Oral history interview with Janell Myers, 2003 August 16.

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Oral history interview with Janell Myers, 2003 August 16.

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Interview with Janell Myers, counselor, concerning his recollections concerning the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, Labor Day Weekend, 1969. Her conservative family background in Dallas, Texas; her attraction to the hippie counterculture as a teenager; hanging out with hippies in Lee Park in Dallas; her college experience at North Texas State University in Denton; her participation in anti-Vietnam War demonstrations and sit-ins; her admiration of singer Janis Joplin; her decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; activities of the Hog Farm at the festival; use of drugs and alcohol at the festival; comments about the various rock groups at the festival; activities of "Wavy Gravy"; lasting memories of the festival.

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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Joplin, Janis, 1943-1970

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Janis Lyn Joplin (born January 19, 1943, Port Arthur, Texas – died October 4, 1970, Los Angeles, California), American singer and songwriter. One of the most successful and widely known rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals and "electric" stage presence....

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Texas Community History Oral History Project.

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Tittle, Dennis

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North Texas state University

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Myers, Janell, 1954-

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Wavy Gravy.

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