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Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Anthony “Lucky” Tomblin |
| Title: | SilverStar Entertainment Group Antone’s: Home of the Blues Collection |
| Dates: | 2003-2004 |
| Abstract: | Material related to the production and marketing of Antone’s: Home of the Blues, including 318 DV cam tapes of raw footage used in the production of the film, DVD viewing copies of the DV cam tapes, one commercial DVD copy of the documentary, one poster for the premiere, critical reviews, press releases, short bios and a list of the cast, video trailer, TV news report, and a VHS copy of the first cut that premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in March 2004. |
| Identification: | Collection 095 |
| Extent: | 13 boxes (3 linear feet) |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Southwestern Writers Collection, The Wittliff Collections, Alkek Library, Texas State University-San Marcos |
Clifford Antone opened the music venue, Antone’s, in Austin, Texas in 1975, at the age of 25. The venue was one of the first on Austin’s 6th Street and contributed to the city’s establishment as the “Live Music Capital of the World.” Some of the artists that performed at Antone’s include Fats Domino, John Lee Hooker, Delbert McClinton, Pinetop Perkins, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Jimmy Reed, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, B.B. King and many other famous blues musicians. Antone also helped launch the careers of Jimmie and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
In 1987, Antone started the Antone’s record label and record store in Austin, still in operation on Guadaulpe Street. He also was active with numerous social and educational organizations, such hosting fundraisers for disadvantaged youths and teaching classes at local universities and colleges. Antone passed away on May 23, 2006, but the club remains open, at its third location, on W. 5th Street in Austin. In 2009, Antone was indicted into the Blues Hall of Fame in Memphis, Tennessee.
Anthony “Lucky” Tomblin, is a songwriter and the lead vocalist of The Lucky Tomblin Band. In the 1980s, he founded The Fire Station recording studio in San Marcos, Texas, and produced albums for artists such as the Texas Tornados, Joe Ely, Flaco Jimenez, and Jerry Jeff Walker. Lucky was the Executive Producer of the independent film, Antone's: Home of the Blues.
Antone's: Home of the Blues was directed by Dan Karlock and produced by Colleen Saro. It premiered at the 2004 South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas. Through archival footage, contemporary interviews and performances both old and new, the documentary chronicles Clifford Antone and the legendary blues club he founded in 1975.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Antone, http://www.cliffordantone.com/, https://antonesnightclub.com/
The SilverStar Entertainment Group Antone’s: Home of the Blues Collection contains materials used in the production and release of the documentary film, Antone’s: Home of the Blues. The bulk of the collection is video recordings of performances, interviews and other raw footage used to produce the film. The collection is arranged into three series: Production Videos, Marketing and Publicity, and Documentary.
Series I: Production Videos
Box 1-12, Box 13, Folder 1
This series consists of 318 DV cam tapes of raw footage used in the production of the film, as well as DVD viewing copies and inventories of the tapes.
Series II: Marketing and Publicity
Box 13, Folders 2-5
This series contains photocopies of reviews of Antone’s: Home of the Blues, press releases, biographies, a cast list, a Certificate of Registration, the film trailer, and a Fox 7 News clip about the film’s premiere at the 2004 SXSW film festival.
Series III: Documentary
Box 13, Folder 6
This series includes a commercial DVD copy of Antone’s: Home of the Blues, as well as a VHS tape and DVD viewing copy of the premier version, labeled “1st edit premiered @ SxSW 3/04”.
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Preferred Citation
SilverStar Entertainment Group Antone’s: Home of the Blues Collection, Southwestern Writers Collection, The Wittliff Collections, Texas State University-San Marcos
Acquisition Information
Donated by Anthony “Lucky” Tomblin, 2007
Processing Information
Processed by Joel Minor and Tim Lormor, 2009
Notes to Researchers
The DV cam tapes were transferred to DVDs for patron viewing purposes. Most DVDs fit two DV cam tapes each. Almost all the tapes have two versions with identical content recorded with different cameras—“Camera A” and “Camera B.” In most cases only the Camera A tapes were transferred to DVD.
