urn:taro:utexas.cah.01650 A Guide to the Troupe Earnest Gammage, III, Papers, 1981-1998 Original EAD encoding by Christopher Orion Magee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2010 Finding aid written in English. October 2010 Updated name per creator and made corrections/revisions by Laurel Rozema. September 2011 Accession 2011-247 added by Ryder Kouba. Descriptive Summary Gammage, Troupe Earnest, 1944- Gammage, Troupe Earnest, III, papers 1981-1998 Materials are written in English. 2006-285; 2011-247; 2011-265; 2011-276; 2011-330; 2012-134 10 ft. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin This collection, comprised of business papers and newspaper clippings, chronicles the professional career and interests of Troupe Earnest Gammage, III. The Austin Music Industry Council represents the largest amount of materials in this collection. Gammage was also instrumental in promoting Austin as a major hub for live music. Biographical Note

Troupe Earnest Gammage, III, was born into a business family in Brownwood, Texas, in 1944. He earned a BBA in Finance and Insurance from the University of Texas at Austin (UT) in 1967 and subsequently attended one year of Law School at UT. He began singing in a choir at age eight, performing music throughout his career and eventually becoming lead singer for the band Ernie Sky and the K-Tels. Gammage served as President of the Austin Music Industry Council and of the Texas Music Association as well as Chairman of the Austin Music Advisory Committee and of the City of Austin Music District Committee. Furthermore, he participated in various other organizations, including Leadership Austin. Cognizant of the revenue loss incurred by the city of Austin as a result the departure of Austin music acts, who tended to leave the city once they became famous, Gammage worked, through the many organizations with which he was associated, to facilitate the establishment of music business infrastructure and support. Gammage believed that efforts to make Austin an attractive place for musicians to develop careers would result in not only direct financial benefit to Austin as a city, but would also provide the music community with increased opportunities to pursue successful careers.

His efforts were primarily devoted to promoting cooperation between the Austin music industry, the financial and business communities, the offices of the city of Austin, and the national music industry. Gammage’s efforts in this area began to show results as early as 1987. He was involved in creating and promoting various types of seminars to provide musicians and the music community with business skills. These seminars covered such topics as banking, taxes, legal issues, and marketing. Conversely, Gammage worked with the financial community to identify investment opportunities in the Austin music community.

 Scope and Contents

The Troupe Earnest Gammage, III, Papers, 1981-1998, consist of correspondence, financial documents, legal documents, minutes, agendas, publications, reports, printed material, and clippings, which document issues facing the music industry of Austin, Texas, in the late 1980s to early 1990s and the efforts of various organizations to address those issues. The papers are organized into two series. The first contains Gammage’s business papers, 1982-1992, and the second, entitled Music and Musicians, 1981-1998, is composed of printed material and clippings acquired by Gammage.

Within the first series of Business Papers, one third of the records is composed of material from the Austin Music Industry Council (AMIC) and documents that organization’s efforts to establish a relationship between Austin’s music and business communities. A quarter of the AMIC material covers meetings, while another quarter details events. The AMIC correspondence is mostly unremarkable; however, one interesting issue discussed is a rift between the Austin music community and the Austin Community College. Thirteen other organizations in which Gammage participated are documented in the Business Papers series, primarily consisting of Leadership Austin, the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Music Commission, and the Texas Music Association.

The Music and Musicians series, comprised of printed material and clippings and encompassing more than a sixth of the collection, portrays a wide-ranging and thorough picture of the Austin music industry in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Archivist’s note: Where possible, original order was preserved by retaining the unit titles as created by Gammage. These titles have been placed in quotes in the arrangement.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into two series: I. Business Papers, 1982-1992 II. Music and Musicians, 1981-1998

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

A portion of these papers are stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Gammage, Troupe Earnest, 1944- Ernie Sky and the K-Tels Subjects (Organizations) Austin Chamber of Commerce Austin Community College (Austin, Tex.) Texas Music Association Texas Music Commission Austin Music District Committee Austin Music Industry Council Leadership Austin Subjects Music -- Texas -- Austin. Sound recording industry -- Texas. Places Austin (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Troupe Earnest Gammage, II, Papers, 1981-1998, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

