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Ed Boutwell, Oral History
Ed Boutwell (b. June 21, 1937, d. January 25, 2023) founder of Boutwell Recording Studios in Birmingham, Alabama. Nephew of Albert Boutwell who was mayor of Birmingham from 1963 to 1967, Ed recounts numerous memories of growing up on Birmingham's…
Roscoe Robinson, Oral History
Roscoe Robinson (b. May 22, 1928) Roscoe Robinson, sometimes called "Scoe" is continuing to sing and record at 92. Born in Dermott, Arkansas to a musical family, Robinson's father was a minister and his mother sang spirituals and he had sisters, one…
WJLD "The Difference"
Box 8 Folder 50: "Ok, we’re up to folder 50. 50 has a business card from WJLD “The Difference.” And that would have been again around 1987-1988. It would have been probably the end of the “The Difference” as a slogan because by 1989 it was morphing…
Clippings, WAYE Advertisements
Box 8 Folder 47: "We’re at folder 47. It’s clippings clipped out of some kind of a newsprint journal like the Birmingham Times, Birmingham News, probably the Birmingham Times, advertising WAYE 1220 and also lists the jocks. Theo Bailey, interestingly…
Advertising Card, A. A. Bonds Furniture Company
Box 8 Folder 46: "Now, we’re up to folder 46. 46 is an advertising card like, I guess, a combination contract and bill. It’s not clear what station this is from; however it does look like the commission goes to Theo. If that’s Theo Bailey, in July of…
Broadcasting Booklet
Box 8 Folder 14: "This is folder 14 and what it is is a booklet, a foil covered booklet that is describing various people in broadcasting. They’re describing Tom York, who was a WBRC TV broadcaster, they’re describing Shelley Stewart, who was a radio…
Advertising Script, West Boon Dock Lounge
Box 8 Folder 8: "Ok, this is folder 8 which is a continuity sheet from WJLD dated April of ’81. The announcer requested for the commercial was Eric Chase, Eric “High Speed” Chase. He was a great voice and he passed away in the 2000s. Nice guy."
WJLD Continuity
Box 7 Folder 45: "Ok, folder 45 is a whole batch of WJLD continuity from the 1975 through 1979. What's neat about continuity is that it establishes personnel and date of employ relationships as well as those who bring in the concerts.
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Advertising Scripts, WJLD Continuity
Box 6 Folder 39: "Folder 39 contains nine WJLD continuity scripts for various local Birmingham area businesses and events spanning from 1971-1974. They include Shadowlawn Cemetery, Thompson-Welch Tailor, the Barkays in concert, Booker T Washington…
Playtime Magazine
Box 5 Folder 36: "This is folder 36. Folder 36 is a sheet containing advertising of WJLD, on WJLD. It’s called Playtime and it’s not the complete magazine. It’s only pages 5 through 8, but it does describe many of the business in the black…