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos
Box Tape Date Content
1 1a Blues Boy Hubbard interview
1b Blues Boy Hubbard interview – wide master
2a Blues Boy Hubbard interview cont.’d
2b Blues Boy Hubbard interview cont.’d
3a Blues Boy Hubbard playing solo – A camera only
-beginning of Guy Forsyth interview part I
4a Guy Forsyth interview cont.’d
4b Guy Forsyth interview
5a 3-21-03 Clifford interview at law offices
5b Clifford interview at law offices, master shot
6a 3-21-03 Tommy Shannon interview
6b Tommy Shannon interview / B camera only
-Tommy & Clifford hugging at beginning of tape
-Tommy & Clifford watching TV at end of tape
7a 3-21-03 Malford Milligan interview at Austin to Boston Studio
7b Malford Milligan interview at Austin to Boston Studio
8a 3-22-03 Clifford interview #2 at law office
8b Clifford interview #2 at law office
9a 3-22-03 Clifford interview #2
9b Clifford interview #2
10 3-22-03 Bob Schneider at Antone’s, A camera only
11a BB King
11b BB King
12a WC Clark interview part I
12b WC Clark
13a WC Clark interview part 2
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
1 13b WC Clark
14a 3-24-03 Blue Monday
14b Blue Monday part I
15a Charlie interview/TC Breck, end of Blue Monday
15b Charlie interview/TC Breck Blue Monday
16a 3-25-03 Margaret Moser interview
2 16b Margaret Moser interview
17a 3-25-03 Bob Schneider
17b Bob Schneider interview
18a Exterior Antone’s/Paul Mitchell/Lonnie Brooks interview,
Lonnie w/Kelller bros.
18b Lonnie Brooks w/Keller brothers-wide shot at Antone’s – mix of board and mic.
19-1-a 4-13-03 Carlos Barbosa interview ext. Guerro’s
19-1-b Carlos Barbosa interview ext. Guerro’s – wide shot
20a 4-17-03 Derek O’Brien interview at Antone’s
20b Derek interview at Antone’s
21a Little Daddy and Sugar Bear at the Shoe Shine Shop
21b 4-17-03 Little Daddy and Sugar Bear
21-1 B-roll of Little Daddy
22a 4-17-03 Lucky with Clifford and alone
22b Lucky interview
23a 4-19-03 Blues Boy Hubbard concert, Major D’s
23b Blues Boy Hubbard concert, Major D’s
24a 4-19-03 Doyle Bramhall Sr. gig at Continental Club
24b Doyle Bramhall Sr. gig at Continental Club
25-1a 4-20-03 Keller Brothers interview at Threadgill’s
25-1b Keller Brothers interview at Threadgill’s
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
2 26-2a 4-20-03 end of Keller Brothers interview/Jane Bond interview
26-2b end of Keller Brothers interview/Jane Bond interview
27-3a 4-21-03 Toni Price interview Arlyn Studio
27-3b Toni Price interview Arlyn Studio
28-4a 4-21-03 Lavelle White
28-4b Lavelle White up til after Clifford
29-5a 4-21-03 Lavelle White end/ Derek O’Brien
29-5b Lavelle White end
3 30-6a 4-21-03 Eve Monsees and Gary Clark
30-6b Eve Monsees and Gary Clark
31-7a 4-22-03 Lewis Black interview
31-7b Lewis Black interview
32-8a 4-22-03 Chris Layton interview at Antone’s Records
32-8b Chris Layton interview at Antone’s Records
33-9a 4-22-03 Denny Freeman interview at Antone’s Records
33-9b Denny Freeman interview at Antone’s Records
34-10a 4-22-03 Kim Wilson and Clifford at office, camera only