This collection was processed by Ashley Adair, Jane Gruning, George Royer, November 2009. Subsequent revisions were made by Christopher Orion Magee, June 2010, Laurel Rozema, October 2010, Ryder Kouba, September 2011, and Maria Soscia, October 2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Business Papers, 1982-1992 2006-285/1 Stored off-site at LSF General, 1989 Resume, 1989 Austin Music Industry Council, 1983-1990 General Press Release and Mission Statement, 1986-1989, undated Board and Committee Directories, 1986-1990 Legal Documents Articles of Incorporation, 1986, 1990, undated Bylaws, 1986 Correspondence, 1986-1990, undated Financial Documents "Income Tax", 1987-1990, undated "State Franchise and Sales Tax," 1986-1987, undated "Financial Reports," 1988-1989 “Financial Information,” 1986-1990 Assorted, 1986-1989 Meetings Annual, 1986-1990 Board, 1986-1990 2006-285/2 Committees, 1987-1990, undated Events AURAL (Library Project), 1989-1990 Banking Seminar, 1989 Business of Music Seminar, 1986-1989, undated American Electronics Association Mixer, 1990 IRS Seminar, 1990 Midem, 1989-1990 Grammys n Th' Schools, 1990 "Music Related Seminars, Workshops," 1987-1988 Assorted, 1987-1990, undated Austin Music Channel, 1988-1990, undated Membership Documentation AMIC Prospects, 1986-1989, undated Assorted, 1984-1990, undated Reports Music Biz Breakdown, 1988-1990, undated Assorted Including "Austin Music: Into the Future," published by the Austin Music Advisory Committee, 1985 Publications Music Industry Primer, 1988-1990, undated AMIC Clippings, 1983-1989 2006-285/3 AMIC Clippings, 1990 Assorted Handwritten Notes, 1986-1990, undated Administrative Files, 1986-1990, undated "AMIC Lists", 1987-1989, undated Mailing Labels, 1989-1990, undated Computer Records, 1988, 1990, undated Letterhead and Copy Masters, 1989-1990, undated Leadership Austin, 1986-1992 Board of Directors, 1989-1990 Committes Arts and Culture Committee, 1987-1988 Curriculum Committee, 1988-1989, undated Activities Committee, 1989-1992 Reports Economic Inpacts of the Arts, 1986-1987 Leadership Austin Action Team Reports, 1986-1987 Pathfinders on Music Industry, 1990 Bank Survey, 1987-1988, undated Austin Chamber of Commerce, 1985-1990 Correspondence, 1986-1990 Reports "Target Market: Film/Music/Video," 1987-1988 Economic Development, 1985-1989 Tokyo Cowboys, 1986-1990 Publications, 1986-1989 Financial Documents, 1988-1989 Assorted, 1985-1989 2006-285/4 Texas Music Commission, 1986-1990 General, 1989 Members and Meetings, 1986-1989 Reports State 1988 Film/Music Survey Arthur Young Survey, 1988 Texas Music Inventory, 1988 Clippings, 1990, undated Texas Music Association, 1983-1989 General, 1985-1989 Correspondence Publications, 1984-1988 Clippings, 1983 Assorted, 1983-1986 Austin Music District Committee, 1987-1989 General, 1987-1988 "MDC Work", 1987-1988 Reports 1988 Reports Report to City Council, 1988 Clippings, 1989-1989 Austin Community College, 1988-1990 General, 1988 Correspondence, 1988 Townsend Miller Scholarship, 1990 Commercial Music Program Advisory Committee, 1989-1990 Bus. Fund for Music Prof, 1988 Commercial Music Management Program, 1989 Austin Music Industry Survey Society of Professional Audio Recording Studios, 1988-1989 South by Southwest, 1988-1990 Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau, 1988-1989 Austin Music Advisory Committee, 1983-1987 City of Austin, 1984-1990 State of Texas, 1984-1987 New Music Seminar, 1986-1989 2006-285/5 Assorted, 1982-1992 Correspondence, 1987-1990, undated Handwritten Notes, 1988-1990, undated Ernie Sky, 1982-1986 Texas Talent Act, 1989-1990 Music Industry Loan Program, 1989 New Orleans Subject File, 1988-1990 Walk of the Stars, 1986-1987 Vendor Solicitations, 1987-1989, undated Business Cards Various, 1987-1992, undated Music and Musicians, 1981-1997 2006-285/5 Stored offsite at LSF: Austin, Texas General, 1986-1989, undated Printed Material Clippings, 1981-1987 2006-285/6 Clippings, 1990-1991 Midem International Music Industry Convention, 1987 Assorted, 