A nice opportunity for any budding rockabilly scholars out there:


NOT FADE AWAY: Third Annual Buddy Holly Music Festival and Symposium

Lubbock, TX, August 28-31, 2003

CALL FOR PAPERS

Not Fade Away: The Buddy Holly Symposium invites submissions for its
third meeting. The Symposium explores the emergence of Texas popular
music, with special attention to musical and cultural influences on
early rock and roll musicians, exemplified by Buddy Holly. We invite
paper and panel proposals on subjects including but not limited to:
Texas Songwriters, especially Buddy Holly; Buddy Holly's New York years;
Rockabilly Then and Now; Global Influence of Buddy Holly and Texas Rock;
Border Radio; the Rock and Roll
Guitar; Rock and Roll Films; The Generations of Texas Music; Regional
and Ethnic Influences in Rock 'n' Roll: Country, Soul, Creole, Cajun,
Tejano.

Submission Guidelines:

The deadline for abstracts of proposed papers (20 minutes) or panels (90
minutes) is May 1, 2003. Proposals should include a brief description of
the topic and contents of the presentation and note any audiovisual
equipment required. Please include a 1-2 paragraph bio. Proposals should
be mailed or e-mailed to Christopher Smith, Department of English, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, <christopher.smith@...>.

For information about registration, accommodations, and the schedule of
events, visit: <outbind://25/www.buddyhollycenter.org>
www.buddyhollycenter.org and <http://buddyholly.ttu.edu/>
http://buddyholly.ttu.edu The symposium seeks to strengthen the ties
between the artistic and scholarly communities with an aim to heighten
the
academic significance of the study of early rock and roll musicians.

Not Fade Away: The Buddy Holly Music Festival will follow the symposium
with two full days of regional music on open stages at the Buddy Holly
Center, and evening performances by Buddy Holly tribute-artist John
Mueller and the Winter Dance party and a major headline act to be
determined.