Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Arrangement: subseries 1.1 Little Charlie and the Nightcats, subseries 1.2 Rick Estrin collection.

Series covers the history of Little Charlie and the Nightcats and includes band member biographies, a memorial bio for bass player Brad Sexton, band lyrics and music, typed and handwritten set lists, handwritten and printed band calendars, tour itineraries and information, correspondence on private party, club, and festival dates, band handbills, press clippings, band promotional photos and album cover art, music awards and nominations, and photographs of Little Charlie and the Nightcats from the personal collection of band member singer/harmonica player Rick Estrin. Digital duplicates of selected material born digital and scanned items are available on an external hard drive, located in Box 2 of the collection.

Material Specific Details:

box 1, folder 1 Band Biographies

box 1, folder 2 Set Lists

box 1, folder 3 Lyrics and Sheet Music

box 1, folder 4 Band Calendars 1980-87

box 1, folder 5 Clubs and Private Parties 1977-86

box 1, folder 8 Festivals 1977-86

box 1, folder 9 Tour Itineraries and Info. 1987-2006

box 1, folder 10 Band Correspondence

box 1, folder 11 Buddy Akacich Correspondence

box 1, folder 12 Publicity 1987-1996

box 1, folder 13 Miller Draft 1987- March, 1988

box 1, folder 14 Miller Draft April, 1988 – Nov. 1988

box 1, folder 15 Miller Draft Jan. 1989 – June, 1989

box 1, folder 16 Miller Draft July 1989 – Nov. 1989

box 1, folder 17 Press Clippings 1977-80

box 1, folder 18 Press Clippings 1981-86

box 1, folder 19 Press Clippings 1987

box 1, folder 20 Press Clippings 1991-2008

box 1, folder 21 Radio Airplay and Interviews

box 1, folder 22 Alligator Records

box 1, folder 23 Album Reviews

box 2, folder 1 Band Photos and Proofs

box 2, folder 2 Band Photos, Album Cover Proofs, Artwork

box 2, folder 3 Awards and Commendations

archival folder subfolder Oversized Band Photos and Proofs

Material Specific Details:

box 2 Framed Photo Baty and Estrin, Kalamazoo State Theater, 03/11/2005

box 2, folder 19 Photos and Forkit Magazine

External Hard Drive Photos, born digital and duplicates of originals in box 2, folder 19

Physical Description: 1 Linear Feet

Series contains the creator's personal correspondence, photos, papers, blues publications, and correspondence and memorabilia donated by Tina Milliken.

Material Specific Details:

box 2, folder 4 Clippings and handbills performing with other musicians

box 2, folder 5 Clippings, photos, and handbills of other musicians

box 4 MC112_412 CD Blues in Russia from Fruteland (original)

Material Specific Details: box 2, folder 6 Baty's Writings

box 2, folder 7 Personal Papers

box 2, folder 8 Personal Photographs

External Hard Drive Personal Photographs, born digital duplicates of items in box 4, scans of items of selected items

box 4 MC112_408 CD 2005 misc. photos (2 copies)

box 4 MC112_409 CD Road Trip 2005 photos

box 4 MC112_410 CD Road Trip 2007 photos

box 2, folder 9 Harmonica Class Course Material and Notes

box 2, folder 10 Jazz Camp 2012

box 2, folder 11 Guitar Inventories and Information

box 2, folder 12 Sheet Music

box 2, folder 13 Record Album Inventories

box 2, folder 14 Ephemera

archival folder Ephemera – poster of Marilyn Monroe

Material Specific Details:

box 2, folder 15 Sacramento Blues Society Newsletters and Calendars

box 2, folder 16 Misc. Blues Newsletters

box 2, folder 17 Misc. Blues Publications

Material Specific Details:

box 2, folder 18 Postcards

box 2 Guitar strap, gift of donor to Baty

External Hard Drive photos, born digital and scans items in box 2, folder 18 and archival folder

archival folder 5 posters created by donor: Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Melarkey's

Material Specific Details:

box 3:

MC112_307 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats, KVIE Channel 6, Sacramento 8/10/1981

MC112_308 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats opening and playing with Freddie Roulette, 7/30/1981 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA

MC112_309 Cassette: Paige Baty, songs for C.O. Baty and interview on Marilyn Monroe . 11/29/1981

MC112_310 DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Afternoon Show "Right Around the Corner" Jan. 1987

MC112_311A DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Harp Boogie 1987 (2 songs only) + VHS whole performance.