1987-1990, undated Texas Printed Materials, 1985-1990 Clippings, 1985-1989 Assorted, 1986, undated United States Printed Material Billboard, 1986-1990 Tennessee Clippings, 1987-1990 Printed Material, 1987-1990 Assorted, 1988, undated New Orleans Printed Material, 1990-1991 2AA39 Stored on-site at SRH Amusement Business, March 25, 1989 Pro Sound News International Edition, Vol. 11, No. 3 Billboard: Vol. 96, No. 47 Vol. 97, No. 52 Vol. 98, No. 27 Vol. 100, No. 44 Vol. 101, Nos. 13 and 36 The Texas Humanist: Ideas, History, and Culture, Vol. 7, No. 5, May/June 1985 Vol. 7, No. 6, July/August 1985 The Austin Chronicle Vol. III, No. 7 Vol. IV, Nos. 4-8, 14-15, and 26 Vol. V, Nos. 6, 14, and 22 Vol. VI, Nos. 6, 9, and 13 Vol. VII, No. 5 Vol. VIII, Nos. 12, 28 Vol. IX, No. 13 4Jc44 Austin Community College (ACC) Planning Committee for Proposed Music Program, 1988 ACC Commercial Music Management Advisory Committee documents, notes, and correspondence, 1992-1997 Austin Music Industry Task Force documents, 1994 Texas Music Association promotional material, 1994 Texas Music Association - Chamber of Commerce, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and notes,1973-1985 Booklets regarding Texas Music Industry, 1986-1988 Austin Music Industry Council (AMIC) programs, 1984 Austin Music Advisory Committee (AMAC) documents and notes, 1986 Regional Music Development Roundtable membership forms, 1990 “Creating an Opportunity Economy,” 1985 Advertising section on Austin in Billboard magazine, 1990 2X81c "Meet the People Who Make Texas Music," Texas Music Association audio cassette 4Jc45 Music industry marketing strategies in various cities Nashville notes and correspondence, 1986 City of Austin correspondence, 1986 NOME/New Orleans promotional material, correspondence, and notes, 1985-1988 Louisiana music/NOME correspondence and newsletters, 1986 Memphis pamphlets, newspaper clippings, brochures, 1986 Texas Music Association - Texas Music Museum information, 1990 Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau correspondence, brochures, and notes, 1994 Publications relating to Texas music industry, “Country Music Magazine” and “Country Hits Magazine,” 1985-1986 SXSW official programs, 1989-1996 “Austin” Magazine, October 1988 Articles relating to partnership between Austin Chamber of Commerce and Austin music business interests, 1985 Business cards, badge, sticker, buttons, 1984-1987 Texas Music Association Austin Chamber of Commerce Austin Music Industry Council Austin Music District Committee Ernie "Sky" Gammage Magazine and newspaper clippings 4Zf41 Texas Music Association documents: “State Board Meetings,” 1982-1988 Audiocassette tapes of state board meetings: June 21, 1986 December 1986 Dallas, December 15, 1986 Austin, March 22, 1987 Houston, June 27, 1987 “Committee Meetings,” 1983-1986 “Laws,” 1983-1985 “Legislative Committee,” January 3, 1985-July 11, 1987 “Letters, TMA President,” July 1985- April 1987 “TMA State Presidency,” 1984-1987 “New Chapters,” June 1984-March 1986 Austin chapter, 1982-1984 “Austin Monthly and Executive Meetings,” 1983-1986 “Austin Board Meetings,” 1982-1987 Employee insurance program, 1983-1985 Newsletter, October 1982-September 1986 Proposals, notes, receipts, and blank letterhead, 1987-1988 Directory, 1984-1985 Membership applications “Talk Back to the Media!” card with listener line numbers 4Zf42 “MIDEM – Administration,” 1987 Texas Sesquicentennial Commission documents, 1984-1987 Texas Music Commission documents, October 29, 1985-May 14, 1987 “Transcript of San Antonio Reception TMA Presentation,” May 7, 1984 Texas Music Association Foundation, January 20, 1983-July 3, 1986 Correspondence and Photostats of articles concerning the music industry in Austin, January 20, 1983-July 3, 1986 “A Texas Music Showcase at Studio Circus” invitation cards and original page layout Next Century Economy, 1998 “Christine Albert & Duck Stop Texas Celebration Tour” articles, advertisements, and folder, 1986 2.325/OD10 “Christine Albert & Duck Stop Texas Celebration Tour” sticker1986