Guide to the Fallopian Tubes Collection, 1980-2008 Descriptive Summary

Guide to the Fallopian Tubes collection, 1980-2008 Descriptive Summary

Title : Fallopian Tubes collection Creator: Fallopian Tubes Dates : 1980-2008 ID Number : F42 Size: 2 boxes Abstract: Materials in this collection relate to the musical career of the Fallopian Tubes, a Tampa Bay women's band that formed in 1980. Included in the collection are advertising and promotional materials for the band, correspondence (both personal and professional), lyric sheets, set lists, photographs, and assorted materials relating to women's issues and the LGBTQ community. Language(s): English

Repository: Special Collections University of South Florida Libraries 4202 East Fowler Ave., LIB122 Tampa, Florida 33620 Phone: 813-974-2731 - Fax: 813-396-9006 Contact Special Collections Administrative Summary

Provenance: Fallopian Tubes Acquisition Donation. Information: Access Conditions: None. The contents of this collection may be subject to copyright. Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information. Preferred Citation: Fallopian Tubes collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Related Material: Edith Daly / Women's Energy Bank collection, Special Collections Department, Tampa Library, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida. Biographical Note The Fallopian Tubes are a six woman band playing original alternative rock, blues, pop, punk, jazz, swing and country music. Their debut CD…because rock and roll isn't pretty, called "a blues-infused, swinging calypso rock wonder" by Girlfriend Magazine and recommended for adventurous rock stations by Billboard, is currently receiving airplay on over 120 stations world-wide, and is available through Ladyslipper Music at 800-634-6044, Harmony Ridge Music at 800-611-4698 and Goldenrod Music at 517-484-1712. Combining imaginative arrangements and intelligent lyrics, the Tubes' original music is known for its provocative humor and politically savvy satire. The band cover an eclectic array of songs which showcase six women's diverse musical interests and influences. Smart, funny, and energetic, the women play quirky and unique arrangements of both classic and obscure soul, rhythm and blues, calypso, reggae and retro disco tunes. The Fallopian Tubes, named for the tuba which helps to create the band's signature sound, are comprised of Toffer Ross on tuba and bass guitar, guitarist Laurie "Slimy" Ryan, vocalists Lori Keegan and Whitney Bryant, drummer Nancy Witt and Nancy Crockford on mandolin, violin and steel drums. Formed in 1980, this ground-breaking women's band was first considered one of the first punk bands, played at both the first and second WMNF-FM Tropical Heatwave, Ybor City's Avon Theatre, the Italian Club's artsfusion, the Herizon Club in upstate New York and the Michigan Women's Music Festival, as well as nightclubs and concert halls in their native Florida. After a seven year hiatus, the Tubes returned in 1992. They perform locally at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Off Center Theater, selling out annual weekend shows for the past three years. The band plays at Club More, Tampa Theatre, Franklin Street Mall, Skipper's Smokehouse, the Cuban Club, El Pasaje Plaza, Club 402 and the Hyde Park Café. They have been featured at music festivals from Key West to Pennsylvania, where they headlined at the Blue Skies Festival with Janis Ian, Cheryl Wheeler, BETTY, the Burn Sisters and other icons of modern folk and rock. They have appeared with performers as diverse as Richie Haven, Lester Chambers, comic Kate Clinton, Romanovsky & Philips, and the original "bitchin' babe" Christine Lavin. Their CD has been picked up by several syndicated radio shows, and been favorably reviewed from London (Diva) to Sydney, Australia (Noise Queen). Scope Note This collection consists of music, lyrics, set lists, periodicals, photographs, ephemera, correspondence, clippings, assorted papers, and audiovisual materials related to the Fallopian Tubes. Arrangement Note: Materials in the collection are arranged topically and by format, with additional chronological organization when applicable. Arrangement Materials in the collection are arranged topically and by format, with additional chronological organization when applicable. Subject Headings

Subject Terms: Gay and lesbian -- Tampa (Fla.) Music--United States--20th century Punk rock music Women's studies

COLLECTION CONTENTS

BOX 1

FOLDER 1 : Album Design

FOLDER 2 : Audiovisual

FOLDER 2 ITEM : Cassette Tape - Dolby - Low (Normal) Bias FOLDER 2 ITEM : Cassette - Fallopian Tubes - Because Rock and Roll Isn't Pretty FOLDER 2 ITEM : CD - Final Show Backing Vox, 5/9/1999 FOLDER 2 ITEM : Disk - ILIKETO.RTF

FOLDER 3 : Biographical Materials

FOLDER 4 : Blue Skies Festival of Women's Music, 1997 FOLDER 5 : Clippings, 1993-2003 FOLDER 6 : Clippings - Betty, 1990-1992 FOLDER 7 : Correspondence, 1997-2008 FOLDER 8 : Female Performers - Women's Energy Bank

FOLDER 9 : Flyers & Posters

FOLDER 10 : LGBTQ Events & Ephemera

FOLDER 11 : Lyrics & Sheet Music

FOLDER 12 : Marketing & Agreements

FOLDER 13 : Nudist

BOX 2

FOLDER 1 : Periodicals FOLDER 1 ITEM : Art Village Voice, December 2004 FOLDER 1 ITEM : The Center Voice Vol. 6, No. 1, Winter 1999

FOLDER 1 ITEM : The Center Voice Vol. 6, No. 2 FOLDER 1 ITEM : The Gabbler No. 1, 867, 10/7/2004-10/13/2004 FOLDER 1 ITEM : The Gazette Vol. III, No. XII, September 1992 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Girlfriends, May/June 1997 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Jam Entertainment News, 12/10/1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Jam Entertainment News - West Edition, 7/22/1994 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Jam: Florida's Music Magazine - West Florida Edition, 2/13/1999-2/26-1999 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Music & Business Forum Vol. 1, No. 12, December FOLDER 1 ITEM : Music Player's Magazine No. 75, 12/24/1992-1/13/1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Music Player's Magazine No. 78, 2/11/1993-2/24/1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Music Player's Magazine No. 83, 4/22/1993-5/5/1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Music Player's Magazine No. 84, 5/6/1993-5/19/1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Pride Film Festival, 10/1/1993-10/10-1993 FOLDER 1 ITEM : On Our Backs, September-October 1990 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Stash Magazine: The Artistic Voice of St. Petersburg Vol. 1, No. 3, August 2000 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Stash Magazine: The Artistic Voice of St. Petersburg Vol. 1, No. 5, October 2000 FOLDER 1 ITEM : Stash Magazine: The Artistic Voice of St. Petersburg, May-June 2001 FOLDER 1 ITEM : The Way Off Magazine No. 7, May 1995

FOLDER 2 : Photographs

FOLDER 3 : Promotional Packets

FOLDER 4 : Set Lists

FOLDER 5 : Take Back the Night

FOLDER 6 : Tropical Heatwave - WMNF

FOLDER 7 : Womyn's Words: A Publication of Women's Energy Bank

FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words, March 1993 Scope/Content: "The Re-Formed Tubes" (pg. 13). This copy is incomplete, with pages 13-20 only. FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words, November 1993 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 22 no. 11, November 2004 Scope/Content: "Fallopian Tubes Turn It On for Gulfport" (pg. 11). FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 23 no. 1, January 2005 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 23 no. 7, July 2005 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 23 no. 9, September 2005 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 23 no. 10, October 2005 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 23 no. 12, December 2005 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 1, January 2006 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 5, May 2006

FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 6, June 2006 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 8, August 2006 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 11, November 2006 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 24 no. 11, November 2006 FOLDER 7 ITEM : Womyn's Words vol. 26 no. 7, July 2008