Descriptive Summary
Ward, Ed, 1948-
Ward, Ed, collection
1979-1984
Materials are written in English.
2000-145
10 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising Ward’s columns from the
Austin American-Statesman, the Ed Ward Collection, 1979-1984, document the music
scene in Austin, Texas, during the 1970s and 1980s.
Biographical Note
Journalist and music historian Ed Ward (b. 1948) began writing about music in 1965. A
food editor for the
Austin Chronicle in Austin,
Texas, he also wrote columns for the Austin
American-Statesman from 1979 through 1984. Two years later Ward,
Geoffrey Stokes, and Ken Tucker published Rock of Ages: The
Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll. That same year, Ward became
rock-and-roll historian for NPR’s Fresh Air with
Terry Gross.
Source:
Get Up, Stand Up. About the Program. Credits.
PBS. Accessed April 11, 2011. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/getupstandup/about_credits2.html.
Scope and Contents
Comprising Ward’s columns from the
Austin
American-Statesman, the Ed Ward Collection, 1979-1984, documents the
music scene in Austin, Texas, during the 1970s and 1980s. The columns discuss
upcoming stage shows and record albums, reviews of musical performances and albums,
and interviews with musicians and others in the music industry, including Willie
Nelson, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and producer Bob Johnston.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Ward, Ed, 1948- -- Archives.
Subjects
Austin American-statesman.
Music -- Texas -- Austin.
Places
Austin (Tex.) -- History -- 20th
century.
Preferred Citation
Ed Ward Collection, 1979-1984, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
2L302-2L303
Columns, October 1979-June 1984