MC112_311B VHS Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, Davenport, Iowa, 1987

MC112_312 VHS Charles, Baby . Home video of Baty family including Charles Baty, his father, paternal aunts, and grandmother.

MC112_313 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats on Ch. 13 News, June, 1986, perform TV Crazy.

MC112_314 VHS ON STAGE TV program 1987.

MC112_315 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at the Sacto. Atomic Café, two songs only: Clothesline and Hand to Mouth, 1987.

MC112_316 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ Caspar Inn, Caspar, CA 1988.

MC112_317 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Club Hey Hey, Houston TX, 3/4/1988,plus misc. taped TV shows with other blues musicians at end of tape.

MC112_318 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Melkweg, Amsterdam 3/ 30/1988 PT 1.

MC112_319 A, B, and C DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats band interview @ Melarkey's 1988 (2 copies, also on VHS).

MC112_320 DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats 2/27/1988 (very dark).

MC112_321 CD Broadcasting Radio Bremen, Bremen, Germany, 1988 (2 shows, 2 discs).

MC112_322 A and B 45 discs Little Charlie and the Nightcats, A Side Homely Girl, B Side Run Me Down. 1982 [2 copies]

MC112_323 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Cotati Cabaret, Cotati CA 9/13/86 **VHS does not play.***

MC112_324 VHS Jazz Beat (Atlanta) Interviews with Little Charlie and Rick Estrin. 2/22/89

MC112_325 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats The Big Break 4 song promo 1989.

MC112_326 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Live at Club Hey Hey, October 1989, includes band room footage.

MC112_327 VHS Miller Genuine Draft Little Charlie and the Nightcats B-roll: Little Charlie and Rick Estrin interview, performance "Dump That Chump", 01/24/1990.

MC112_328 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats – Maxell tape. "Little Charlie and the Nightcats are making a new live album at Melarkey's" entertainment segment on news show 1990.

MC112_329 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Eugene Celebration 1990 .

MC112_330 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ Decade, Pittsburgh, PA 7/29/1990. Footage of club patrons a head of performance and @ 01:24:00, another band recorded at 01:55:00.

MC112_331 Cassette: Kings of Swing Pt II: Little Charlie/Duke Robillard, Little Charlie and the Nightcats 4/1991 Mt. Stage w/James Harmon, plus Charlie Musselwhite (same program).

MC112_332 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ San Jose Blues Festival 8/1991. Tape case includes note from Ted Todd dated 3/23/92. Intermittent static on audio.

MC112_333 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Jazz Works 9/6/1991 1st and 2nd sets.

MC112_334 A, B, C VHS Taco Bell commercials Little Charlie and the Nightcats 7/25/1991, plus 2nd copy Fleet Street viewing dub 6/28/1991, and bad audio dub 3rd copy "Taco Bell" handwritten label.

MC112_335 VHS Little Charlie and The Nightcats at Good Times Café and Bar, Eugene OR, Jan. 4, 1992 #1.

MC112_336 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Carl Purdy Hall, Ukiah, CA 2/22/1992.

MC112_337 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats In Performance @ Waterfront Extravaganza, Syracuse NY 7/24/1992.

MC112_338 VHS Little Charlie on Fuji tape – 1992 [?] festival near Yosemite, CA.

MC112_339 A and B VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ San Luis Obispo Blues Society 3/1993. Very dark, audio dropouts on first song [2 copies].

MC112_340 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Nightmoves, Kansas City, MO 1993.

MC112_341 CD Little Charlie and Duke Robillard Kings of Swing, "East LA" Syracuse, NY. 7/15/1993

MC112_342 Cassette: Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Dinosaur BBQ, Syracuse, NY, 5/8/1995 Pt II.

MC112_343 Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ Waterfront Blues Festival, Portland OR 7/3/1995. Tape case includes letter from Kathy Rankin, Multnomah Community Television. Interview with Rick and Charles @ end of tape.

MC112_344 A and B Cassette Little Charlie and the Nightcats NYS Blues Festival, Syracuse 7/21/1995 Pt I w/James Harmon [also on VHS].

MC112_345 VHS Description – Rough Cut. Music critic Miles Jordan of Jazz Times talks about Little Charlie and the Nightcats, intercut with band performance. Short segment of longer educational video @ 00:04:10. [1990s].

