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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Chicano Activist and Filmmaker Carlos Calbillo
Chicano community activist andfilmmaker Carlos Calbillo on Rag Radio Carlos Calbillo, an award-winning filmmaker and longtime Houston Chicano community activist, was Thorne Dreyer’s guest on Rag Radio, Friday, March 30, 2012, on Austin community radio station KOOP 91-7-FM, and streamed … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Chicano Movement, Interview, MAYO, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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Carlos Calbillo : On the Passing of Carlos Guerra
“America’s friendliest angry looking retired columnist… and feared by fish.” — Carlos Guerra, on Twitter.Columnist and Sixties Chicanoactivist Carlos Guerra dies See “Memories from ‘the day’: On the passing of Carlos Guerra,” by Carlos Calbillo / The Rag Blog, Below. … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Carlos Guerra, Chicano Movement, Journalists, La Raza Unida, MAYO, Mexican-Americans, Sixties, Social Activism, Texas, Thorne Dreyer
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Closing Time : Gilley’s Sherwood Cryer, a Honky Tonk Legend
Gilley’s owner Sherwood Cryer, right, with singer Mickey Gilley, at the Pasadena club in 1980. Photo by Joel Draut / Houston Chronicle. Former owner of iconic honky-tonk Gilley’s dies Sherwood Cryer, whose honky-tonk Gilley’s created a lasting image of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carlos Calbillo, Country Music, Houston, Music Venues, Texas, Willie Nelson
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