thanks for posting this, jon

is anybody here going to this?

--- In NotFadeAway@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Johnson" <jonerik@g...>
wrote:
> 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@t...>.
>
> 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.



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