El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Guitarist Eugene Anchondo

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Singing sisters I believe from the Rhythmheirs, an El Paso band in the late 50s or early 60s.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

El Paso band from the 1960s.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Horn players from the 1960s in El Paso.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Horn players from the 1960s El Paso music scene.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Rockin' band members probably from the Rhythmheirs, an El Paso band from the 1960s.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

1960s Saxman from the El Paso music scene.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Father Rahm is credited with starting the early rock scene in El Paso by forming teen clubs and giving teens a place to gather rather than hang out in the streets.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Eugene Anchondo and Pearla performing during the 1960s.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Guitar collection, Sears Silvertone guitar (Jim Murphy), Fender Bass guitar, Guild Starfire guitar (Jim Murphy), various mics and cables.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Yucca record release, Strange World written by Arthur Wheeler, performed by the Rhythm Heirs

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Capital records release, How's About Tomorrow Night?, written by Ted Koehler and Reba Bloom byt the Ken Errair Quartet

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Rock & Roll exhibit

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Dalton Powell, drummer for the Bobby Fuller Four, a famous El Paso, TX band, with his drum kit.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Dalton Powell's original Bobby Fuller drum kit.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Patchwork pants on loan from Chet Woodward, Eagles artwork by El Pasoan Boyd Elder on loan from Dalton Powell, and The Night Drifters cap on loan from Felix Rivera.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Exhibit entrance.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Visitor looking over artifacts.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

Old casette recorders and a collection of 8-Track tapes. First came the 8-track and it was pretty much immediately replaced by the cassette.

Area: Central / Downtown

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El Paso Rock and Roll 1950-1970, an EP Museum of History Exhibit

A beautiful SONY reel-to-reel tape recorder. This fits all together. The speakers lock over the reels and there is also room for the mics (just to the left).

Area: Central / Downtown

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