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Title A name given to the resource Perry "Tiger" Thompson with the Sterling Jubiliees, also known as the CIO Singers, 1954 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 1954 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Birmingham Quartet Scrapbook, October 12 1980, Douglas Seroff researcher and author. https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8181e793676957fef3415226611cfbf1.mp3 783aaed45910c54169dd0718574a6bea https://thebbrm.org/files/original/5d03c0f51818b3ccadc9e7c89113907b.pdf c62ad0bd1cb2e116342a8e5876af7c75 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 Lydia Thompson Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Lydia Thompson: I guess I could have been nine, so it would've been about '40...'40....about '48, '49, somewhere along there. Bob Friedman: Mhm LT: Late '40s, early ‘50s. BF: Right LT: And then he left then and went and did WJLD and he stayed there for a long time. BF: Oh really? LT: Uh huh, and we were back in the woods up in there. BF: Up in Homewood? LT: Yeah, uh huh, cuz the only thing up there was just, drove up and nothing but trees. BF: (chuckles) Right LT: And cuz we were little kids and we'd go, you know, we'd go. We had, they'd bring us too. And so we just hung around till he got off. But on Sunday, he had a, um, CIO program. You know, he was vice president of CIO and finally became the first black president and when he did, um, I think they had a show, you know or a religious show, where they sung, the CIO singers. BF: Really? see.. LT: Uh huh BF: And did he... LT: And I don't have a record of that either cuz they burned up in the house too. BF: Yeah LT: Cuz see, the records had on with the theme song, and it mentioned WJLD on it. BF: No kidding Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 17 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 Reflections on Perry "Tiger" Thompson from his daughter, Lydia Thompson Description An account of the resource Lydia Thompson (b. Feb 3, 1940, d. Sep 20, 1996), eldest daughter of Perry “Tiger” Thompson (b. 1908, d. Apr 26, 1973), interviewed by telephone over two days regarding Tiger’s history. Ms. Thompson was at home in Bessemer during the call. Tiger Thompson was a radio announcer at WAPI, WBCO, WJLD and WEDR, a boxer, a record producer, a union president and a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama – all in the 1950’s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lydia Thompson 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 November 5, 1993 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TigerThompsonOH 1950s boxing CIO Singers Eddie Castleberry Lydia Thompson Music Perry 'Tiger' Thompson Politics Unions Walter Anglin WAPI WBCO WEDR Willie McKinstry WJLD