Difference between revisions of "Gonzales, Ben 2013-07-17"

From SWC Oral History Collection
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Created page with "Descriptive metadata not available for this recording. Contact reference for more information. ==General Interview Information== '''Interviewee Name:''' Ben Gonzales '''Add...")
 
 
Line 1: Line 1:
Descriptive metadata not available for this recording. Contact reference for more information.
+
This interview features Ben Gonzales as he discusses Tejano and Conjunto music in West Texas.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
Line 17: Line 17:
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
 
+
Tejano music and Conjunto music; Lubbock’s ability to identify Tejano talent; The style and influence of the Hometown Boys; Closing the gap between San Antonio and Lubbock Tejano music; How early accordion groups laid the foundation for Hometown Boys; His early life and background; The rise of Tejano radio in Lubbock; The early problems facing Tejano radio stations; Anyone who grew up influenced by Mexican performers; The project and how the interview will be incorporated
  
  
Line 23: Line 23:
 
==Access Information==
 
==Access Information==
  
'''Original Recording Format:'''
+
'''Original Recording Format:''' born digital audio
 
 
'''Recording Format Notes:'''
 
  
'''Transcript:''' No transcript available
+
'''Recording Format Notes:''' access copy available in reading room
 +
 +
'''Transcript:''' transcript available https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376416
  
  
Line 36: Line 36:
 
[[Category: Needs Review 2022 ]]
 
[[Category: Needs Review 2022 ]]
  
[[Category: No Abstract ]]
 
  
[[Category: 2010s]]
+
[[Category: 2010s]] [[Category: SWC Interviews]] [[Category: Crossroads]] [[Category: Family Life and Background]] [[Category: Lubbock, Texas]] [[Category: Music]]

Latest revision as of 17:37, 16 December 2025

This interview features Ben Gonzales as he discusses Tejano and Conjunto music in West Texas.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Ben Gonzales

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: July 17, 2013

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez

Length: 00:43:12


Abstract

Tejano music and Conjunto music; Lubbock’s ability to identify Tejano talent; The style and influence of the Hometown Boys; Closing the gap between San Antonio and Lubbock Tejano music; How early accordion groups laid the foundation for Hometown Boys; His early life and background; The rise of Tejano radio in Lubbock; The early problems facing Tejano radio stations; Anyone who grew up influenced by Mexican performers; The project and how the interview will be incorporated


Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital audio

Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room

Transcript: transcript available https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376416



Thank you for your interest in this oral history interview. Our oral history collection is available to patrons in the Southwest Collection's Reading Room, located on the campus of Texas Tech University. For reading room hours, visit our website. Please contact Reference Staff at least one week prior to your visit to ensure the oral history you are interested in will be available. Due to copyright issues, duplications of our oral histories can only be made for family members. If an oral history transcript has been made available online, the link will be provided on this page. More information on accessing our oral histories is located here. Preferred citation style can be found here.