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MIDDLE
TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, TN 12-051
STEPHAN FOUST AND KAREN KRIEGER
ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION
Creator:
Stephan
Foust and Karen Krieger
Type of Material:
Manuscript
materials, Iconographic items, Sound recordings
Physical Description:
1.5 linear
feet, including:
Sound recordings, including 15
cassette tapes
Video
recordings, including 10 VHS-C tapes and 11 DVDs
Manuscripts, including papers and
photographs
Dates:
October 26, 1996 to June 24, 1998
RESTRICTIONS:
All materials in this collection
are subject to standard national and international copyright laws. Center staff
are able to assist with copyright questions for this material.
Provenance and Acquisition
Information:
This
collection was delivered and donated to the Center by Stephan Foust on May 6,
2013.
Arrangement:
The
original arrangement scheme for the collection was maintained during
processing. The collection is divided into two collections: Audio/Visual
Collection that includes ten series based on the interviewed individuals and
related materials; and Manuscript Collection that is organized by artist.
Subject/Index
Terms:
Foust,
Stephan
Krieger,
Karen
Allman,
Gregg, 1947-
Cavaliere, Felix
Hornsby,
Bruce
Joel,
Billy
John, Dr.,
1940-
Kooper, Al
Leavell, Chuck
McDonald,
Michael, 1952-
Winwood, Steve, 1948-
Wynans, Reese
Music--Instruction
and study.
Keyboard
artist
Keyboard
instrument music.
Blues
(Music)
Rock music
Piano
music (Blues)
Piano
music (Rock)
Agency History/Biographical Sketch:
Stephan
Foust and Karen Krieger are both heavily involved in education and music in the
Nashville area. Foust is a writer, video producer, and journalist. He has won
several Associated Press and United Press International Awards for his work in
television news. From 2013-2014, Foust served as director of the Center for
Innovation in Media at Middle Tennessee State University. Krieger is a pianist
and teacher. As a musician, she has toured as a solo artist throughout the US
and Europe, and she has also performed with the Nashville Symphony, the Atlanta
Russian Orchestra, and the Gregg Allman Band. As of 2013 Krieger is an
Associate Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy as well as Co-Chair of the
Keyboard Department at Vanderbilt University. The couple collected these
materials while writing their two published books, Learn from the Legends: Blues Keyboard and Learn from the Legends: Rock Keyboard.
Scope and Content:
The
Stephan Foust and Karen Krieger Oral History Collection consists primarily of
interview transcripts, audio recordings, and video recordings related to Foust
and Krieger’s book research. The two books this collection relates to are Learn From the
Legends: Rock Keyboard and Learn From
the Legends: Blues Keyboard. There are interviews with ten artists, all of
which have been transcribed and are recorded using DVD, VHS-C, or audio
cassette format.
Collection Contents (Folder/Box List):
3 boxes
total. Box 1 is the Manuscript Collection; boxes 2 and 3 are the Audio/Visual
Collection.
Box # Folder # Description
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
Box One
Folder 1
Krieger interview transcripts
2 Gregg
Allman: October 26, 1996
3 Felix
Cavaliere: March 5, 1997; March 6, 1997; and July 16,
1997
4 Bruce
Hornsby: December 20-21, 1996
5 Billy
Joel: August 5, 1997
6 “Dr.
John” Mac Rebennack: November 20, 1997
7 Al
Kooper: July 15, 1997
8 Chuck
Leavell: February 6, 1997
9 Michael
McDonald: January 28, 1997; February 23, 1998
10 Steve
Winwood: June 24, 1998
11 Reese
Wynans: September 25, 1997
12 Rough
draft materials for Learn From the Legends: Rock Keyboard
13 Rough draft materials for Learn From the
Legends: Blues Keyboard
14 About
the Hammond B-3 keyboard
15 About
the authors (Krieger and Foust)
16 Drummer’s
book for CD performance
17 Rough
draft of Learn From
the Legends: Blues Keyboard
18 Rough
draft of Learn From
the Legends: Blues Keyboard
19 Edited
copies of sheet music
20 Assorted
photographs used in publications
AUDIO/VISUAL
COLLECTION
Box Two
Series 1.
