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| − | + | Meeting Merle Haggard; On the bus with Merle; Les Paul; Merle and Bob Dylan; Dylan performance; Merle and Dylan tour continued; Dylan performances, backstage, production; Musical genre; Merle’s personality, Oklahoma casino story; Merle and Lefty Frizzell; Evolution of musical styles; Arranging shows, Eric Clapton; Les Paul in the documentary; Musical sound; Merle’s archive; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Opening acts and rising stars; Changes in the music industry | |
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Latest revision as of 21:46, 17 December 2025
This interview features Benford Standley. Standley discusses his friendship with Merle Haggard and his project documenting the life of Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. Standley recalls anecdotes with several prominent musicians and talks about his work as a documentarian.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Benford Standley
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: May 23, 2016
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 02:54:37 (2 hours 54 minutes)
Abstract
Meeting Merle Haggard; On the bus with Merle; Les Paul; Merle and Bob Dylan; Dylan performance; Merle and Dylan tour continued; Dylan performances, backstage, production; Musical genre; Merle’s personality, Oklahoma casino story; Merle and Lefty Frizzell; Evolution of musical styles; Arranging shows, Eric Clapton; Les Paul in the documentary; Musical sound; Merle’s archive; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott; Opening acts and rising stars; Changes in the music industry
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital audio
Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room
Transcript: Transcript available https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376438
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