In an interview for the West Side Sound Oral History project, Rambo Salinas discussed the historical significance of local record collections.
Bonnie Arbittier / San Antonio ReportThis is the first installment in a three-part series diving into the findings of the West Side Sound Oral History Project, an effort to document and preserve the West Side’s musical heritage.
This includes music, and specifically the West Side Sound, a genre dating back to the ‘50s and ‘60s that was largely influenced by R&B, rock ‘n’ roll, swamp pop, conjunto and country and western music. Radio and TV personality Henry “Pepsi” Peña spoke about the importance of documenting the history of West Side Sound for future generations to not only learn about the music but to learn about their identities as Mexican Americans. Similarly, music historian and Friends of Sound manager Rambo Salinas discussed the historical significance of local record collections. Below is an excerpt from his interview for the West Side Sound Oral History Project.
I call them fossils or relics because, really, that’s what they are. They’re a snap in time. We don’t have a museum yet, nothing in San Antonio documenting these stories. It’s not always just the musicians, it’s the people that were witnessing those things in the ‘60s and ‘70s or even before. Being able to get those stories straight from them is so crucial. That’s the real goal beyond the records: to have those kinds of stories.
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