MUS/B. Blues

 Record Group Term
Identifier: MUS/B

Staff Only

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Otha Turner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1051
Abstract The Otha Turner collection includes audiovisual recordings, musical instruments, and other materials documenting the life and artistry of Othar (Otha) Turner (1907-2003). A master of the fife and drum tradition from northern Mississippi, Turner was a farmer in Gravel Springs, Mississippi. He performed fife and drum music at goat barbeques, held annually around Labor Day, for family and community members. A few of these performances were recorded and are included in the collection. Later in...
Dates: 1970 - 2007
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Eugene Carrier Collection of B. B. King Posters and Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1119
Abstract

The Eugene Carrier Collection of B. B. King Posters and Photographs, 1979-1988, consists of concert posters, photographs, and newspaper headlines related to musician B. B. King, 1925-2015.

Dates: 1979 - 1988
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Bobby Rush Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1168
Abstract

The Bobby Rush Papers consist of the papers of musician Bobby Rush, b. 1933.

Dates: 1970s-2000s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Stax Records Promotional Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.1074
Abstract

The Stax Records Promotional Photographs collection consists of 48 promotional photographs of artists and musicians from the 1960s represented by the now legendary Stax Records Co. Studio in Memphis, including photographs of Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, Staple Singers, Sam and Dave, Johnie Taylor, Booker T. & The M.G.’s, The Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes, Eddie Floyd.

Dates: circa 1960s
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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