Joe Carr Papers:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1922-2001 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research

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Preferred Citation

Joe Carr Papers, 1922-2001 and undated, Southwest Collection/ Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Gift, 2002

Processed by

Sandra Torres and Robert Tidwell, December 2002

Additional Sources

Collection Inventory