Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015
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Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 (Video)
Interview with ose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 [Video], ark:/67531/metapth1418535
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 (Sound)
Interview with Jose Maria Pruneda, Jr. called Junior a Country Western musician. He played several instruments including guitar, fiddle, bass, and steel guitar. He was hired by Bob Wills and played with the Poverty Playboys, played at the Grand Ole Opry, toured throughout the United States, and was inducted into the Western Swing Hall of Fame. In addition to his career, the interview discusses his parents, growing up in the Mexican-American community of Kerrville, and his grandparents lives in Del Rio and Villa Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico. Junior's wife Bobbie and son Joe contribute to the interview.
Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015 [Audio], ark:/67531/metapth1418533
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Oral History Interview with Junior Pruneda, February 4, 2015, text, February 4, 2015; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1418534/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Kerr County Historical Commission.