THE CENTER FOR POPULAR MUSIC MIDDLE TENNESSEE

THE CENTER FOR POPULAR MUSIC

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, MURFREESBORO, TN

STEPHEN T. GUDIS COLLECTION 21-013

Creator:

Gudis, Stephen Taylor (August 21, 1951 – January 6, 2020)

Type of Material:

includes manuscript materials, contracts, tour planning, photographs, press kits,

posters, clippings, scrapbooks, tour passes, stickers, buttons, business cards.

Physical Description:

11 linear feet of manuscript materials in 14 boxes

Dates:

1963-2019

RESTRICTIONS:

All materials in this collection are subject to standard national and international

Provenance and Acquisition Information:

This collection was donated to the Center by Stephen Gudis’ widow, Beth Anne

Musiker. Center for Popular Music Director, Dr. Greg Reish, picked-up the collection

from their home in Nashville, TN on November 12, 2021. Beth Anne Musiker brought

one more box of materials to be added to the CPM on June 13, 2022.

Arrangement:

The original arrangement scheme for the collection was maintained during processing

where possible. Some items were organized and moved for ease of access where no

apparent organization was available.

Subject/Index Terms:

Concerts.

Rock Music

Touring

Event production

KISS

Charlie Daniels Band

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Doobie Brothers

Fleetwood Mac

Bob Seger

Agency History/Biographical Sketch: From obituary written by Beverly Keel

Born in Morristown, TN, on Aug. 21, 1951, he and his sister Patricia were raised by their

parents, Bertram Gudis and Jean Taylor Gudis, as well as their doting grandparents,

two uncles and an aunt. Uncle Emanuel mentored him to become the generous, calm

and giving person that he always was to everyone around him. He became a Bar

Mitzvah and attended Temple Beth El in Knoxville with his family throughout his life.

While attending Morristown West High School, he worked at his family’s P. Taylor Shoe

Store, but found his life’s calling at age 15, when he formed the Stephen Gudis Talent

Agency. His 10-year-old sister served as the firm’s receptionist and the family basement

was the rehearsal space for R&B artists such as Percy Sledge. He cherished his early

career years, where he was on the forefront of a musical movement while taking R&B

and soul bands around the South.

He attended Walters State Community College and studied criminology. He was a

sergeant in the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the Morristown Civil

Defense, Morristown Fire Department and the Tennessee Air National Guard during the

Vietnam War.

In the early 70’s, Stephen joined the Lashinsky Family, who were promoters of live

entertainment and Broadway Productions, in Charleston, W. VA. During that time, he

learned the skills of being a stage and production manager with The Doobie Brothers,

America, KISS, Elton John, Aerosmith, Journey, Michael Jackson and the list goes on.

He moved to Nashville in 1994 to serve as in-house production manager for Pace

Concerts, which booked shows at the Starwood Amphitheater, while traveling

throughout the Southeast as a promoter rep. Beginning his career as a rock show

promoter provided him the opportunity to become an expert in live shows, television and

production. Indeed, he was known for mastering virtually every job that contained the

word manager—stage manager, tour manager, road manager and production

manager—for live shows and television. His shows always ran on time and on budget.

A true connector who was invigorated by mentoring young people, he was the first one

many called with questions because he knew everyone, and everything related to the

music business.

He served as the TV stage manager for more than 20 Farm Aid shows, stage managed

Volunteer Jam for over a decade, managed country music awards shows and launched

the first Nashville Hard Rock Cafe’s New Year’s Eve guitar drop. He recently worked on

both the Music City Irish Festival and Music City Jazz Festival on Public Square Park

and served as talent booker/production manager for Innovation Amphitheater in

Georgia.

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He was the artists’ safe space, the calm in the middle of the pre-show storm of nerves

and chaos. He not only solved problems, but also anticipated and avoided them

altogether. He had an old-school approach, treating people with kindness no matter

what their title or affiliation.

