Flores, Joe and Mosqueda, Victor 2016-09-16

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This interview features Joe Flores and Victor Mosqueda as they discuss the band they were in as young adults. In this interview Flores and Mosqueda both describe how each one learned how to play the guitar. They then move on to explain how they were in a band together and their performances over the years. The two end the interview by describing what they did once they were older and the band had disbanded.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Joe Flores and Victor Mosqueda

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: September 16, 2016

Location: Lubbock, TX

Interviewer: Daniel Sanchez

Length: 01:51:52 (1 hour 51 minutes)


Abstract

Introduction and Victor and Joe’s background information; Learning the structure of music and playing the guitar; Going from friends hanging out to forming a band; Switching over to a more rock sound; Victor’s start in music; Transitioning from practicing chords to playing music; Performing at the Coliseum and other venues; Writing their own music; Changing the band’s name; Getting the band booked; Victor’s first time cutting loose on a solo; Victor’s teaching job and what the rest of the band did after they disbanded


Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital audio

Recording Format Notes: access copy available in reading room

Transcript: Transcript available https://hdl.handle.net/10605/376414



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