[Artie Golden and unknown]

Promotional photograph of Artie Golden and Thomas McDaniel, his manager, both holding a 7" record in front of them. Contact information for McDaniel is listed below the photograph.
Date: 1965
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Big Walter Price Copyrighted Songs] (open access)

[Big Walter Price Copyrighted Songs]

Catalog of songs composed and copyrighted by Big Walter Price, used as part Brown v. Ames, a larger copyright infringement case between a group of performers and Roy Ames. Additional copyright information, such as copyright dates, copyright certificate numbers, and copyright renewal dates, are not specified. Several songs are specified along with their album, and many entries are highlighted in yellow.
Date: 1999
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Walter Price Performing at a Piano]

Photograph of Big Walter Price performing at a piano. Price, facing the right and smiling, sings into a microphone placed next to the keys, while a drummer (obscured by a cymbal) plays behind him.
Date: 1984
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Big Walter Price with a Beer]

Photograph of Big Walter Price, seated on a piano bench, holding a beer. He lifts the glass of beer straight up, level with his head, and looks at it while smiling slightly.
Date: 1985~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Busch Advertisement Drafts] (open access)

[Busch Advertisement Drafts]

Typed advertising copy for two Busch Bavarian beer commercials by Walter Price. This draft was a pitch to Busch, but was not created.
Date: February 3, 1959
Creator: Price, Walter
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Corporate Ownership of Sunshine Records] (open access)

[Corporate Ownership of Sunshine Records]

Document containing information about the corporate ownership of Sunshine Records, Inc. It contains names, stock percentages, and titles.
Date: unknown
Creator: Sunshine Records Inc.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Big Walter] (open access)

[Flyer: Big Walter]

An advertisement for Big Walter the Thunderbird
Date: 1965~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Big Walter the Thunderbird] (open access)

[Flyer: Big Walter the Thunderbird]

A flyer praising Big Walter the Thunderbird for his musical abilities.
Date: 1998~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Big Walter the Thunderbird at Chumley's] (open access)

[Flyer: Big Walter the Thunderbird at Chumley's]

A flyer advertising Big Walter the Thunderbird at Chumley's on November 25 in Dickerson, Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Chumley's
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Happy 90th Birthday! CD Release August 8th, '04] (open access)

[Flyer: Happy 90th Birthday! CD Release August 8th, '04]

A flyer wishing Big Walter the Thunderbird a Happy 90th Birthday and discussing the recent CD release.
Date: August 8, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Who is Big Walter the Thunderbird?} (open access)

[Flyer: Who is Big Walter the Thunderbird?}

A clipping discussing Big Walter the Thunderbird and his singer/songwriter career.
Date: 1984~
Creator: Big Walter Productions
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flyer: Yes, I would like to be a member of the Big Walter Fan Club] (open access)

[Flyer: Yes, I would like to be a member of the Big Walter Fan Club]

A flyer offering membership to a Big Walter the Thunderbird fan club.
Date: 1980~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Information Sheet About Big Walter Price] (open access)

[Information Sheet About Big Walter Price]

Promotional flier advertising Big Walter Price as a spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch beer. A short biography of Price and an overview of a blues music resurgence is provided, followed by why Price would make a good pitchman for Busch beer.
Date: 1983~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Mangolia" Scene]

Photograph of a scene from "The Last Meeting of the Knights of the White Mangolia", a play by Preston Jones and produced by the Alley Theatre in Houston. Three actors, including Big Walter Price (back center), struggle to lift actor Lyle Talbot from a wheelchair on a worn and rustic set.
Date: 1976
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sheila Jackson Lee to Walter T. Price - August 7, 1996] (open access)

[Letter from Sheila Jackson Lee to Walter T. Price - August 7, 1996]

Letter from Representative Sheila Jackson Lee to Walter T. Price congratulating him on his eighty-second birthday and thanking him for his dedication to Houston and expressing admiration for his accomplishments.
Date: August 7, 1996
Creator: Lee, Sheila Jackson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sunshine Record Co., Inc] (open access)

[Letter from Sunshine Record Co., Inc]

Letter from Sunshine Record Co., Inc. discussing The Rays and their new single "Gemini Part 1 and Part 2".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter T. Price, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Walter T. Price, 1962]

Letter from Walter T. Price to stockholders containing a report about record pressings and cash flow from the Sunshine Record Company. He states that the company is "in the red", but he isn't worried because the company is still young.
Date: July 1962
Creator: Price, Walter T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Walter T. Price - July 13, 1962] (open access)

[Letter from Walter T. Price - July 13, 1962]

Letter from Walter T. Price discussing Laura Ann Ward and the release of two of her records. He asks if they could help Laura with all that they can do.
Date: July 13, 1962
Creator: Price, Walter T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Compositions by Big Walter Price] (open access)

[List of Compositions by Big Walter Price]

Catalog listing compositions by Big Walter Price, including composition titles, co-writers, record labels, publishers, and publishing dates. An additional list of publishers is included at the top of the catalog.
Date: 1973
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Prepared Remarks from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honoring "Big" Walter Price-  January 31, 1998] (open access)

[Prepared Remarks from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honoring "Big" Walter Price- January 31, 1998]

A script of remarks from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee honoring Walter Price, a blues legend from the city of Houston.
Date: January 31, 1998
Creator: Lee, Sheila Jackson
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Script for Telephone] (open access)

[Script for Telephone]

Good Afternoon, May I speak to Rev. ______ This is L & W Record Co., contact division for sunshine Record Co. We are trying to find the ministers who are interested in getting recorded, even if its the choir or an individual of your church, but we are interested in recording you. Is it possible that we may make an appointment to talk with you and your family about recording yourself. As you know there are only two legal record companies in Houston: Sunshine and Peacock. We Realize that this is a new company. This means that we have to try that much harder.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Paper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sunshine Performer Contract with Billy K. Collins] (open access)

[Sunshine Performer Contract with Billy K. Collins]

Contract between Sunshine Record Company and Billy K. Collins, a/k/a "Billy Straight", specifying roles and obligations between Sunshine Records and Collins. The contract is signed and notarized.
Date: November 27, 1962
Creator: Sunshine Recording Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sunshine Record Company Contract with Artie Golden] (open access)

[Sunshine Record Company Contract with Artie Golden]

Typed and handwritten affidavit form stipulating a contract between Sunshine Record Company and Artie Golden for the production and distribution of a 7" record titled "Look Out" / "Advice". The agreement states that income from sales of the record will be used to recoup a $454.00 investment and outlines profit shares.
Date: December 11, 1965
Creator: Price, Walter
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History