Dallas Public Library to host Texas Music Mini-Conference

by PegNews wire

On Saturday, May 30 beginning at 9 a.m., the Dallas Public Library (at the J. Erik Jonsson downtown location) will host an all-day conference on the history of Texas music, replete with panel discussions, lectures and film screenings.

Included in the mix will be a couple of locally-produced films: When Funk Was King: the South Dallas Pop Festival and Teen-A-Go-Go.

The Funk screening will be introduced by Roger Boykin and Anne Bothwell, while Teen-A-Go-Go, documenting the '60's scene in North Texas, will be hosted by Mark Nobles and William Williams.

Discussion and lecture topics (with persenter in parentheses) include:

* Buddy Holly and Buddy Magazine (Stoney Burns)

* King of Western Swing: The Life and Legacy of Bob Wills (Jeff Storie, Carolyn Wills)

* From Delta to Deep Ellum: Texas Blues (Jay Brakefield, Michael

Dyson, Alan Govenar)

* Lewd and Loose in Lewisville: The Texas International Pop Festival (Angus Wynne)

* On the Air! The Big D Jamboree and The Light Crust Doughboys (David Dennard, John Mark Dempsey, Art Greenhaw)

For a complete (.pdf) list of program items, go here.

posted by JM