MC112_346 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Very Rough Edit [June Core, Ronnie James Weber [Chino? 1990s?]

box 4:

MC112_347 Cassette: Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Dinosaur BBQ, Syracuse, NY 4/21/1996 Set II.

MC112_348 VHS Diane Hayes B-Day with Little Charlie and the Nightcats 6/1996.

MC112_349 Cassette: Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Norwich, NY 8/7/1996.

MC112_350 Cassette: "Big Guitars" [Little Charlie jazz trio, no drums] performance and interviews KDVS 12/1996.

MC112_351 PAL dub. Blues Archive. Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Oxford Blues and [?] Festival. 5/26/1997. Needs conversion to be viewed.

MC112_352 Cassette: LC Demo Tape #2, 9/19/1997 [Little Charlie and the Nightcats].

MC112_353 A and B Cassette: Jazz 1997 Little Charlie w/Ronnie James Weber, also on CD.

MC112_354 VHS DUB Raw Master Little Charlie and the Nightcats Queen City Blues Festival, Cincinnati, Ohio, July 10, 1998

MC112_355 Cassette: Little Charlie and the Nightcats 7th NYS Blues Festival, Syracuse 7/18/98

MC112_356 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Double RR Bar and Restaurant 7/21/1998

MC112_357 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats with John Hammond (Disc 1, 2 and3) [1998]

MC112_358 Cassette: John Hammond with Little Charlie and the Nightcats – 4th Virgin LP [Long As I Live, 1998]

MC112_359 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats "Eatin' Ain't Cheatin'" Alligator single 1998

MC112_360 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Dinosaur BBQ, Syracuse, NY 8/99 (I)

MC112_361 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ Untapped Blues Festival, Tri-Cities WA, 1999

MC112_362 A and B VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at the World Trade Center 9/5/2000 (2 copies)

MC112_363 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats 16th Annual Monterey Blues Festival 6/23/2001

MC112_364 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Summerfest 7/5/2001

MC112_365 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats 9/05/2001 Rough Mixes That's Big

MC112_366 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats roughs That's Big [2001]

MC112_367 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Roughs #2 "That's Big (3 copies) 2001

MC112_368 A and B CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Dinosaur BBQ, Syracuse NY 10/28/2001 Pt. I, Pt II, and Pt. III with Rusty Zinn, edited disc labeled "Little Charlie and the Nightcats w/Rusty Zinn, Syracuse – Oct. 2001 (4 discs)

MC112_369 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats w/Rusty Zinn, Montreal – Halloween 2001

MC112_370 A and B CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Rhythm Room, Phoenix AZ, 12/1/2001 (2 discs)

MC112_371 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats House of Blues Hour 7/20-21/2002

MC112_372 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats 7/27/2002 Oswego, NY

MC112_373 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Bluesmore Festival, Cedar Rapids, IA 2003

MC112_374 CD All Blues Show, aired 10/05/2003, Little Charlie and Rick Estrin Interview (2 discs)

MC112_375 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Remix 3 cuts "It's Christmas Time Again (Spend, spend, spend) [2003]

MC112_376 A and B DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats at Generations, St. Louis, Missouri with J. Hansen, Lorenzo Farrell, dated 3/17/2004 Tape 1 Clip 001, 002 Tape 1 Clip 007, 011, 012 (raw, 2 disks) and 3/16/2004 (edited,1 disk)

MC112_377 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats KVMR On the Road Live! @ Constable Jack's, Nevada City 5/22/2004, Discs 1, 2, and 3 (2 copies of part 3)

MC112_378 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Turning Point, Piermont, NY 1st September [2003? 2004?]

MC112_379 A and B CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Live Eugene Celebration 9/19/2004, Vol. 1 (1 copy) Vol. 2 (2 copies), plus 3 disk, different copy of Vol. II

MC112_380 VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats Rawa Blues Festival, Spodek Poland 10/7/2004

MC112_381 A and B VHS Little Charlie and the Nightcats @ EEFS PILSEN Blues Festival 15, Bolum 2, 2004 Short set of Little Charlie and the Nightcats (2 copies).

MC112_382 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Triple Door, Seattle, Jan. 1, 2005 Disc 1 and Disc 2

MC112_383 CD Little Charlie Basic Tracks Original CD [That's Big 2001?]

