: Sandra Cisneros and John Phillip Santos
In April of 2017, Sandra Cisneros visited campus to celebrate the opening of her archives at The Wittliff. Here is a video of that celebration and her conversation with colleague John Phillip Santos. For information about upcoming events at The …
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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VIDEO: Sandra Cisneros: The Author vs. The Writer
Sandra Cisneros explains the two different roles that she must play constantly in her life. This video was shot during her visit to campus in April of 2017.
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