ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION COLLECTIONS:Arhoolie General
Remembering Manuel Peña (1942 – 2019)
The Arhoolie Foundation’s good friend and colleague Dr. Manuel Heriberto Peña passed away on March 9th, 2019. Here’s a remembrance from Arhoolie Foundation’s president Chris Strachwitz....
Read MoreA Year-End Letter from Chris Strachwitz
Dear Friends of the Arhoolie Foundation, In light of the horrific tragedies which have befallen so many fellow Californians as well as people around the world...
Read MoreThe Story of Arhoolie Records, on Display at SFO Museum
If you’re traveling through the San Francisco International Airport anytime soon, make sure to check out SFO Museum’s new exhibit Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie...
Read MoreAdam Machado Named Arhoolie Foundation Executive Director
The Arhoolie Foundation is pleased to introduce Adam Machado as its Executive Director. A longtime writer, editor, and producer with Arhoolie Records, Machado has served on...
Read MoreBlues / Jazz / Gospel
Blues, Jazz & Gospel Whether collecting 78s and releasing them on the Blues Classics label or recording Lightning Hopkins, Big Mama Thornton, Reverend Overstreet, Billie and...
Read MoreChuck Guillory Interview – Cajun
“Since I was four, five years old I liked music. I’d rather play music than eat.”….“George Jones, I’m the one who put him where he’s at…That man was poor. He begged me to play. I didn’t need him, I had a 7 piece band. I hired him anyway…five dollars a night…After the dance he would just sleep on the table ‘til daybreak and get a ride back to Beaumont.” – Chuck Guillory
Read MoreBalde Gonzalez Interview
Baldemar (Balde) González was born on May 30, 1928, in Beeville, Texas. Sightless since birth, he attended the school for the blind in Austin, Texas, where he learned to play piano, clarinet and saxophone.
Read MoreD.L. Menard
D.L. Menard Interview The late Cajun musician D.L. Menard’s biggest hit was “La Porte En Arrière” (“The Back Door”) which he wrote. He was often called...
Read MoreCameron Randle Interview – Tejano
Former Vice-President and General Manager of the Texas branch of Arista Records talks with Manuel Peña about the Tejano Music Industry.
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