Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (1976-1990)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
James S. Griffith New Mexican Popular Music Collection
Collection
Identifier: MU-19
Scope and Content
This is mainly a collection of New Mexican music recorded in early 1970's on 45 rpm discs, that gave been reformatted to cassettes. Griffith's original part is a unique representation of popular music at that time. A few later items have been added. The lyrics of "Honky Tonk Angels" and "You 'n' Me" are in Spanish and English while "Dejame Ir" is a Spanish translation of "Please Release and Let Me Go," a popular Country and Western song. Also included are "Farmington" and "Navajo Nation '73,"...
Dates:
1963-2007; 1952-2007
Tom Rutherford Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-724-BC
Abstract
The Tom Rutherford Papers contain material relating to his involvement with ballooning, community activism, legal career, political career in the New Mexico Senate (1972-1996) and Bernalillo County Commission (1997-2004).
Dates:
1823-2006; Majority of material found within 1972-2004