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Cullum (Jim) Collection
ARS.0036
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Description
The Happy Jazz Band
was formed in 1962 by Jim Cullum with his son, Jim Cullum, Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.
Devoted to jazz from between the World Wars, the Happy Jazz Band was perhaps the foremost
exponent of Dixieland in the Southwest. Jim Cullum, Jr. continued the band after his father
passed as the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. The Jim Cullum collection consists of tape recordings of
the Happy Jazz Band and the Jim Cullum Jazz Band and covers over thirty years of the band's
performances. In addition, the collection contains performances by other noteworthy
performers including Jack Teagarden and Bobby Hackett, as well as lesser known, but
important jazz musicians from Texas, such as cornetist Garner Clark.
Extent
61 box(es)
This collection contains open reel tapes, audiocassettes,
videocassettes, eight tracks, phonograph records, compact discs, music scores and
financial records.
Restrictions
Property rights reside with repository. Publication and reproduction rights reside with the
creators or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Head Librarian of the Archive of Recorded Sound.
Availability
Open for research; material must be requested at least two business days in advance of
intended use. Contact the Archive for assistance.