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," 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
- 1963-2007
- 1952-2007
Creator
- Griffith, James S. (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication of CSWR material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright, privacy, and libel laws. Permission is required for publications or distribution.
Biography
The original set of recordings were donated by Dr. James S. Griffith, formerly of the University of Arizona Library's Southwest Folklore Center. He retired from a faculty position at the University in 1998. Dr. Griffith was the founder and director of Tucson's most popular event, the Tucson Meet Yourself Folk Life Festival. Additional material was added in 2011 and 2012.
Extent
8 CDs
General
Contact Information
- Center for Southwest Research
- Zimmerman Library
- University of New Mexico
- Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131-1466
- Phone: 505-277-6451
- Fax: 505-277-0530
- Email: cswrref@unm.edu
- URL: http://eLibrary.unm.edu/cswr
Processing Information
Cassettes reformatted to cd in June 2011.
CD 4 reformatted from 45 rpm record, courtesy of Elmer Martinez.
NOTE: The order of items on the CDs matches the order of items in the list below. However, due to the reformatting process, CD tracks do not necessarily start or stop at the same events as the list below.
CD 4 reformatted from 45 rpm record, courtesy of Elmer Martinez.
NOTE: The order of items on the CDs matches the order of items in the list below. However, due to the reformatting process, CD tracks do not necessarily start or stop at the same events as the list below.
- Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (1976-1990)
- Folk dance music -- New Mexico -- Albuquerque
- Folk dance music -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe
- Folk music--New Mexico--Albuquerque
- Folk music--New Mexico--Santa Fe
- John Donald Robb Archive of Southwestern Music
- Polkas
- Popular music--New Mexico--Albuquerque
- Popular music--New Mexico--Santa Fe
- Songs, Spanish--New Mexico
Creator
- Griffith, James S. (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the James S. Griffith New Mexican Popular Music Collection, 1952-2007
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by CSWR staff
- Date
- ©2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Revision Statements
- June 28, 2004: PUBLIC "-//University of New Mexico::Center for Southwest Research//TEXT (US::NmU::MU 19::James S. Griffith New Mexican Popular Music Collection)//EN" "nmu1mu19.sgml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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
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