He spent much of his life on the road, working with The Oak Ridge Boys, Alabama,

Charlie Daniels Band, Toby Keith, Paul Stanley, Brooks & Dunn, Marty Stuart, Shooter

Jennings, Jamey Johnson and more. But after he met singer/actress, Beth Anne

Musiker, on a blind date and marrying her in 2005, he wanted to spend more time at

home, so he took on more event management opportunities with his company, The

Production Department LLC, for clients including, Nissan, T.J. Martell Foundation,

Tennessee Performing Arts Center and Warner Music Group. He was also a board

member of the Parnelli Awards and longtime stage manager for the awards show, which

was one of his favorite events annually. Known for his limitless generosity with friends,

he loved fishing, hunting, boating, collecting coins, eating lobster and cheering on

University of Tennessee football and the Tennessee Titans. Gudis passed on January

6, 2020.

Scope and Content:

Stephen Gudis collected these materials throughout his life relating to bands and events

he worked with. Collection includes manuscript materials, contracts, tour planning,

photographs, press kits, posters, clippings, scrapbooks, tour passes, stickers, buttons,

business cards all relating to events he was involved in. Some items are autographed

with notes to Gudis praising his work and personality.

Collection Contents (Folder/Box List):

All folder labels are original to collection; brackets indicate processer’s labeling for ease

of access.

Box # Folder # Description

Box 1 Manuscripts 1969 – 2011 – Production, contacts, event details

Folder 1 High school graduation letter – Rep. John J. Duncan, Worlds Fair

1964-65 Neutron Irradiated Dime

Folder 2 Hamblen County Deputy

Folder 3 Steve Gudis Talent Agency – 1970

Folder 4 Weigh Side Crossing correspondence

Folder 5 Bowmar Productions – 1971

Folder 6 Swing Society - 1971

Folder 7 Gilbert O’Sullivan 1973

Folder 8 America 1973

Folder 9 Liza Minnelli 1973

Folder 10 Picture Thru the Window April 1980

Folder 11 Entam logos / National Shows stationary

Folder 12 Entam, LTD Concert Information sheets

Folder 13 Charlie Daniels Band

Folder 14 CMA Awards – Single of the Year cue card/envelope 1983

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Folder 15 Doobie Brothers – Advance concert check sheet

Folder 16 Goodwill Games 1998

Folder 17 Mr. Bojangles: The Ultimate Entertainer - show paperwork

Folder 18 Mr. Bojangles: The Ultimate Entertainer – scripts

Folder 19 Aerosmith Rockin’ the Joint ’05-06 tourbook

Folder 20 Paul Stanley Live to Win Oct/Nov 2006 tourbook / contract rider

Folder 21 Oak Ridge Boys 2008 Budgets/Contracts

Folder 22 July 4

Estimate Atlanta Pop Symphony Orchestra 2008

Folder 23 Green notebook [2008]

Folder 24 Hard Rock New Years Guitar Drop 2009/10

Folder 25 Outlaw Country [TV Show] 2010

Folder 26 Duran Duran 2011

Folder 27 Legal – Creative Licensing - 2011

Box 2 Manuscripts 2011 – 2019 – Production, contacts, event details

Folder 1 Miranda Lambert setlist [c.2011]

Folder 2 Diana Ross Setlist 3/2/12 Ryman

Folder 3 KISS & Motley Crue – Louisville, KY 2012

Folder 4 DuPoint Theater 2012

Folder 5 Elvis Lives 2012

Folder 6 Greenbrier Classic 2012

Folder 7 Music In the Middle 2013

Folder 8 Keith Urban 2014

Folder 9 Summer Concert Series 2014

Folder 10 CRS – Buddy Lee Attractions 2014

Folder 11 Farm Aid 2014

Folder 12 Delta Country Jam 2014

Folder 13 PLSN Interview [with Gudis] 2014

Folder 14 Straight No Chaser 2016 Tour

Folder 15 Great Futures Gala 2016

Folder 16 Permit 2017 [Broadway to Commerce St. CMA Fest]