MC112_384 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Record 10 arrangements MASTER [tracks for Nine Lives 2005]

MC112_385 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Nine Lives Roughs Master 1/13/2005 and 1-19-05 (2 discs)

MC112_386 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Final Vocals 1/18/2005 [Nine Lives]

MC112_387 A, B, and C CD Jazz Tunes All Takes First and Second Sessions plus 2 copies of All Jazz Takes, 1/18/2005

MC112_388 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats: Nine Lives CD Reference copy 2/25/[2005]

MC112_389 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Turning Point, Piermont, NY 3/23/2005

MC112_390 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Sutter Creek Theatre, April 30, 2005 Set 2

MC112_391 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats 6/10/2005 (2 discs)

MC112_392 A and B CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Minneapolis Public Radio 7/7/2005 Final and Roughs, 2nd CD labeled unedited (2 discs), edited version Morning Show, Minnesota Public Radio 7/8/2005

MC112_393 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats House of Blues Radio Hour July 16-17/2005

MC112_394 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats on Beale Street Caravan radio show 10/12/2005 (performance recorded at Blind Willie McTell Festival

MC112_395 A and B DVD and VHS Talkin' Blues 2005 Interview with Rick Estrin and Little Charlie intercut with performances (note 8 minutes in for good Charles) Disk and VHS are labeled "Little Charlie."

MC112_396 A and B DVD Talkin' Blues Media Little Charlie and the Nightcats, also performances by Kid Ramos, Lynwood Slim, JW Jones (2 copies + VHS) [2005]

MC112_397 A and B CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats at the Rhythm Room 4/14/2006 Discs I andII (2 copies)

MC112_399 CD Little Charlie and the Nightcats 4/11/2007 Disk Two of two

MC112_399 CD Radio Broadcasting Deutschland Rick Estrin and the Nightcats with Rusty Zinn, Germany 2006 (no Little Charlie)

MC112_400 DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Blues Cruise 2007

MC112_401 DVD Little Charlie and the Nightcats Boulder Station, Las Vegas 1/31/2008 Disc 2

MC112_402 DVD Biscuits and Blues 6/12/2008 Little Charlie with Big Joe Maher, Mookie Brill, John Cocuzzi, disc does not play.

MC112_403 DVD Midtown Stomp 6/13/2008 Little Charlie with Big Joe Maher, Mookie Brill, John Cocuzzi

MC112_404 DVD Little Charlie with Adam Hancock, Mike Turgon, Chris Eynon, at Capital Saloon 10/29/2009

MC112_405 DVD Adam Hancock's Band, Nov. 19, 2009 Capital Saloon with Adam Hancock, Mike Turgon, Chris Eynon

MC112_406 CD Little Charlie Home for the Holidays, Dec. 23, 2019

MC112_407 CD Janiva – collection of songs performed by Janiva Magness

MC112_411 LP Little Charlie and the Nightcats. Promotional copy "All the Way Crazy" A Side: Poor Tarzan B Side: T.V. Crazy, Clothes Line

Arranged in roughly chronological order at item level

Series contains CDs, DVDs, audio cassettes, and VHS tapes of performances of Little Charlie Baty with the Nightcats and with other musical groups and performers. Including John Hammond, JW Jones, Duke Robillard, and Kid Ramos. The series includes promotional CDs and LPs, three copies of two Taco Bell commercials, two copies of an early 45 produced by Sacramento musician Johnny Knox, interviews with Little Charlie Baty, Rick Estrin, and other members of the Nightcats, a CD recording of Janiva Magness, home video of Little Charlie Baty and family, and an audio cassette of Baty's sister Paige Baty singing and interviewed.

Material Specific Details:

box 1, folder 6 Posters and Handbills 1977-96

box 1, folder 7 Posters and Handbills 1997-2006

archival folder 63 various festival, show, and album cover posters

Folders containing posters covering the Baty's musical career.

Series contains posters and handbills, promotional album cover posters and festival posters covering the Baty's musical career, from the Charles Baty Blues Band to the posthumous Little Charlie Memorial concerts. Highlights of the series include a rare poster of Catherine Russell/ Little Charlie Caravan Performance, a cartoon "Wanted" poster for "Big Break" LP, a caricature poster of a Little Charlie Caravan show, and 1994 Blues Cruise poster signed by the other musicians on the cruise. Digital duplicates of selected items are available on an external hard drive, located in Box 2 of the collection.