Browse Collections (22 total)

Photograph collection documenting the musical lives of ordinary Alabamians.

Note: The Southern Music Research Center is actively seeking photos…

Rescued blues and jazz audio -- including live recordings and home tapes -- by Birmingham, Alabama, musicians, 1950s - 1980s.Highlights include…

For many years, Birmingham, Alabama, was home to a unique, influential -- and for the most part unsung -- jazz tradition, one rooted largely in the…

Photo collection documenting the interplay of music and politics and Alabama history.

Photographs, recordings, and ephemera documenting country, bluegrass, and related music traditions in Alabama.If you've got personal or family…

Live recordings from the legendary juke joint in Bessemer, Alabama, at the home of Mr. Henry "Gip" Gipson.

Recordings by Ray Whirlwind, courtesy…

Audio recordings of oral history interviews reflecting a range of music traditions. When possible, print transcripts are included; audio recordings…

Flyers and other promotional materials from DIY / punk scenes, venues, and bands across Alabama, 1980s - present. This collection is a work in…

From August 2009 to the spring of 2011, writer Burgin Mathews recorded over 150 hours of oral history interviews with jazz musician and educator Dr.…

A miscellany of southern musical programs, pamphlets, and other publications from our collection. More to come.

A collection of funeral programs and other print tributes, presented in remembrance of beloved musicians. You can help us honor the musical legacies…

A collection of materials documenting the Johnson Family string band of Sand Mountain, Alabama. Included are:* excerpts of 1953 radio broadcasts of…

Unaccompanied gospel hymn singing captured on cassette tape in the 1980s and 1990s. The tapes were purchased from a Meridian, Mississippi, flea market…

Presented in collaboration with the North Carolina Folklife Institue, the Jack Guy Collection offers rare access -- through audio recordings,…

Presented in collaboration with the North Carolina Folklife Institue, the Jack Guy Collection offers rare access -- through audio recordings,…

Presented in collaboration with the North Carolina Folklife Institue, the Jack Guy Collection offers rare access -- through audio recordings,…

News clippings documenting the music and craft community of and around Beech Mountain, North Carolina. These clippings are presented as complement to…

Newspaper advertisements and other news clippings reflecting the culture and development of jazz in Birmingham, Alabama.Items in this collection…

The Darwin Lee Hill “Real Hillbilly” Interviews Collection consists of more than sixty recorded conversations with many of the pioneers, and a few…

“It was a good feeling to know that you had touched some hearts, and made them think about home.” – Dale Casteel of the Alabama Ramblers (2024…