Folder 17 Notebook – undated [c. 2017]

Folder 18 Innovation Amphitheater 2017-18

Folder 19 Purple notebook [2018]

Folder 20 Selma Bridge Crossing 2018

Folder 21 Music City Irish Fest 2018

Folder 22 Granger Smith offer sheet 2018

Folder 23 Kid Rock Fish Fry 2018

Folder 24 The Lacs 2018

Folder 25 True Music Room – William Elliot Whitmore

Folder 26 Lead sheets – various artists [removed from binder]

Folder 27 Gray notebook - undated

Folder 28 Parnelli Awards 2019

Folder 29 Examples – contracts and templates

Folder 30 [Loose Contracts and notes]

Folder 31 [Various Dressing room IDs & Maps]

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Folder 32 Rolling Stone Magazine – Willie Nelson

Envelope 1 [Tickets]

Envelope 2 [Union Cards]

Envelope 3 Digital Media – Images and Documents [See CPM Server]

Black PNY Flashdrive (46 Files)

Dallas Audio Rig Plot

Fwdkunissanplot

NISSAN 2015 Production Schedule V2

Black SanDisk Flashdrive (26 files)

Sumer - Production Assistant

Farm Aid Photos [2009] (820 Files)

Envelope 4 Digital Media – A/V [See CPM Server]

Coast to Coast Marketing Sammy Davis Jr Compilation for

Presentation (9 audio files)

Elvis Tour 2.14.10 N. Charleston, SC

VIDEO_RM

VIDEO_TS

FOH SC 48 Flashdrive (107 files)

Aretha Live First Council

club_application

D-Show

Jacob Lyda (7 audio files)

June Spots [Safe Step disc Knoxville] (6 files)

AUDIO_TS

VIDEO_TS

Liv Write Play Flashdrive (1 file)

WMM_CRS New Faces_Final_V2_H264

M7 Flashdrive (71 files)

club_application

Mr Bojangles Show CD 929 audio files)

Nashville June Spots [Safe Step disc New York] (6 files)

AUDIO_TS

VIDEO_TS

Preacher Stone 2010 (11 audio tracks)

Sammy & Me (7 files)

AUDIO_TS

VIDEO_TS

Young Guns Publishing Flashdrive (1 file)

WMM_CRS New Faces_Final_V2_H264

Box 3 Michael Jackson Scrapbook 1984

Scrapbook and clippings relating to Michael Jackson 1984 tour, mostly relating to

the Knoxville, TN tour dates. The contents were removed from the original

scrapbook for preservation purposes, but context and order were retained.

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Box 4 Passes and Pins

Envelope 1 Passes A-B

Aerosmith July 4 Jam, Aerosmith stage pass, Aerosmith stage pass Fall 1977,

Aerosmith VIP Get a Grip tour, Aerosmith VIP sticker 1998/99, Bachman-Turner

Overdrive sticker (2), Beach Boys backstage sticker (3), BET Hip-Hop awards 08

sticker, Black Eyed Peas 2011 working sticker, Black Oak Arkansas 1975 guest

sticker (3), Black Oak Arkansas guest sticker 1976, Black Oak Arkansas 1975

guest artist sticker, Blue Oyster Cult Entam, LTD backstage sticker, Michael

Bolton promo sticker, Bon Jovi 2003 local crew sticker, Boston all access pass

Walk On tour, Jimmy Buffett 79 stage sticker, Jimmy Buffett stage pass sticker,

Bumbershoot 2007 artist guest sticker

Envelope 2 Passes C-I

Carl Black Chevy Woods Amphitheater All Access pass, Steven Curtis Chapman

1994 local crew sticker, Eric Clapton 2001 promoter sticker, Gary Clark Jr working

