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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Bryant Houston discusses fiddle playing and famous
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players.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Bryant Houston
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' February 12, 1980
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Rising Star, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Born: Cisco Texas (April 6, 1911),
 
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Captain Houston father,
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Anna H. Houston mother,
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Thurber Texas,
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Coal mines,
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Father,
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Musician,
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Fiddlers’ contests,
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Personality,
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Road shows,
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Bryant Houston,
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Musical experience,
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Childhood,
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Road shows,
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Order,
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Music,
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First solo performance,
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Length,
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Fiddle playing,
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Famous fiddle players,
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Bill Collins,
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Bud Tyler,
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Lawrence Harris,
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Champion fiddle players,
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Qualities,
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Judging,
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Farming,
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Great Depression,
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Government aide,
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Dances,
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Bob Wills.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Washington D. C. (1960),
 
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Texas Fiddlers’ representative,
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Prizes,
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Fiddle players,
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Doug Mennard,
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Ricky Bowen,
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Terry Morris,
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Randy Elmore,
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Women,
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Old timers,
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Fiddle music,
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Popularity,
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Fiddlers’ Association,
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Playing by ear,
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Prizes won,
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Fiddles,
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Types,
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Value,
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Italian-made,
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Bows,
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Composing,
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Long Beach, California,
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Movie part,
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Radio,
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Amateur hour,
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Influence,
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Breakdowns,
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"Swing" music,
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Waltzes,
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Fiddle contests,
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Changes,
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Texas style fiddling,
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Performance by Bryant Houston.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1911-1980
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1911-1980
  
  

Revision as of 19:45, 17 December 2014

Bryant Houston discusses fiddle playing and famous players.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Bryant Houston

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: February 12, 1980

Location: Rising Star, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Born: Cisco Texas (April 6, 1911), Captain Houston father, Anna H. Houston mother, Thurber Texas, Coal mines, Father, Musician, Fiddlers’ contests, Personality, Road shows, Bryant Houston, Musical experience, Childhood, Road shows, Order, Music, First solo performance, Length, Fiddle playing, Famous fiddle players, Bill Collins, Bud Tyler, Lawrence Harris, Champion fiddle players, Qualities, Judging, Farming, Great Depression, Government aide, Dances, Bob Wills.

Tape 1, Side 2: Washington D. C. (1960), Texas Fiddlers’ representative, Prizes, Fiddle players, Doug Mennard, Ricky Bowen, Terry Morris, Randy Elmore, Women, Old timers, Fiddle music, Popularity, Fiddlers’ Association, Playing by ear, Prizes won, Fiddles, Types, Value, Italian-made, Bows, Composing, Long Beach, California, Movie part, Radio, Amateur hour, Influence, Breakdowns, "Swing" music, Waltzes, Fiddle contests, Changes, Texas style fiddling, Performance by Bryant Houston.

Range Dates: 1911-1980

Bulk Dates: 1911-1980


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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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