34-10b Denny Freeman cont.’d, Antone’s Tour, camera only
35-11a 4-22-03 Jake Andrews
35-11b Jake Andrews at Antone’s
36-12a 4-22-03 Jake Andrews cont.’d
36-12b Jake Andrews cont.’d
37-13a 4-22-03 Paul Ray and The Cobras at Continental Club
37-13b Paul Ray and The Cobras at Continental Club
38-14a 4-23-03 Joe Ely interview at Backyard
38-14b Joe Ely interview at Backyard
39-14:40a 4-23-03 Joe Ely
39-14:40b Joe Ely
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
3 40-15a 4-23-03 Marcia Ball interview
40-15b Marcia Ball interview
41-16a 4-23-03 end of Marcia Ball/Paul Ray
41-16b end of Marcia Ball/Paul Ray
42a 4-23-03 Paul Ray
42b Paul Ray
43a 4-23-03 Ray Benson
43b Ray Benson
44a 4-23-03 Ray Benson
44b Ray Benson end
45-20a 4-24-03 Kim Wilson interview
4 45-20b Kim Wilson interview
46-21a 4-24-03 Kim Wilson interview
46-21b Kim Wilson interview
47-22a 4-24-03 Kim Wilson interview
47-22b Kim Wilson interview
48-23a 4-24-03 Kim Wilson concert in Dallas
48-23b Kim Wilson concert in Dallas
49-0a 4-25-03 Steve Berlin/David Hidalgo
49-0b Steve Berlin/David Hidalgo
50-1a 4-25-03 Ian Moore
50-1b Ian Moore
51-2a 4-25-03 Susan Tedeschi
51-2b Susan Tedeschi
52-3a 4-25-03 Charles Attal and West Side Horns
52-3b Charles Attal and West Side Horns
53-4a 4-25-03 Los Lobos, concert A cam
53-4b Los Lobos
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
4 54-5a 5-10-03 Buddy Guy interview
54-5b Buddy Guy interview
55a Marcia Ball gig
55b Marcia Ball gig
56b Marcia Ball gig, Blue Monday
58a 6-1-03 Clifford interview at his apartment, camera only
59-2a 6-1-03 Clifford interview sharing photos
Clifford in club for the first time in three years
60-3 6-2-03 Clifford walking into club for the first time in 3 years
61a 6-2-03 First time in club (wireless)
61b First time in club (with boom)
61c 6-2-03 Antone’s show, first day Clifford is back
62a 6-2-03 First time in club (wireless)
62b First time in club (with boom)
5 62c 6-2-03 Antone’s show (JIB) -First time Clifford back in 3 years
63a 6-2-03 First time in club (wireless) A-6
-Lee Ann Atherton – Try a Little Tenderness, Larry Fulcher
- Malford Milligan- Blow Wind Blow, Sugar Bear
63b First time in club boom B-3
63c First time in club (JIB) C-3
64a 6-2-03 first time in club A-7
64b first time in club (boom) B-4
64c first time in club (JIB) C-4
65a 6-2-03 first time in club 8-A
65c first time in club (JIB) C-5
66a 6-2-03 first time in club-end of night A-9
66c first time in club (JIB) C-6
67a 6-3-03 West Side Horns interview (ends before B camera)
67b West Side Horns interview B-1 (cont.’d after A camera)
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
5 68a 6-3-03 End of West Side Horns interview/Beginning Eddie Wilson
68b End of West Side Horns interview/Beginning Eddie Wilson
69a 6-3-03 end of Eddie Wilson with Clifford
69b end of Eddie Wilson with Clifford
70 6-4-03 Clifford in front of first location of Club (6th st) talking about the early days
71 6-4-03 Clifford at the second club location (Anderson Ln.)