sticker (2), CMA Awards 1994 pass, CMA Awards 32

crew pass, Charlie Daniels

Band working crew 2007 sticker, Def Leppard 7-day weekend House sticker,

Diamond Rio local crew 1995 sticker, Doobie Brothers working sticker, Doobie

Brothers Rock & Roll sticker, Doobie Brothers Fall ’75 sticker, Doobie Brothers

backstage crew Entam sticker, Eagles Hell Freezes over tour working sticker,

Foreigner Tour 81-82 guest pass sticker, Charlie Daniels working sticker (4),

Foreigner the tour of the ‘80s pass, Festival on the River working crew G-Force

pass (4), Fleetwood Mac 1990 tour sticker, Vince Gill 1995 venue personnel

sticker, G-Force Event staff pass, Goodwill Games 1998 pass, The Merle

Haggard Show backstage pass sticker, Heart 1978/79 guest sticker, IEBA 2006

staff pass, IEBA 2015 Affiliated pass.

Envelope 3 Passes J-R

J. Geils Band on tour sticker, Alan Jackson VIP sticker, Alan Jackson / Brooks &

Dunn working sticker, The Jacksons Victory Tour ’84 pass, Jethro Tull VIP

Knoxville sticker (2), Shooter Jennings tour sticker (2), Shooter Jennings Meet &

Greet sticker, Waylon Jennings backstage sticker, Waylon Jennings backstage

after show sticker, Waylon Jennings backstage sticker, Billy Joel / Elton John ’02

working sticker, Jamey Johnson 2013 working Knoxville sticker, Jamey Johnson

guest sticker, Tom Jones guest backstage 1979 Entam sticker, Tom Jones staff

backstage 1979 Entam sticker, Kansas 1979-80 backstage pass, Kansas Entam

backstage pass sticker, Tom Keifer 2019 VIP pass, KISS winter 76-77 Guest

pass, KISS Entam backstage pass sticker, KISS 1979 tour sticker, KISS 1979 tour

sticker, Return of KISS 1979 pass (2), Johnny Mathis equipment tag, Loggins and

Messina sticker, Lynyrd Skynyrd 2006 guest sticker, Megadeth guest sticker, New

Edition ’89 guest sticker, New Kids on the Block working 2009 sticker, Moody

Blues working personnel sticker, Miss USA Pageant 1983 pass, Music Mountain

Amphitheatre Working crew pass, Ted Nugent ’80 tour pass, Pantera 94-95 local

crew sticker, Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey 1978 Press working pass, Willie

Nelson Full Access after show sticker, Willie Nelson / Leon Russell 1979 Entam

Backstage sticker, Ted Nugent tour 79 sticker, Ted Nugent Entam backstage

sticker, Oak Ridge Boys pass, Poison 88-89 VIP pass.

Envelope 4 Passes S-T

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Scorpions 1993-94 all access pass, Sea World New Years 1989 complete access

pass, Neil Sedaka personnel sticker (2), Soul 2 Soul 2017 tour Local pass, Bob

Seger It’s A Mystery Artist staff pass, Bob Seger Against the Wind guest sticker,

The Southern Spirit Tour ’94 Working staff sticker, Starwood Amphitheater 1993

season Administration pass, Starwood Amphitheater 1995 season Administration

pass, SuperBall 79 stage access pass, Rod Stewart ’88 access all area sticker,

STIX guest sticker, STYX Entam backstage pass sticker, I Saw STYX at Paradise

Theatre sticker, STYX Guest pass backstage only sticker, TNN Music City News

Country Awards stage pass, Robin Tower 1976 access all areas pass, Robin

Tower 1977 Priority Staff Pass, Keith Urban & Vince Gill All Access pass, Luther

Vandeross All Access pass, Van Halen 1981 after show sticker (2).

