Watching the World Go By, balloon song, by Alan Carlson, sung by Ron Torres, circa 1975
File — CD: 7
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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," sung by Frankie López.
In addition, Elmer Martinez donated a 45 of local Albuquerque popular Hispanic songs from 1978, added to the collection in 2011. It featured Los Bohemios and Miguel Archibeque. Another in his set is the Spanish cancion about the 1963 assasinatiopn of President John F. Kennedy. The 1975 Albuquerque balloon fiesta is romanticized in the "Ballad of the Double Eagle II," added in 2012. The 1967 song "The Lights of Albuquerque" from the Vietnam War era by Billy Mize, "Albuquerque, The Jewel of New Mexico," by Rex Warren, and eight other songs featured in the CSWR Albuquerque 2006 Tricentennial Exhibit song display, organized by CSWR student Kathy McCully, were also added in 2012.
Forms part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
In addition, Elmer Martinez donated a 45 of local Albuquerque popular Hispanic songs from 1978, added to the collection in 2011. It featured Los Bohemios and Miguel Archibeque. Another in his set is the Spanish cancion about the 1963 assasinatiopn of President John F. Kennedy. The 1975 Albuquerque balloon fiesta is romanticized in the "Ballad of the Double Eagle II," added in 2012. The 1967 song "The Lights of Albuquerque" from the Vietnam War era by Billy Mize, "Albuquerque, The Jewel of New Mexico," by Rex Warren, and eight other songs featured in the CSWR Albuquerque 2006 Tricentennial Exhibit song display, organized by CSWR student Kathy McCully, were also added in 2012.
Forms part of the John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music.
Dates
- circa 1975
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 8 CDs
General
Hot Air Records, balloon image courtesy of World Balloon Corp., Albuquerque
Added to collection, November 2012.
Added to collection, November 2012.
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
cswrref@unm.edu