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Hernández, Ramón, 1940-. Oral history interview with Ramón Hernández, 1996 [videorecording].

Title: Oral history interview with Ramón Hernández, 1996 [videorecording].

Ramón Hernández begins with his backstage work as a celebrity photographer and tells about the start of his career as a publicist in the entertainment field. He provides anecdotes of his work for then-rising Tejano music star Selena and of helping Julio Iglesias early in his career. He reflects on freelance writing in San Antonio and on his role in the entertainment magazine market. He recalls his family background and childhood in San Antonio and his career in the United States Navy. He discusses the Tejano music market and debates the limitations of the term 'Tejano.' He comments on prominent Hispanic music artists and groups from Texas such as Freddy Fender, Trini Lopez, Vicki Carr, Little Joe, the Latinaires, Sam the Sham (Domingo Samudio) and the Pharaohs, Question Mark and the Mysterians, and the String-A-Longs. He describes the extent of his Hispanic Entertainment Archives and explains its purpose in exhibits for the Tejano Music Awards. He notes a trend in Tejano music from singing in Spanish toward singing in English and talks about Hispanic artist Gloria Estefan. He gives details of the development of Emilio Navaira's image and performance style and discloses Rosita Hernández as the first Hispanic entertainer to give beer endorsements in 1948. He attributes the Beatles' sound to Champ [sic, Chan] Romero's 'Hippy Hippy Shake, ' and cites the Beatles' preference for Cannibal and the Headhunters, a band comprised of Mexican American musicians, as the opening band for their U.S. tour. He expounds on the Mexican American roots of rock and roll, regales the city of San Antonio for neglecting its true Hispanic heritage, and explores his hopes to evolve his Hispanic Entertainment Archives into a Tejano music hall of fame and museum.

ArchivalResource: 1 videocassette (VHS) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 42 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/441329621 View

Meaux, Huey P. Interview 87-68., 1987

Title: Meaux, Huey P., Interview 1987

Audiocassettes and a VHS videotape containing an interview with Meaux compose the Huey P. Meaux Interview, 1987, chronicling his life and career as a record producer, promoter, and entrepreneur.

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Meaux, Huey P., 1929-. Meaux, Huey P., Interview, 1987

Title: Meaux, Huey P., Interview, 1987

Audiocassettes and a VHS videotape containing an interview with Meaux compose the Huey P. Meaux Interview, 1987, chronicling his life and career as a record producer, promoter, and entrepreneur.

ArchivalResource: 4 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/772630781 View

Goldband Recording Corporation. Goldband Recording Corporation records, 1943-1995.

Title: Goldband Recording Corporation records, 1943-1995.

Materials document the operations of the Goldband Recording Company of Lake Charles, La., and other activities of Goldband's owner and manager, Eddie Shuler, such as TEK Publishing and other business ventures. Included are business records, correspondence, publicity materials for Goldband and for individual recording artists, studio recordings and released recordings in a variety of formats, sheet music and song lyrics, and other items. Business materials include Goldband and TEK manufacturing and accounting records. Correspondence documents all phases of the companies' operations; major correspondents include Don Pierce and Mike Leadbitter. Of special interest are letters and accounting items that document the popularity of Cajun music in Europe and other parts of the world. Publicity and promotional materials include photographs of Goldband recording artists, promotional copy, mailings to radio stations, lists of customers, catalogs of Goldband recordings, and reviews of Goldband releases. There are also many newspaper and magazine articles relating to Goldband, to Shuler, to recording artists who worked for Goldband and to other Louisiana musicians. Recordings include acetates, 78s, studio recordings, and released recordings in a variety of formats. Song lyrics and music include song folios from the 1940s.

ArchivalResource: ca. 17280 items (240.0 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40248550 View

Biography -- Fender, Freddy.

Title: Biography -- Fender, Freddy.

ArchivalResource: 1 file folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310375852 View