Descriptive Summary
Carr, Joe
Joe Carr Papers,
1922-2001 and undated
Papers consist of
materials and drafts related to the preparation of
Prairie Nights to Neon
Lights.
S 1623.1
Southwest Collection/Special Collections
Library, Texas Tech University,
2 boxes (2.0 linear
feet)
English.
Biographical Sketch
Joe Carr is a well-known and respected musician and teacher. He plays
guitar, mandolin, and fiddle. He has been a member of the Commercial Music
faculty at South Plains College since 1984. Carr toured nationally with Allan
Munde on the bluegrass group Country Gazette and currently performs in a duo
with Munde. In addition to his many audio recordings, Carr has produced over
twenty music instruction videos for Texas Music and Video. Allan Munde is a
world-class five string banjo player and is featured as a major stylist in the
book Masters of Five String Banjo. He joined the Commercial Music faculty in
1986. He is a founding member of the Country Gazette and he currently tours
with Carr. Munde is on the Board of Directors of the International Bluegrass
Music Association. He has recorded more than twenty albums and is a leader in
the field of five string banjo instruction.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains research materials and manuscript drafts for
Carr and Munde's publication, Prairie Nights to Neon Lights. The book is a
history of country music in West Texas spanning the genres from country and
western and Texas Swing to rockabilly and even modern rock and roll. Included
are correspondence, manuscript notes and drafts, printed material, photographs
and an extensive collection of oral history interviews, some with printed
transcripts, with local musicians that play heavily in the book. It bulks with
printed materials dealing with the local music and various individual artists.
Index Terms
The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally
developed.
Subjects (Persons)
Carr, Joe
Munde, Alan
Places
Texas,
West--Anecdotes
Subjects
Music--Texas,
West
Country music--History and
criticism
Bluegrass music
Honky-tonk music
Rockabilly music
Western swing
(Music)
Gift, 2002
Access Restrictions
Open for research
Processed by
Sandra Torres and Robert Tidwell, December 2002
Preferred Citation
Joe Carr Papers, 1922-2001 and undated, Southwest Collection/
Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Additional Sources
Carr, Joe and Allan Munde.
Prairie Nights to Neon Lights: the Story of
Country Music in West Texas.Lubbock, Texas: Texas Tech University
Press, 1995.
For related materials located in the Southwest Collection/Special
Collections Library, see the following collections:
- Joe Carr Audio Collection (1 box), Q43.7A
- Joe Carr oral history interview [sound recording], 2001
- Allan Munde oral history interview[sound recording], 2002
- Andy Wilkinson oral history interview [sound recording], 2000
Collection Inventory
Correspondence, 1989-2001 and undated
1
1
From Joe Carr, 1 2 1 3
1990 and undated
1
2
To Joe Carr,
1990-2001 and undated
Joe Carr
1
3
Editorial,
1989-1994 and undated
1
4
To Allan Munde,
1991-1993 and undated
1
5
Joe Carr and Allan Munde,
1990-1996 and undated
1
6
Memo - Texas Tech University Press,
1989
1
7
Miscellaneous,
undated
Manuscript Materials, undated
1
8
Chapter Drafts,
undated
1
9
Chapter Notes, Outlines,
undated
1
10
Chapter Synopsis, Table of Contents,
undated
1
11
Interview Transcripts,
undated
1
12
Introduction, Chapter Drafts,
undated
1
13
Miscellaneous Notes,
undated
1
14
Informant Interview Questionnaire,
undated
1
15
Radio Informant Interview Questionnaire,
undated
News Clippings,
1922-1995 and undated
1
16
Baird Future Farmers of America (FFA),
undated
1
17
Ely, Joe,
1985-1990 and undated
1
18
Carr, Joe and Allan Munde,
1990-1995 and undated
1
19
Concert Advertisements, Miscellaneous Artists,
1940-1956 and undated
1
20
Miscellaneous,
1922-1994 and undated
Printed Material, 1924-1996 and undated
1
21
Carr, Joe and Allan Munde,
undated
1
22
Concert Fliers Miscellaneous Artists,
1970 and undated
1
23
Cowboy Symposiums,
1991 and undated
1
24
Cox, Elijah,
undated
1
25
Fiddle Playing,
1924-1990 and undated
1
26
General, Miscellaneous,
1936-1991 and undated
1
27
Holly, Buddy,
1979-1992 and undated
1
28
KSEL Western Jamboree Program,
May-July 1950
1
29
Logan, Texas,
1969-1993 and undated
Manuscript
1
30
All Shook Up: Elvis Day-by-Day
by Cotton, Lee (photocopied excerpts)
1985
1
31
Miscellaneous Artists,
1991-1996 and undated
1
32
Morris, Jess,
1940 and undated
1
33
Munde, Allan,
1990 and undated
1
34
Music, Miscellaneous,
1975-1995 and undated
1
35
Research Formatting,
undated
1
36
Robertson, Alexander "Eck",
1970-1983 and undated
1
37
Sheet Music,
undated
1
38
Texas Tech University Museum,
1984-1986
1
39
Walker, Billy,
undated
1
40
Bob Wills: A Few Reminiscences by
Bob Pinson,
1974
Publications,
1955-1992
2
1
Country Song Round-Up Number 40,
1955
2
2
Rockin' 50s
1987-1990
2
3
Rockin' 50s
1991-1992
2
4
Rolling Stone
January 26, 1989
2
5
Saturday Evening Post
February 12, 1966
2
6
San Antonio Monthly
October, 1986
2
7
Texas Monthly
July, 1991
2
8
West Texas Sound
1990-1991
2
9
Unpublished Papers, West Texas Music,
1988 and undated
Photographs, 1935-1992 and undated
Manuscript
2
10
Chapter 2,
undated
2
11
Chapter 3,
1935-1960s and undated
2
12
Chapter 4,
1948-circa 1985, and undated
2
13
Chapter 5,
circa 1950-1989, and undated
2
14
Chapter 6,
1960-1991 and undated
2
15
Chapter 7,
1950s-1992 and undated
2
16
Chapter 8,
1967-1986
2
17
Miscellaneous, color,
undated
2
18
Miscellaneous, black and white,
undated
2
19
Miscellaneous negatives,
undated
2
20
Morris, Jess
undated
2
21
Negatives, Morris, Jess,
undated
2
22
Photocopies,
undated
2
23
Robertson, Alexander,
undated