Save Tucson Music!
New Film Documentary Spotlights Tucson Music
“Lost & Found” The Tucson Sound” is an upcoming documentary film about the local Tucson, Arizona music scene from the 1960s to the 1980s. This unique project will capture the sounds and faces that brought Tucson’s local music scene to life. Explore our site, and join us in producing a vital archive to save Tucson’s music history.
Donate to this non-profit project to help toward pre-production and production expenses through Go Fund Me. All donations are tax-deductible.
Background photo: Street Pajama, 1985, by Balfour Walker.
Watch the Sizzle Reel:
Relive Tucson’s Local Music Scene
This short “Sizzle Reel” below is an example of the upcoming film documentary with samples of rare, lost (now found) video footage of local Tucson performances and interviews with musicians who helped shape the Tucson music scene over the decades. Step back to the 1960s through the 1980s when the Tucson music scene had some its top performers in rock, country, western, jazz, blues, swing, and Latin music.
Click on Triangle to play (3.24 minutes).
Produced by Robert Zucker & Carlos Terrazas (Terrazas Studio).
Save Tucson Music!
“Lost & Found: The Tucson Sound” will transport viewers back to a time, between the late 1960s through the mid 1980s, when Tucson emerged as a musical powerhouse to shape its own identity and influence national trends.
This 90-minute film documentary will feature a variety of genres in Tucson’s music culture– from country & western, classic Latin, Mariachi, Jazz, Blues, Swing, Reggae, the emergence of Rock ’n Roll, and the Underground music scene.
“Lost & Found: The Tucson Sound” will capture the spirit of Tucson’s culture, highlighting its unique characteristics, influential figures, and lasting impact on the city’s identity. The soundtrack will feature a dynamic mix of original interview snippets, voiceover narration, and a selection of memorable songs from featured Tucson bands.
Local professionals, who have each spent nearly 50 years involved in the local entertainment scene, will produce this film through a non-profit organization, Southwest Alternatives Institute, Inc. (SAI).
There are several ways to be involved:
• Subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates about the progress of the film.
• Download a free copy of the “Lost & Found: The Tucson Sound” proposal.
• Donate to GoFundMe.
Support these efforts to save
Tucson’s music history.
All donations to this film project through GoFundMe are 100% Tax deductible and will be dedicated to covering the preproduction, production, and post-production costs to produce the film. Another donation option is through Pay Pal’s Giving Fund.
Gallery Photos below: Street Pajama (1985), The Pawnbroker with Bob Meighan posing, Jerry Riopelle and band posing in front of the Pawnbroker sign, Dusty Chaps (1971). See more original photos and videos.
Photos are copyright by the respected owners, part of the Entertainment Magazine archives for use by the production team of “Lost & Found: The Tucson Sound.”