Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Shearer, Karen
- Abstract:
- Collection consists primarily of interview transcripts, program transcripts, and artist publicity materials used in the production of the Westwood One Radio programs Special Edition, That's Country Music, Rock Chronicles, My Top Ten, and History of Rock 'n Roll. It also contains materials from various specials including programs on Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, and the Rolling Stones.
- Extent:
- 53 document cases (22 linear feet) and 14 records cartons (14 linear feet)
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
Karen Shearer collection, SC 129, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Karen Shearer graduated from San Diego State University and began her career as a publicist for Capitol Records before moving to the Westwood One Radio Network circa 1980, where for the next decade she worked as a producer for Special Edition, a weekly program featuring the music of popular Black recording artists. During this period she also produced rock and country music programs for the Westwood One Radio Network. Shearer eventually left radio and the music business to produce wildlife programs for television.
- Scope and Content:
This collection consists primarily of 67 boxes of documents and photographs pertaining to three of the Westwood One Radio Network's programs: Special Edition, a program that featured interviews with and music by a wide range of R&B artists, including the Temptations, Kool & the Gang, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Jermaine Jackson, Stephanie Mills, and Rick James; Rock Chronicles, a program that featured interviews and music of many popular rock music artists of the era; and That's Country Music which includes similar materials for country music artists.
The materials include interview transcripts from the aforementioned programs, as well as press releases and black and white publicity photographs of many of the artists interviewed on the programs. Also included are transcripts of the radio programs and other special programs produced by Westwood One Radio on Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Karen Shearer to the AAAMC in June 2000.
- Processing information:
Processed by AAAMC Staff. Completed in June 2010.
- Arrangement:
Arranged in four series:
- Series 1: Special Edition (radio program)
- --- Subseries 1.1: Interview Transcripts
- --- Subseries 1.2: Program Transcripts
- --- Subseries 1.3: Artist Publicity Materials
- --- Subseries 1.4: Artist Photographs
- Series 2: Rock Chronicles (radio program)
- --- Subseries 2.1: Interview and Program Transcripts
- --- Subseries 2.2: Publicity Materials (print and photographs)
- Series 3: That's Country Music (radio program)
- Series 4: General Research Files
- --- Subseries 4.1: Elvis Presley Programs
- --- Subseries 4.2: Rolling Stones Programs
- --- Subseries 4.3: General Subject Files
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- African American musicians
African American musicians--Photographs
African American musicians--Interviews
Rhythm and blues musicians
Country musicians
Rock musicians
Funk musicians
Popular music--United States
Radio--Production and direction
Interviews (Sound recordings)
Radio programs - Names:
- Rolling Stones
Westwood One
Presley, Elvis, 1935-1977
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Use of time-based media materials (audio and video) may require production of listening or viewing copies.
Access to streaming audio, moving image, and full resolution digital image materials may currently be restricted to researchers who can authenticate with an IU account or who are physically present on campus. Remote streaming to individual researchers may be allowed with the completion of applicable forms.
For further information about access to online audiovisual materials, contact AAAMC staff at aaamc@indiana.edu.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Indiana Public Records Act (5-14-3-2 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which Indiana University assumes no responsibility.
Copyright is retained by the creators/authors of items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. All requests for copying and publishing materials must be submitted in writing to the Archives of African American Music and Culture, and may require the written permission of the creator(s)/author(s) or donor(s).
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Karen Shearer collection, SC 129, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-1812805 East 10th StreetBloomington, Indiana 47408-2601, United States
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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812-855-8547aaamc@indiana.edu