Envelope 5 Passes W-Z

Wet Willie Feb 22, 1975 sticker, Hank Williams Jr ’94 Crew sticker, 1982 World’s

Fair Employee pass, 1982 World’s Fair Adult pass, Yes Talk Tour local staff

sticker, Zac Brown Band tour 2010-11 Working sticker, ZZ Top w/ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Entam Stage pass, ZZ Top Beaver sticker (3), ZZ Top Backstage sticker, ZZ TOP

World Wide Texas Tour backstage sticker, Beaver Productions inc blank sticker

passes (11), Entam backstage pass blank sticker, Backstage Pacific

Presentations blank sticker, Concerts West backstage pass stickers (3).

Envelope 6 Passes with clips

Charlie Daniels Band 3

volunteer Jam All Access pass, Mac Davis Show staff

pass. Billy Joel Tours 1974, KISS tour 79-80 pass (2 versions, one has Tull Tour

79 sticker on back) Styx stage crew 1978 tour pass, War Memorial Dector of

Operations name tag, KKM 4961 name tag, SCB International name plate,

Envelope 7 Alice Cooper pin, Charlie Daniels Band Pin, Doobie Brothers tag (2)

Envelope 8 Duke Williams pin, Yes pin, KISS Ace Frehley guitar pick.

Envelope 9 Foghat pin, Grand Funk pin, Shooter Jennings patch

Envelope 10 Bristol Motor Speedway March 26, 2000 tickets/lanyard

Envelope 11 Druid City Music Festival lanyard

Envelope 12 Arnett Designs pass samples

Folder 13 Passes on paper – Neil Diamond 1988/89 tour personnel sticker,

Janet Jackson 1990 working personnel sticker, color copy of Counting Crows

passes, Stevie Nicks copy of various passes for Nashville show, NS2 Meet &

Greet and All Access working stickers (2), Ted Nugent Entam Backstage 1979

sticker, Bread backstage sticker, Lex [Lexington] Backstage pass sticker, Johnny

Winter “Nothin’ But the Blues” promo sticker, Learn Kung-Fu promo sticker, Jazz

Bilzen Aug 1977 sticker, West Virginia Sheriff’s Association Member sticker, ELO

Space Cadet II backstage sticker, Mac Davis [head] stickers in various colors

(27), Toon Disney goofy stickers (6)

Folder 14 Small promo stickers – Marshall Tucker Band A New Life sticker,

Fleetwood Mac penguin sticker (2), Humble Pie Tourin’ sticker, Good & Plenty

sticker, Ruby Starr and Grey Ghost sticker, Black Oak Arkansas Balls of Fire Jim

Dandy sticker, Steppenwolf sticker, Alex Harvey Band sticker, Advance Dothan

Alabama sticker, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Pink Floyd Day and Night stickers

(2), Alice Cooper Muscle of Love sticker (2).

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Folder 15 Large Promo Stickers – Entam logo sticker, The Doobie Brothers

Live On Tour white sticker, Doobie Brothers black ovel sticker, KISS Destroyer

album cover sticker, Lollapalooza 1993 sticker, Charlie Daniels Band Fire on the

Mountain album cover sticker, Charlie Daniels Band Nightrider sticker (2), large

Golden Erring circle iron-on sticker of Switch album cover.

Box 5 Press Kits

Folder 1 Alabama

Folder 2 America

Folder 3 Bar-Kays biography – Volt Records

Folder 4 The Captain & Tennille

Folder 4 Phil Collins

Folder 5 Charlie Daniels Band

Folder 6 Diana

Folder 7 Diana! [TV Special]

Folder 8 Doobie Brothers

Folder 9 Emerson, Lake, & Palmer

Folder 10 Fleetwood Mac

Folder 11 Great White

Folder 12 Harvest Jam (Alabama)

Folder 13 Heart

Folder 14 Jay and the Americans

Folder 15 KISS

Folder 16 Steve Mariott

Folder 17 Metallica

Folder 18 Motley Crue

Folder 19 Mr. Bojangles [musical play]

Folder 20 Nocturne, Inc

Folder 21 Dolly Parton

Folder 22 Ray Scott [B.A.S.S]

