Ullrich, Tony 2010-05-26
Tony talks a lot about the pictures on His wall, and who was in them. He discusses Some of the places he spent his time, like at the Festivals and the rodeos. And he also discusses His relationship with his ex wife
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Interviewee Name: Tony Ullrich
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Date: May 26, 2010
Location: Houston, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 01:51:59
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Pictures on his wall, 1977- Alan, Bill Keith 1978, Larry McNeely 1979, Glen Campbell’s banjo player, Ireland’s, Larry McNeely, He was on his way to go to California, To go work for Glen Campbell, Pictures cont…, Article clippings, Students from his workshop, 1975- The Chronicle, J.T Reik, Official Alamo banjo – letter, Alan Munde, Martin Smith – Flying fish records, Paul Yager- control board, Alex Harvey – Delta Dawn, KPFT- Radio station, Michael Murphey, Hal John Wimberley, Original Chili cook off article
Tape 1, Side 2:
Pictures on his wall cont…, Day Ferguson- Fiddle player, December of 1975, Amy Barnes- Daughter of Business partner, Bob Murphey- First album, Fi Delta Theta – Fraternity, Talking Blues, In storage, He wrote it the day after Kennedy was assassinated, BANJER, Rather than saying banjo, Personalized Texas license plate, You used to get new plates every year, People have his plates, they are good memorabilia, Top Photo, March 1973, Memorial Park in Houston, Texas, Fender Banjo, Tom only had one half of a working brain, Personally drove Merle Travis’s guitar, Paul Langston- Tony’s mentor, Taste of Texas Restaurant, Laura Lei Branson, Rodeo, Rebecca Shannon, Poultry auction committee, Did the skit for about 10 years, Fred Bird- Bible Study friend, Tractor commercial, Did not get the job, But it made him write up a resume, Festivals in Kerrville, Texas, He worked every single festival, Got burned out, Popeye’s Radio, His first commercial, Promoting Popeye’s Rodeo chicken, His student/ Rick, Took all his records to cactus records, Wanted to clean up his life, Has a hostile attitude towards Tony because, Tony became a Christian, Marriage, Margaret, Original Good Company B-B-Que, Lake Charles, 1981- St. Patty’s Day, She was teaching her younger sister how to talk to boys, April 1982- proposed to her at the same table, They got married in Good Company, Marriage only lasted 9 years, He was so wrapped up in himself, Didn’t pay attention to her, She was a secretary at the Texas Children’s Hospital, Involved with all the residents at the hospital, Met Rex Davis when she opened up her own business, 1989- Christmas, Re-married six months later to some pharmaceutical representative, 1996, Moved his mom into a nursing home, Saw Margaret at a Randall’s, She called him that night, Hostile conversation, Saw her again, Needed her forgiveness, but never gave it to him, Tejas- the sheltie, which Tony got by the way
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