Arthur Wood's collection centers around local music fanzines.

Below is the cover of The Beat magazine from October 1998, featuring Björk. For more information on Arthur Wood's background and collection, visit the link here: swco-ir.tdl.org/items/0fe3c4...

#bjork #music #fanzines #arthurwood

Happy National CD Player Day! 💿 We have a few CDs from various collections compiled by our artists. Let this post also serve as a friendly reminder to support physical media and listen to CDs on a CD player every once in a while!

#nationalcdplayerday #cd #music #michaelmartinmurphy

Our Texas Heritage Music Foundation collection never fails to surprise with interesting artifacts. Enjoy these buttons with various music artists, signed Luckenbach, TX koozie, and coaster with a drawing of a horse.

For more information, see our finding aid here: txarchives.org/ttusw/findin...

We hope you find your own Fiddle Frolic to attend outdoors around Lubbock with cooler weather and the first day of fall near!

If your struggling to find live music in Lubbock, use the link here for some ideas: visitlubbock.org/blog/upcomin...

#music #localmusic #southwestmusicarchive #concerts

Glen Sample Ely is an award-winning author of several historical non-fiction pieces centered around Texas history. Ely was also an avid collector of music memorabilia from specific bands and performers. Below are a few of the well-known artists/groups he collected materials from.

This week, we are highlighting Jesse Reyes’s oral history interview—former member of the West Texas Hall of Fame Chicano band, Los Premiers.

For the full abstract of Jesse’s interview, visit our Oral History Wiki here: oralhistory.swco.ttu.edu

#music #chicanomusic #southwestmusicarchive

Happy Classical Music Month!🎶🎹

To celebrate, we are highlighting Dr. William Westney, a classical pianist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas Tech. These programs include some of the interesting destinations Westney toured as a pianist.

#classicalmusicmonth #music #southwestmusicarchive

These promotional photos are from the Lanny Fiel Papers and the Gayla Klement Papers. For more information on these two collections, see our Facebook or Instagram page!

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#music #lubbock #coffinbreak #gruntruck #bobwills #chainsawkittens

Welcome to #wildcardwednesday, where we share unexpected ephemera that appeared in our collections!

In the Box Family Papers, we pulled a letter and image from Georges Collange—a musicologist from France's Johnny Cash Society. Both included depictions of Johnny Cash!

#johnnycash #music #archives

Happy Elvis Week!🕺

From August 8-16, Elvis Presley’s musical influence is celebrated around the world. What individuals may not know is Elvis’s influence on the Lubbock music scene.

Read our blog to find out! southwestcollection.wordpress.com/2018/07/09/b...

#elvispresley #music #musicarchive

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Hi! We're new here! The Southwest Music Archive (SWMA)—formerly the Crossroads of Music Archive—seeks to collect records and personal memorabilia related to Texas Music, with a focus on documenting West Texas’s rich musical history. 🎶

View our collections here:
hdl.handle.net/10605/9