https://thebbrm.org/files/original/a4390feb1ff98be36383fc0418df5cd2.jpg 2eec034e8efa5c483797577bb5366274 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/ebc1df477976278c9e2fbab3dfebcabc.mp3 f0d7ee760f99c736dcd2f06d9f4e59b5 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/bf157ddfa4178e1700717113af6dafdb.pdf 925dd75425cb19d8d97683ccd55cac2d 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 Norman B. Wooding Jr. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman: Uh, now you were close to gospel music Norman Wooding: Yeah. Mhm BF: For your entire life NW: Mhm BF: And finally starts to get played NW: Yeah BF: And you hear WLAC and WWL NW: Yeah BF: You picked up those AM stations NW: Yeah BF: Do you remember when you started hearing it on Birmingham stations? NW: ‘42. I listened to that in 1942, WJLD. I start listenin' there. They was playin it yeah, and they would have live programs. Different quartets would go there through the week. That's what I liked. BF: You think it's that early? 1942? NW: Huh? BF: Cuz they went on the air in April of 1942 for the first time. NW: I know… We went on the air with them in ‘44 BF: Yeah NW: with Kelley Choral Singers… BF: Right NW: Yeah so they had been going on BF: Oh. So you knew that they had played NW: Yeah. Gospel BF: Gospel before you even… you say well let's give it a try NW: Yeah. There was a gospel station and an FM station, see. BF: Well the FM didn't come till 1948. NW: I’m talking later on… BF: Yeah NW: : I’m talking later on… I just said there was an FM an a ‘42 station BF: Mhm. Mhm NW: But ’42, I mean on AM they played gospel BF: Right NW: Yeah. Real gospel BF: So now, if you're saying that one of the reasons you approach them with the Kelley Choral Singers. Did you do the approaching or was it McKinstry? Who made the contact? NW: Stallworth and Johnson had a recorded program in Bessemer and McKinstry approached 'em and he said, “what about we come on live?” So he okayed it. That's how we come on there. BF: On JLD NW: Yeah BF: And that was still out in Bessemer. NW: Yeah that was in Bessemer BF: At the hotel? NW: Yeah BF: Mhm NW: At the... BF: At the Realty Building NW: Mhm BF: Yeah. NW: But meanwhile William Pope was having programs. William Blevins would have a program on WBRC and other stations. BF: Mhm NW: Yeah BF: He was on WSGN NW: Right, right, right BF: Yeah. NW: Yeah Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 26 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 Norman B. Wooding Jr., 2013 Oral History Description An account of the resource Norman B. Wooding, Jr.(b. Nov. 28, 1923, d. Oct. 31, 2015). Eight decades singing gospel quartet in Jefferson County, Alabama, at 89, Norman reflects in conversation on the conditions in the 1930’s and 40’s surrounding the development of quartet singing in the Birmingham area and his love for the music. For 12 years, Norman was the President of the Pillars of Birmingham (2005-2012), a local quartet that included in its last manifestation, Henry Burton, Don Solomon, John Lawrence and Bob Friedman. Wooding’s life history is captured in the Four Octave Production video, “Salute to a Soldier” (2013). Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Norman B. Wooding Jr. 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 13, 2013 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 1930s 1940s Bessemer Carver Theater Gospel Kelley Choral Singers Masonic Temple Norman B. Wooding Jr. Red Mountain Tennessee Coal & Iron Railroad Willie McKinstry WJLD WLAC WWL