Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento Room

Title: Jeff Hughson collection on Sacramento music

Identifier/Call Number: MC 1

Physical Description: 10 Linear Feet (16 Archival Boxes)

Date (inclusive): 1955-2006

Abstract: A fixture of the Sacramento music scene for many decades, Jeff Hughson was an early founder of KZAP radio station, and worked as a concert promoter and record dealer for decades. This collection is comprised of musician and performance files, sound and video recordings, and periodicals created and collected by Jeff Hughson and capturing the Sacramento music scene from the late-1960s through the 1990s.

A fixture of the Sacramento music scene for many decades, Jeff Hughson was born in Sacramento in 1950 and graduated from Sacramento High School in 1968. Shortly thereafter, he joined the pioneering on-air staff at KZAP, Sacramento's first freeform rock music radio station, which began broadcasting on November 8, 1968. Hughson served as music director for the station from 1968 through 1971. Starting in the 1970s, he developed a successful career as a concert promoter on the local music scene. In addition, Hughson was a record dealer and amassed a collection numbering in the tens of thousands. His love of local music extended to the founding of the Sacramento Blues Society, work in music journalism and hosting of local music series. In 2000, he started a record company with Dennis Newhall and Martin DeAnda called Dig Music, which had the goal of uncovering previously unreleased recordings from Northern California bands from the 1960s and 1970s.

This collection is comprised of musician and performance files, sound and video recordings, and periodicals created and collected by Jeff Hughson and capturing the Sacramento music scene from the late-1960s through the 1980s. Series I. Musician and Performance Files contains six boxes of files with printed material, notes and photographs from local bands and performances, organized by folder according to the creator's arrangement. Series II. Sound recordings comprises five boxes of the collection and includes audio reels, CDs, and cassette tapes with studio and live music performances and musician interviews. Songwriters Showcase programs from 1989 to 1991 make up Series III. Video recordings. Series IV. Record albums includes nearly 100 45rpm and LP record albums from Hughson's collection featuring local artist. Series V. Periodicals includes local music magazines and periodicals highlighting the Sacramento music scene. And the final series, Series VI. Ephemera, is comprised of business cards, buttons and handbills from local performers, agencies and venues.

[Identification of item], Jeff Hughson collection on Sacramento music, MC 1, Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California.