72 Clifford driving, third location (Guadalupe)
73 6-5-03 Clifford in record store and clothing store part 1, A-camera only
74 6-5-03 Clifford in record store part 2, A-camera only
75a 6-13-03 Billy Gibbons interview
75b Billy Gibbons interview
76 6-17-03 Pinetop Perkins #1 (arrival)
77 Pinetop Perkins #2 (hotel)
78-1a 6-19-03 Gene Taylor interview
78-1b Gene Taylor interview
79-2a 6-19-03 Gene Taylor interview
79-2b Gene Taylor interview
6 80-1a 6-18-03 Sarah Brown interview
80-1b Sarah Brown interview
81-2a Sarah Brown interview
81-2b Sarah Brown interview
82a 6-18-03 Pinetop Perkins interview
82b Pinetop Perkins interview
83a 6-18-03 Pinetop Perkins interview part 2 (playing)
83b Pinetop Perkins interview part 2 (playing)
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
6 84 6-19-03 Pinetop Perkins & Gatemouth Brown sound check with Clifford
85a 6-19-03 Gatemouth Brown interview
85b Gatemouth Brown interview
86a 6-19-03 Pinetop Perkins set part 1
86b Pinetop Perkins set part 1 stereo mix
87a Pinetop Perkins set part 2
87b Pinetop Perkins set part 2 stereo mix
88a 6-19-03 Gatemouth Brown concert
88b Gatemouth Brown concert stereo mix
89a 7-9-03 Willie Nelson interview (Willie audio only)
89b Willie Nelson interview (Clifford audio only)
91a 7-10-03 Ray Benson solo
91b Ray Benson solo cam
91c Ray Benson solo-board mix with live
92a 7-10-03 Billy Joe Shaver concert
92b Billy Joe Shaver concert
92c Billy Joe Shaver concert-board and live mix *production audio
93a 7-10-03 Billy Joe Shaver interview/Eve playing with Clifford (partial)
93b Clifford’s All Stars/ Clifford on stage with Eve Monsees
7 93c Clifford and Eve (board and live mix) *production audio
94 7-11-03 Clifford at radio station with Jody part 1 (camera mic) A-cam only
95 7-11-03 Clifford at radio station with Jody part 2 (camera mic) A-cam only
96a 7-12-03 5 min Clifford at end of Doyle’s show
7-13-03 Andy Langer interview
96b Andy Langer interview
97a 7-13-03 Doyle Bramhall Sr. interview at Threadgill’s part 1 of 2
97b Doyle Bramhall Sr. interview part 1
98a 7-13-03 Doyle Bramhall Sr. interview part 2
98b 7-13-03 Doyle Bramhall Sr. interview part 2
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
7 98-1a 7-13-03 Eve Monsees concert
98-1b Eve Monsees concert
98-2a 7-13-03 Los Lonely Boys concert
98-2b Los Lonely Boys concert and interview
98-3a 7-13-03 Los Lonely Boys part 2
98-3b Los Lonely Boys part 2
98-4a 7-13-03 Los Lonely Boys interview/ Little Rod interview
99a 7-14-03 Sue Foley interview
99b Sue Foley interview
100a 7-14-03 Doyle Bramhall II interview
100b Doyle Bramhall II interview
101a 7-14-03 Sue Foley concert
101b Sue Foley concert
101c Sue Foley concert *production audio –board & live mix
102-2a 7-14-03 Sue Foley concert
102-2b Sue Foley concert
102-2c Sue Foley concert
103a 7-14-03 Blue Monday set
103b Blue Monday set – jam session
103c Blue Monday
8 104a 7-15-03 Angela Strehli interview part 1 of 2
104b Angela Strehli interview
105a Angela Strehli interview part 2 of 2
105b Angela Strehli interview part 2 of 2
106a 7-15-03 Jimmie Vaughan and Lou Ann Barton interview
106b Jimmie and Lou Ann interview
106c Jimmie and Lou Ann interview
107 7-15-03 A-camera only-Hubert Sumlin, Calvin Jones, Willie Smith with Clifford at hotel- part 1