Folder 23 Sound Sensations

Folder 24 Stillwell & Holland

Folder 25 Sunrise Entertainment

Folder 26 Russ Taff, David Meece, Pam Mark Hall (includes tour worker info)

Folder 27 Uriah Heep

Folder 28 The Who

Folder 29 Promo materials – Rolling Stones Exhibit Nashville flyer, Lionel

Richie Fan Club flyer, The Moody Blues The Voyage Continues

promo, Steve Gudis Talent Agency handbill for teen dances, Burt

Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager handbill (2), 211 reasons

Rolling Stones promo, Allentown Fait 1975 promo/ticket order

sheet, Great Smokies Hilton folder.

Box 6 8x10 photographs

Folder 1 Promotional photos – A-D

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Lisa Bradford Aiton, The Blair Bros, Harry Chapin (signed),

Charlie, The Corbatas, David Copperfield (signed), The

Decisions, The Doobie Brothers, The Dolls.

Folder 2 Promotional photos – E-H

Earth, Wind & Fire (signed), Emerson, Lake & Palmer (signed),

Emory and the Dynamics (2), The Enchanted Forest (2),

Engelbert (signed), Exile (signed), Fleetwood Mac (signed),

Janie Fricke (signed), Bobby Goldsboro (signed), The

Graduates, Grand Funk – Mark Farner, Lisa Harris (2), Heart

(signed) (2 different).

Folder 3 Promotional photos – J-K

Jackson 5 [late] (signed), Greg Lake (signed), Jay and the

Americans (4 - 2 different), J. Geils Band (2 different), Jefferson

Starship, Shooter Jennings (4 different - 2 signed), Jerry Marcum

and the Dekades (2), Billy Joel (signed), Vivalore Jordan (2),

KISS (signed).

Folder 4 Promotional photos – L-O

The Lettermen, Lotsa Poppa, M.C. Hammer (signed),

McKendree Spring, Bette Midler, Dave Mason (2), The Monkees

[late], The Monterays, Motrose [Bob James era] (signed),

Charlie Musselwhite, New Kids on the Block, Oak Ridge Boys

(signed) (5), Outlaws.

Folder 5 Promotional photos – P-V

Carl Palmer (signed), Kyle Petty (signed), Eddy Raven (signed),

R.E.M. (signed), RollerJam (2 different), Tony Rossine, Sawyer

Brown (signed), The Second Time Around, Soul Aces (5 - 2

different), Bruce Springsteen (note), St Elmo’s Fire, Gail Stanton

Miss June Playboy (signed), Star Shower, Take 6 (signed), Tesla

(signed), BJ Thomas, The Trick Band, Village People (2 different

singed), The Who.

Folder 6 Carolyn Brand – headshot, resume, and note to Gudis

Folder 7 Stages / Arenas

Folder 8 Stephen T. Gudis

Folder 9 Tom Jones contact sheets

Folder 10 Various 8x10 non promotional – including Charlie Daniels Band,

Leon Russell with Gary Brusey, Doobie Brothers, KISS, The Guess

Who, Rush, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Peter Frampton, Jimmy

Hall, The Who, other unidentified.

Box 7 Small Photographs

Folder 1 Aerosmith – Knoxville photos ‘80

Folder 2 Unlabeled [Charlie Daniels Band]

Folder 3 Unlabeled [Charlie Daniels Band]

Folder 4 ELO Band ‘78

Folder 5 Fleetwood Mac

Folder 6 Unlabeled [Stephen Gudis]

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Folder 7 Janet Jackson

Folder 8 Billy Joel

Folder 9 KISS

Folder 10 KISS [Nov 1975]

Folder 11 KISS [1978-9]

Folder 12 KISS+

Folder 13 Lexington Prod.

