Oversize Paper 35: The Chris Stamey Experience, Hotel Lights at Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, N.C., 26 June 2004.: Scan 1
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Chris Stamey
Chris Stamey, born in Chapel Hill in 1954, formed the band Sneakers with drummer Will Rigby while attending UNC in 1975 and later played in the dB's. In the late 1990s he produced records for other artists at his Modern studio in Chapel Hill, and in 2010 he directed the first Big Star's Third concert at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro.
Source: UNC Libraries, Southern Folklife Collection: Chris Stamey Collection, 1975-2006
Library of Congress name authority: Stamey, Chris ↗
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- Chris Stamey and Will Rigby form Sneakers While attending UNC, Stamey teamed with drummer Will Rigby to form the power pop band Sneakers, later joined by guitarist Mitch Easter; the group played Max's …Search the index · UNC Libraries, Southern Folklife Collection: Chris Stamey Collection, 1975-2006
- First Big Star's Third concert is staged at Cat's Cradle Stamey served as musical director for a live staging of Big Star's 1975 album Third, which debuted at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro before later shows in London and…Search the index · UNC Libraries, Southern Folklife Collection: Chris Stamey Collection, 1975-2006
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- Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection The Remarkable Potters of Seagrove: The Folk Pottery of A Legendary North Carolina Community Brown, Charlotte Vestal · 2006 Subjects in the Library of Congress catalog record: Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Seagrove Region; Folk art -- North Carolina -- Seagrove Region OCPL call number: NC 738.309 BROWN
- Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection North Carolina Art Pottery: 1900-1960 : Identification & Value Guide : Seagrove, Catawba Valley, Pisgah Forest and More James, A. Everette · 2003 Subjects in the Library of Congress catalog record: Art pottery, American -- North Carolina -- History -- 20th century -- Catalogs; Art pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Collectors and collecting OCPL call number: 738.097 JAMES
- Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection Nine From North Carolina: An Exhibition of Women Artists 1989 Subjects in the Library of Congress catalog record: Art, American -- North Carolina -- 20th century -- Exhibitions; Women artists -- North Carolina -- Exhibitions OCPL call number: NC 704 NINE
- Background reading · Rebecca Wall Collection Traditional Pottery in North Carolina Conway, Bob · 1974 Subjects in the OCPL catalog record: Pottery -- North Carolina OCPL call number: NC 738 CON
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