https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f6e803a9057d695256cd213af33865bc.jpg 4ce84294d17aac5abe3d9e8f07845182 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Five Crowns Description An account of the resource The Five Crowns from 1957 that would become the "There Goes My Baby" Drifters in 1958. Benjamin Nelson changed his name to Ben E. King https://thebbrm.org/files/original/f8e76314c7a17dd81248b1722a48936b.mp3 263e0232fe92326eeb509f1e33a02e29 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/3de419fe46a8ae87df15e5d4bae987eb.pdf 235de8dddd3abffda6cd649ab346ac6e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Collection Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of sound files, transcribed oral interviews, and images documenting Black radio in Birmingham, Alabama. Please click the link below.<b></b></p> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bob Friedman Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights held by The Birmingham Black Radio Museum unless otherwise specified. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .jpg .mp3 .wav .pdf Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral History Ephemera Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bob Friedman Emily Bibb and numerous student volunteers Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context OralHistory Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bob Friedman Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Charlie Thomas Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman: But, what I was curious about is if you remember being on the same show with the old Drifters when Treadwell had this big fight. Charlie Thomas: Of course. It was Tommy Evans. BF: Uh huh. Tommy Evans doin' the bass. CT: Yeah, it was Gerhart Thrasher. BF: Uh huh CT: Jimmy Oliver playin' guitar. BF: Right CT: And “Little Dave” BF: And “Little Dave”. Was Andrew Thrasher there? CT: No, he wasn't. BF: He wasn't. And so it's a quartet. CT: Yes BF: Uh huh. And what happened at this fight? CT: Well, I wouldn't know exactly what happened. BF: Oh you just know what happened after the fight. CT: Yeah, I know that they gave us the name “Drifters” …that was it. BF: Uh huh. Did George Treadwell just call y'all into an office and ask you, "How would ya like to be the new Drifters?" CT: Well he settled it with our manager which was Lover Patterson. BF: Oh Lover Patterson. Okay. Right. Lover Patterson was with The Five Crowns for... CT: Patterson owned The Five Crowns. BF: Yeah. Long was...So he ended up owning the name after the Clark Brothers left and Doc Green just stuck it out. And, how did y'all meet? Because Doc was with the original Five Crowns. CT: Yeah BF: And then, you guys... CT: “Beary” Hobbs was with The Five Crowns. BF: Who? Elsbeary? CT: Yep. BF: Really? When did he? Was he? Did he cut anything with them? CT: Yep. His bass...almost...” A Star.” BF: He was the bass on “A Star?” CT: and “You Came To Me." BF: and “You Came To Me." CT: Yep. BF: Whoa! CT: and the Clark Brothers with Yunkie Lee. BF: Right, and Yunkie Lee. CT: "Yunkie" was their leader. BF: Uh huh. "Yunkie" was the lead. Right. "Yunkie" Paul? CT: Yep BF: Yeah. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 16 minutes Audio snippet: 2 minutes Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charlie Thomas, Oral History Description An account of the resource Charlie Thomas,  (b. April 7, 1937, Lynchburg, Virginia) a singer with a couple of different versions of the “Drifters” vocal group, recording with the group from 1958 to the present and with a recording history going back to 1957 as the lead of Crowns, a New York City based vocal group, itself with roots to 1952. Charlie reflects on his early singing career. In the early 2000’s, Charlie was known to show up at bogus Drifters events and chase them off the stage for using the name illegally. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charlie Thomas Bob Friedman Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Birmingham Black Radio Museum Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 14, 1989 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Usry Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English 1950s Apollo Theater Charlie Thomas Music The Drifters The Five Crowns