1
tape cassette
Gregg
Allman: October 26, 1996
Gregory "Gregg" Allman
(born December 8, 1947) is an American rock and blues singer-songwriter,
keyboardist, guitarist and a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, the
principal architects of the Southern-rock genre. He was inducted with the band
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. In this interview Allman discusses
his inspiration, interest in playing the keyboard, personal music theory, and 1990s
musicians.
Series 2.
3
tape cassettes
2
VHS cassettes
2
DVD
Felix Cavaliere: March 5, 1997; March 6, 1997; and July 16, 1997
Felix
Cavaliere (born November 29, 1942) is an American
singer, songwriter, music producer and musician. He is best known for his association
with The Young Rascals during the 1960s. In these interviews Cavaliere discusses his influences, music history, music
technology, and rock and roll.
Series 3.
1
VHS cassette
1
DVD
Bruce
Hornsby: December 20-21, 1996
Bruce Hornsby (born November 23,
1954) is an American singer and keyboardist. Hornsby's recordings have been recognized on a number
of occasions with industry awards, including the Best New Artist Grammy in 1987
with Bruce Hornsby and the Range, the Best Bluegrass Recording Grammy in 1990,
and the Best Pop Instrumental Grammy in 1993. In this interview Hornsby
discusses his influences, piano technique, and his early musical life.
Series 4.
1
DVD
Billy Joel:
August 5, 1997
William "Billy" Joel (born
May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since
releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become
the sixth-best-selling recording artist and the third-best-selling solo artist
in the United States. In this interview Joel discusses his childhood,
influences, and music theory.
Series 5.
1
VHS cassette
1
DVD
“Dr. John”
Mac Rebennack: November 20, 1997
Dr. John is an American
singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz
as well as zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.
The winner of six Grammy
Awards, Rebennack was inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame by singer John Legend on March 14, 2011. In this interview Dr.
John discusses songwriting, studying music, and learning how to play.
Series 6.
3
tape cassettes
1
DVD
Al Kooper: July 15, 1997
Al Kooper is
an American songwriter, record producer and musician, largely known for
organizing the contemporary jazz group Blood, Sweat & Tears and providing
studio support for Bob Dylan. He
has had a successful solo career since then, written music for film
soundtracks, lectured in musical composition, and continues to perform live. In
this interview Al Kooper discusses songwriting,
computer technology, and developing musical skills.
Series 7.
3
tape cassettes
2
VHS cassettes
2
DVD
Chuck Leavell: February 6, 1997
Chuck Leavell
is an American musician, who was a member of The Allman Brothers Band and long-time
touring member of The Rolling Stones. Leavell has
also toured and recorded with Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Gov't Mule and
John Mayer. In this interview Chuck Leavell discusses
touring, musical technique, and developing musical skills.
Box Three
Series 8.
2
tape cassettes
1
VHS cassettes
Michael
McDonald: January 28, 1997; February 23, 1998
Michael McDonald is an American
singer and songwriter. He
began his career singing back-up vocals with Steely Dan, became a member of The
Doobie Brothers from 1976 to 1982, has won five Grammy Awards. In this
interview Michael McDonald discusses his musical background, influences,
songwriting, and his legacy.
Series 9.
3
tape cassettes
1
VHS cassette
1
DVD
Steve Winwood: June 24, 1998
Steve Winwood
is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. In addition to his solo career,
Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group,
Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.
Series 10.
2
VHS cassettes
2
DVD
Reese Wynans: September 25, 1997
Reese Wynans
is a Nashville-based keyboard player who has performed session work and been a
member of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble as well as Captain Beyond. In
this interview Reese Wynans discusses songwriting,
studying music, and learning how to play.
Location:
All
materials are located in the manuscript collections areas of the Center stacks.
Audio tapes, transcripts of interviews, and photographs are searchable by
accession number and are filed chronologically and by format.
Related Materials:
The Center
holds other blues, rock music, and keyboard/piano related manuscript
collections, including another collection of Stephan Foust and Karen Krieger
(13-054). Special collection sheet music, performance documents, trade
catalogs, photographs, sound recordings, rare books, and reading room materials
related to the subjects of blues and rock music are also held by the Center and
searchable through the CPM website database or MTSU Walker Library catalog.
Processed by Joshua M. Howard, August 23, 2013;
updated by Olivia M. Beaudry, April 2015.