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
8 108 7-15-03 A-camera only-Hubert Sumlin, Willie Smith, Calvin Jones,
w/Clifford part 2
-David Adelson interview
109a 7-15-03 Antone’s Show
109b Antone’s Show
109c Antone’s Show 1 of 5
109d Antone’s Show 1 of 5
109e Antone’s Show *production audio
110a 7-15-03 Antone’s Show 2 of 5
110b Antone’s Show
110c Antone’s Show
110d Antone’s Show
110e Antone’s Show
111a 7-15-03 Antone’s Show 3 of 5
111b Antone’s Show
111c Antone’s Show
111d Antone’s Show
111e Antone’s Show
112a 7-15-03 Antone’s Show 4 of 5
112b Antone’s Show
112c Antone’s Show
112d Antone’s Show
112e Antone’s Show
113a 7-15-03 Antone’s Show 5 of 5
113b Antone’s Show
9 113c Antone’s Show
113d Antone’s Show
113e Antone’s Show
114a 7-16-03 Calvin Jones and Willie Smith interview at club
114b Calvin Jones and Willie Smith interview at club
115-1a 7-16-03 Ruby’s – Clifford/Kim Wilson/Angela Strehli/Derek O’Brien/ Willie Smith/Calvin Jones
115-1b Ruby’s – main audio for both with “ “
116-2a 7-16-03 Ruby’s – part 2 of 3
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
9 116-2b 7-16-03 Ruby’s – main audio, party
117-3a 7-16-03 Ruby’s – main audio part 3 of 3
117-3b Ruby’s main audio
118 7-16-03 A camera only – Southern Feeling 1 of 2
119 7-16-03 A camera only – Southern Feeling and Clifford playing part 2 of 2
120a 7-17-03 Kaz interview
120b Kaz interview
121a 7-17-03 Jay Moeller interview
121b Jay Moeller interview
122a 7-17-03 Toni Price concert 1 of 2
122b Toni Price concert 1 tape only audio from board
123 7-17-03 Toni Price concert-end of night – B cam only / 2 of 2
214a 7-18-03 Vallejo interview and sound check
124b Vallejo interview and sound check, B cam
125 7-18-03 A camera only – Vallejo concert 5 – 6 min
126a 7-19-03 Bill Bentley interview – A cam
126b Bill Bentley interview – Boom only
127a 7-19-03 Barbara Lynn interview (boom only)
127b Barbara Lynn interview
128a 7-19-03 Barbara Lynn concert/ backstage with Barb and Cliff – 1 of 2
128b Barbara Lynn concert 1 of 2
10 128c Barbara Lynn concert* production audio
129a 7-19-03 Barbara Lynn concert 2 of 2 - shots of Clifford listening, backstage with Barbara Lynn/Hubert Sumlin & Bill Bentley
129b Barbara Lynn concert 2 of 2
129c Barbara Lynn concert * production audio
130 7-19-03 A camera only – Clifford listening to music a little backstage
- Clifford w/ Hubert Sumlin 7-20-03
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
10 131a 7-17-03 Hubert Sumlin interview
131b Hubert Sumlin interview
132 A camera only – John Paul Mitchell interview; split tracks
133 Robert Rodriguez interview from beta
134 7-18-03 A camera only club shots
135 4-21-03 Antone’s Record store cutaways
136 Ironworks, B-roll
139 7-17-03 Antone’s posters
140 Antone’s Home movies
141a 7-14-03 Doyle II part 1
141b Doyle II performance
141c Doyle II concert part 1 *production audio
142-2a 7-14-03 Doyle II concert
142-2b Doyle II concert
142-2c Doyle II concert
143a Bobbie Nelson/ A – cam, tape 1
143b Bobbie Nelson/ B-cam, tape 1
144 3/17-3/18/03 Road trip to Vinton LA and Port Arthur TX, B& B,
Lou Ann’s, Big Oaks
145 8-18-03 Road trip- last part of Lou Ann’s, Big Oaks, drive to Port
Arthur – part 2
146 8-19-03 Road trip-drive around Port Arthur bridge/ signs/ family
