George Fontaine Sr. music ephemera collection

George Fontaine Sr. music ephemera collection

Descriptive Summary

Title: George Fontaine Sr. music ephemera collection
Creator: Fontaine, George, Sr.
Dates: 1970
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet
Collection Number: ms4594
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

George Fontaine Sr. is an American record company executive and producer. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1976, and opened the Georgia Theatre in the late 1970s. He founded the Austin Texas based Doolittle Records in 1992 with Jeff Cole, then merged with New West Records in 2000, where Fontaine eventually became co-owner and president. He opened the Athens, Georgia office of New West in in 2010, and then co-founded New West's Normaltown Records imprint with his son, George Fontaine Jr. in 2012. He also Founded Strolling Bones Records in 2020.

Mr. Fontaine received the 2023 lifetime achievement award by the Americana Music Association and was added to the Athens Georgia Music Walk of Fame in 2024.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a T-Shirt from the Second Atlanta International Pop Festival of 1970.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], George Fontaine Sr. music ephemera collection, ms4594, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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1T-Shirt - Second Atlanta International Pop Festival, 1970

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Athens, GA 30602-1641