urn:taro:utexas.cah.00658 A Guide to the Gene Ramey Collection, 1977-2004 Original EAD encoding by Amy E. Armstrong according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Ramey, Gene Gene Ramey Collection 1977-2004 Materials are written in English. 84-243; 2008-025 3 inches, 2 open reel tapes Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Gene Ramey was a renowned jazz bassist from Austin, Texas, who made his mark playing in the “territory bands” of Kansas City in the 1930s. Collection contains audio recordings of a radio broadcast with Gene Ramey, published articles about Ramey and photocopy transcripts of an oral history interview completed by the Smithsonian Institution. Biographical Note

Gene Ramey was a renowned jazz bassist from Austin, Texas, who made his mark playing in the “territory bands” of Kansas City in the 1930s. He later joined Charlie Parker and others in the move to New York City, where he was a key figure in the development of BeBop.

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Collection contains audio recordings of a radio broadcast with Gene Ramey. Also included are published articles about Ramey and photocopy transcripts of an oral history interview completed by the Smithsonian Institution.

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Use of audio material by appointment only; please contact sound archivist.

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Gene Ramey Collection, 1977-2004, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2.113 Audio Recordings, 10 inch open reel tape: 2.113 KUT special broadcast featuring interview and recordings with Gene Ramey 2.325/C102 Publications: 2.325/C102 <emph render="italic">The Journal of Texas Music History</emph>, Fall 2004 2.325/C102 Photocopies of Articles: 2.325/C102 “Bass Hit,” <emph render="italic">Texas Monthly</emph>, May 1981 2.325/C102 “You Can Bank on Gene,” <emph render="italic">Melody Maker</emph>, undated 2.325/C102 “First Bass Man,” <emph render="italic">Third Coast</emph>, August 1983 2.325/C102 “Gene Rame…” (French article with English translation), <emph render="italic">Hot</emph>, 1977 2.325/C102 Oral History Transcript, Smithsonian Institution, 1977-1978