Oral history interview with Johnny Case, 2003 March 05.

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Oral history interview with Johnny Case, 2003 March 05.

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Interview with Johnny Case, jazz pianist, concerning his comments about the evolution of jazz in Fort Worth, Texas, 1960-2003. The influence of his parents on his musical career; his family's acquaintance with Ernest Tubb; the influence of local radio stations in Paris, Texas; the influence of Elvis Presley on his early career; his early interest in rhythm and blues; learning to play the piano and his interest in jazz; early gigs in Oklahoma and northeast Texas; his family's move from Paris to Dallas and his playing gigs at several clubs there; moving to Fort Worth, 1965; collaboration with Tom Morrell in producing the How the West Was Swung albums; comments about the demise of western swing; gigs and clubs in Fort Worth; his transition from playing western swing to jazz; comments about various jazz artists; playing for African-American audiences; comments about avant-garde jazz and its promoters; difficulties in making a full-time living as a jazz artist in Fort Worth; his employment at Sardine's Italian Restaurant in Fort Worth, 1983-2003; the Caravan of Dreams and the resurgence of jazz in Fort Worth, 1983; his relationship with the local musicians union; comments about Texas jazz. Appendix consists of a photocopy of an article from the "Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder" titled "Floy Case reports" (one leaf), a listing of a discography and clubs in the Dallas/Fort Worth (sixteen leaves).

158, [18] leaves : facsims. ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas. Oral History Collection.

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Texas Musicians Oral History Project

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Brown, Peggy Brandt

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Case, Johnny, 1947-

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Johnny Case was born on August 24, 1947 in Fort Worth, Texas to J.C. and Floy Case. Both parents were songwriters and his father, J.C., played mandolin in a string band. His older brother Jerry played the guitar. He began performing as a child in the mid-1950s at the Red River Jamboree in Paris, Texas. Johnny became interested in modern jazz around the age of 12/13. In the 1960s, he played piano for a number of western bands and in 1966 played his first jazz gig with the Adrian Watts Trio at Tex...