Atlanta (Ga.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Curley Collins collection
Collection
Identifier: M190
Abstract:
Ruey Culbertson ("Curley") Collins (1915-1986) played the fiddle, guitar, and banjo in country and western bands of the 1930s-1980s, in his native Kentucky, Atlanta, Georgia, and Richmond, Virginia. The collection documents his career with ephemera including clippings, programs, and advertisements; photographs; periodical articles and book excerpts; correspondence; legal documents; and writings. The material dates 1928-1956, 1964-1969, 1975-2002, and is in photocopied form.
Dates:
1928-1956, 1964-1969, 1975-2002
Found in:
Special Collections
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Curley Collins collection
Tex Forman papers
Collection
Identifier: M037
Abstract:
Originally from Kentucky, Otho Woodrow "Tex" Forman worked as a member of several country bands. In Atlanta, Forman was known as one of Pop Eckler's bandmates, appearing as part of Pop Eckler and His Young'Uns on WSB's "Cross Roads Follies" show in 1936. His papers contain twenty-eight photographs and photocopies of songbooks and lyrics, handbills, and articles.
Dates:
1939-1984; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1949
Found in:
Special Collections
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Tex Forman papers