Folder 14 [Lynyrd Skynyrd c. 1988]

Folder 15 Nash[ville] Riverfront

Folder 16 Nazareth

Folder 17 New Kids [On the Block] / Eric Clapton

Folder 18 Unlabeled [Bob Seger]

Folder 19 Smithereens 1988 In.[Innovation] Amphitheater

Folder 20 Steppen Wolf [Steppenwolf]

Folder 21 Volunteer Jam V 1979 [Charlie Daniels Band & Lynyrd Skynyrd]

Folder 22 White Lion – AC/DC

Folder 23 West Virginia State Fair 1979 – 2 photos of stage

Folder 24 Miscellaneous – Leon Russell, Michael Martin Murphy, WIMZ 6

birthday, Tune Disney, others

Folder 25 Postcards – Save by the Bell tv cast (2), Ernest Tubb, The

Simmons Brothers, Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music,

Frank Zappa, William Lee Golden, Yes tour thank you 1978,

Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel, Cheap Trick, The Fray (signed),

The Guess Who

Box 8 Rock Fest Photo Album

Rock Fest 1997 photo album

Box 9 Business Cards

About 1,380 business cards collected by Gudis, mostly relating to music and tourism

industries – includes various iterations of Gudis’ own business cards.

Box 10 Souvenir Books & Programs

Souvenir books

Chicago 1971

Eric Clapton 1974

Harlem Globetrotters 1975

Engelbert Humperdinck 1977

Jacksons Victory Tour 1985

Oak Ridge Boys Cookin’ Tour 1983

The Prisoner of Second Avenue 1971

Sha Na Na 1979

Tom Jones [missing front cover]

Van Halen 1982

Yes 1974

Yes – booklet from Fragile album SD 7211

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The Who 1982

200 Motels [movie] 1971

Programs

Pollstar Live! 2014 pocket program

Pollstar Live! 2016 program

The 25

Anniversary of the Country Music Association 1983 program

Starwood Season 1995

Oconee Performing Arts – Oak Ridge Boys 2008

CMA Touring Awards 2017 program

Outlaw and Armadillos Country’s Roaring 70s Country Music Hall of Fame and

Museum exhibit opening program (2)

Celebration of the Arts Currey Ingram Academy program 2010

NGC Fox Theater Opening Night 1969

Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope – Charleston Municipal Auditorium 1976

Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony 2016 program

Tony Stewart Foundation Benefit Concert 2004

Tony Stewart Foundation Benefit Concert 2005

Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show 6th anniversary program

Royal Lipizzan Stallion Show 1980-81

Beach Music Awards 1982

Beach Music Awards 1983

Florrida World Music Festival 1979

Califfornia World Music Festival 1979

Box 11 Newspapers and clippings

Folder 1 Clippings – mostly related to show promoted or worked on by Gudis

One relates to cases worked by Gudis while in the Sheriff’s

department

Folder 2 Kentucky Kernel newspaper January 17, 1977 – Charlie Daniels

Folder 3 The Commercial Appeal Memphis August 17, 1977 – Elvis death

Folder 4 The Knoxville New Sentinel August 17, 1977 Elvis death

Folder 5 Memphis Press-Scimitar August 17, 1977 Elvis death

Folder 6 Charleston Daily Mail November 16, 1978 Pablo Cruise Concert

Folder 7 Kentucky Kernel March 5, 1981 Bruce Springsteen Concert

Folder 8 The Knoxville New Sentinel August 18, 1990 New Kids on the

Block

Folder 9 Fort Payne Times-Journal June 13, 1992 June Jam XI

Folder 10 Washington Post March 30, 2006 Kristofferson Kennedy Center

Honors

Folder 11 Tennessean – Arts & Entertainment September 21, 2008

Folder 12 Tennessean – Business May 20, 2014 Les Paul Gibson Tribute

Box 12 Oversized photographs

Folder 1 OV Album Promos – Marshall Tucker Band, Jonun Crew, The

Black Crows, Ringo Starr -Ring album liner notes, Emerson, Lake

and Palmer Brain Salad Surgery liner notes. Elvis Presley Harum

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Scarum promo, Chicago souvenir book (oversized), Boston Don’t

