Houston Musical Roots: Oral Histories and Transcripts
From L-R: Roberto Rodriguez III, Felipe Galvan, Nick Gaitan, and Isaac Rodriguez
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Felipe Galvan
Felipe Galvan is a first-generation Texas Mexican, born in Pharr, a border town across from Reynosa, Mexico, the city where his parents and older siblings were born. Galvan’s parents met as performers in traveling music ... -
Isaac Rodriguez
Isaac Rodriguez is a multi-generation, proud Tejano and music historian whose interviews reveal a deep understanding of la onda, Chicano soul, and Tejano, particularly in the Houston area. In 2014, he and Nick Gaitan began ... -
Nick Gaitan
Nick Gaitan was born in Houston, Texas, on December 11, 1979, and grew up in the East End's Pecan Park neighborhood. Mexican American and American music, including soul and rock, filled Gaitan's childhood. In 2006, Gaitan ... -
Roberto Rodriguez III
Born in Houston, Texas, on April 30, 1984, Roberto Rodriguez III grew up in Houston's Second Ward, where he and his family still reside. Rodriguez's mother was born in Mexico, and his father was born in Houston. Growing ...
Recent Submissions
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Roberto Rodriguez III Interview Two Transcript
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Roberto Rodriguez III Interview Two
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Roberto Rodriguez III Interview One Transcript
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Roberto Rodriguez III Interview One
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Nick Gaitain Interview Two
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Nick Gaitan Interveiw One
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Isaac Rodriguez Interview Two
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Isaac Rodriguez Interview One
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Felipe Galvan Interview Transcript
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Felipe Galvan Interview
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Nick Gaitain Interview Two Transcript
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Nick Gaitain Interview One Transcript
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Isaac Rodriguez Interview Two Transcript
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Isaac Rodriguez Interview One Transcript
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