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National Band Competition

Copy negative of the National Band Competition in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1931. There is a large group of people on the field and a large crowd in the stands, and John Philip Sousa is directing music on a platform.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Abilene High School Band

Copy negative of the Abilene High School band marching in a parade in Tulsa, Oklahoma with crowds and buildings on each side of the street.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015

Transcript of an interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grand… more

Date: February 4, 2015

Creator: Collins, Francelle Robison; Flory, Bonnie Pipes & Pruneda, Jose Maria, Jr.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission