I went to the Armadillo one time back in 1973 with a girl I was hopelessly in love with but she was only in "like" with me. We drove down from Baylor University to catch The New Riders of the Purple Sage with Roger McGuinn as the opener. I still have the t-shirt.
I remember Townsend Miller a fine talent I read often -he was part of Austin’s crossover for me genres covering a lot back then -I was at UT in the 1970s a lil pre dating your arrival when the Armadillo brought in a lot of different bands and their own locals Austin then was different a lil more laid back
I hit Austin in ‘69, and Townsend was a constant in the pre Ed Ward era, in fact Townsend set up at our first Austin Record Convention to sell some extra records, I got some cool 78s from him on local labels . Nice guy and very knowledgeable.
Ed Ward sighting! - Ed was that 'big name resume covering a small town.' He mostly wrote up the arena shows, and I snobbed his work back then. But looking back, his gravitas (and helping jump start SXSW) did help put Austin on the map. Whether or not that was a good thing or not, it is part of the city's musical history, and thus legacy.
I went to the Armadillo one time back in 1973 with a girl I was hopelessly in love with but she was only in "like" with me. We drove down from Baylor University to catch The New Riders of the Purple Sage with Roger McGuinn as the opener. I still have the t-shirt.
PS On that only visit to the 'Dillo, I ate what I still believe were the hottest nachos I've ever had. The jalapeños were napalm on my throat.
I remember Townsend Miller a fine talent I read often -he was part of Austin’s crossover for me genres covering a lot back then -I was at UT in the 1970s a lil pre dating your arrival when the Armadillo brought in a lot of different bands and their own locals Austin then was different a lil more laid back
I hit Austin in ‘69, and Townsend was a constant in the pre Ed Ward era, in fact Townsend set up at our first Austin Record Convention to sell some extra records, I got some cool 78s from him on local labels . Nice guy and very knowledgeable.
Ed Ward sighting! - Ed was that 'big name resume covering a small town.' He mostly wrote up the arena shows, and I snobbed his work back then. But looking back, his gravitas (and helping jump start SXSW) did help put Austin on the map. Whether or not that was a good thing or not, it is part of the city's musical history, and thus legacy.
This is an important article. Townsend Miller did so much to promote and further Austin Music.