house / school/ liquor store – part 3
147 8-19-03 Port Arthur driving w/Cliff & Jack, museum part 4
148 Port Arthur end of museum interview with Curator part 5
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
10 149 Port Arthur road trip – Jack interview part 6
150a 8-20-03 Pete Mayes interview
150b Pete Mayes interview
151a 8-21-03 Sandra Bullock interview
11 151b Sandra Bullock interview
152a 8/21-8/22/03 Charlotte Finch – Ironworks/ Ilsa Haynes
152b Charlotte Finch – Ironworks/ Ilsa Haynes
153a 8-21-03 Susan Antone interview
153b Susan Antone interview
154a 8-21-03 Charlie and Will Sexton interview
154b Charlie and Will Sexton interview
155a 8-22-03 Last Clifford interview 1 of 2
155b Last Clifford interview
156a 8-22-03 Last Clifford interview 2 of 2
156b Last Clifford interview
157 VHS stuff from the club
158 Albert Collins on stage with Clifford and Derek
-Big Oaks footage
-Buddy Guy with Cotton and Rodgers
-Denny Freeman – Blue Monday
-Kim Wilson and Stevie Ray Vaughan
-KVUE
-Albert Collins
-Eddie Taylor
159 Dough Sahm VHS dub
162 Luther Tucker – I got the blues
-Sunnyland Slim
-Sunnyland Slim solo
-Eddie Taylor-Justa Bad Boy
-Buddy Guy-Strong Hands
-Eddie Taylor-Leann Sit Down
Series I: Interview and Performance Videos – continued
Box Tape Date Contents
11 165 Doug Sahm from VHS
168a Clifford interview re-shoot
168b Clifford interview re-shoot
12 1-168 2003 Viewing/archival DVD copies of tapes
Box Folder
13 1 Interview and performance tape inventories listing dates, DV cam numbers and corresponding VHS numbers
Series II: Marketing and Publicity
Box Folder
13 2 Photocopies of reviews of Antone’s: Home of the Blues:
Austin Chronicle, March 12, 2004;
Living Blues, July/August 2006;
Big City Blues, Aug. – Sept. 2006;
VideoScope-The Phantom of the Movies, Fall 2006;
Home Media Retailing, April 30 – May 6, 2006;
The Hollywood Reporter, May 24, 2006;
The New York Times, May 25, 2006;
CityBeat Cincinnati, June 16, 2006;
Chicago Sun-Times.com, June 2, 2006;
GuideLive.com, June 16, 2006;
Houston Chronicle, June 13, 2006;
Los Angeles Times, June 16, 2006;
Movie City News, Aug. 1, 2006;
DVD Talk, June 6, 2006;
The Rasputin Manifesto, June 2006;
Billboard.com, June 10, 2006.
3 Press releases from Silverstar Entertainment and Koch Vision
Cast list, synopsis, introduction of director, executive producer and producer, and biography sheet for majority of musicians in DVD
One red folder which originally housed press releases and other information
Series II: Marketing and Publicity – continued
Box Folder
4 A photocopy of the certificate of registration filed with the Copyright Office for Antone’s: Home of the Blues
5 One DVD of the trailer for Antone’s: Home of the Blues, with one archival DVD copy
One DVD with the news story of the premiere of Antone’s: Home of the Blues at the South by Southwest Film festival; news story aired on Fox 7 News in Austin, Texas, with one archival DVD copy
Series III: Documentary
Box Folder
13 6 One VHS, “1st edit premiered @ SxSW 3/04,” with one archival DVD copy
One DVD entitled Antone’s: Home of the Blues: A Legend Every Night – produced by Silverstar Entertainment and released in 2006
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