Look Back Press kit (oversized), Ted Nugget Privet poster/sign

Folder 2 Stephen Gudis with others (4 photographs)

Folder 3 Black Oak Arkansas (3 photographs including 2 of Jim Dandy)

Folder 4 Fleetwood Mac / Alice Cooper – by Bill Straus (5 photographs)

Folder 5 Billy Joel (4 photographs)

Folder 6 Bob Seger (3 photographs, 1 autographed)

Folder 7 Bruce Springsteen (3 photographs)

Folder 8 Robin Tower (2 photographs)

Folder 9 Empire Photographs Envelope (11 photographs) – unidentified,

Bad Company, The Eagles, The Who (2), John Entwistle (The

Who), Roger Daltrey (The Who), Keith Moon (The Who), Pete

Townshend (The Who), Frank Zappa, Peter Frampton.

Folder 10 Various – Ross Valory (Journey), Dave Mason, Elvin Bishop, The

Who, Frank Zappa, Doobie Brothers, Mountain (band), George

Benson

Folder 11 Various – unidentified

Folder 12 Small mounted prints (21 photographs)

Box 13 Oversized mounted photographs

Folder 1 Stephen Gudis (4 photographs)

Folder 2 Peter Frampton (2 – 1 autographed)

Folder 3 Van Halen (5 autographed)

Folder 4 Various – Elton John, KISS (autographed), Rick Derringer [Edger

Winter Group], unidentified, New River Gorge Bridge [WV], Liza

Minnelli, Steve Howe [Yes], Chris Squire [Yes], Charlie Daniels

Band with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ron Wood

Box 14 Oversized Photographs and Posters

Folder 1 Earth Wind and Fire matted promo (autographed)

Folder 2 Dolly Parton matted promo

Folder 3 Charlie Daniels 3D photo matted

Folder 4 Eric Clapton large matted photograph

Folder 5 Peter Frampton large matted photograph

Folder 6 Alice Cooper large matted photograph - autograph

Folder 7 Foghat – mounted collage [missing one piece]

Folder 8 The Association – Live Album promo

Folder 9 Shooter Jennings poster 9.23.05 City Hall Nashville (2)

Folder 10 Marshall Dyllon (band) Enjoy the Ride album promo

Folder 11 The Who Tuesdays at the Marquee poster

Folder 12 The Alice Cooper Show Roanoke Coliseum poster

Folder 13 3 Dog Night Knoxville Civil Coliseum poster

Folder 14 Earth Wind & Fire Greensboro Coliseum 1976 poster

Map drawer Oversized Posters

Black Sabbath poster

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Bachman-Turner Overdrive tour book – fold out poster

Back Doors [Door tribute musical] poster

Buddy Miles – A Message to the People prom fold out poster

The Doobie Brothers poster (signed)

Foghat Poster

Genesis Poster

KISS 1976 US Tour poster

Peter Frampton 1977 tour book – fold out poster

Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever Album promo poster

The Revival [Credence Clearwater Revival] musical poster

Frank Zappa 200 Motels poster

Materials Cataloged Separately:

Per Center policy, certain formats are cataloged separately for accessibility, including

commercial video and sound recording materials. [For a complete list of separated

materials, please contact the archivist.]

Location:

All manuscript materials are located in the special collections storage area filed by

accession number. Audio/visual materials are located in special collections storage

area. Oversized posters located in map drawers.

Related Materials:

Special collection sheet music, performance documents, trade catalogs, photographs,

sound recordings, rare books, and reading room materials related to the subjects of this

collection are also held by the Center and searchable through the CPM website

database or MTSU Walker Library catalog.

Other items from the Gudis family were donated to the Country Music Hall of Fame and

Museum.

Processed by Olivia Beaudry, CA, January - March 2022. Updated July 2022.