5 10 504 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/2d410149c0c06d2aca16592d229aa0ee.jpg 8b38410ede919e4f4f9f13b9f6fb662b https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0b1d0775012d2cd015fce39af40bc1dc.mp3 beb7937d3fd36cd31f990a7adc9550b3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/69f7a9dfa4e5fc58630d1189e6f63d43.pdf b4813f4f245b56c44ab2af290f061a62 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 Omar Neal Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Curtis Mayfield Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Omar Neal: Talk about your experience with The Impressions how you got with them and how that came about. Curtis Mayfield: Well when I met The Impressions I think I was about 12, 13 years old and actually we started out as The Roosters… ON: The Roosters.. CM: Fellas out of Chattanooga, TN, came up to Chicago looking for a break and they in turn met Jerry Butler whom I sang with years ago when I was about 7, 8 years old in my grandmother’s church. we were known as the Northern Jubilees. Anyway we somehow, we all hooked up together, I hadn’t seen Jerry in years. And I managed to move to the near north side which was known as Cabrini Green you might have heard about... ON: Yeah I’ve heard.. CM: Carbrini Green from one of the movies called “Good Times” with Jay Jay... Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 60 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 Curtis Mayfield, Oral History Description An account of the resource Curtis Mayfield (b. Jun 3, 1942, d. Dec 26, 1999), singer, composer, member of the original Impressions vocal group, looking back on his history and motivations in 1995. The interviewer was Omar Neal, of 1600 AM WXVI radio in Montgomery Alabama. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Curtis Mayfield Omar Neal 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 1995 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bob Friedman Joe Wright Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MayfieldOH 1950s 1960s 1970s Chattanooga Chi-Sound Chicago Civil Rights Curtis Mayfield Eddie Thomas Jerry Butler Northern Jubilees Omar Neal Superfly The Impressions The Roosters https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0ae78cfd3eb0d853e7b1a069bbacb840.jpg a7fca22bd01b834a152e7a01d159f2cc 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 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 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/c5e51ba1f81793fbfd296209cbe3ae61.jpg d2a0a450ad4518fa0363259f57a123c3 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b5053de1ab61f81bd1900428af928bf0.mp3 20e66ad5580a01e6e93a30b78f5e3858 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/6c4718d33dae79af63da63e5de72c135.pdf 58c408c0fa790bf652c87abb88a3140f 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 Peacolia Barge Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Peacolia Barge: I went over there to find that and I was surprised that they did not have any information on him on, in the computer concerning, uh, Negro History Week for the mere fact that he was the first Black to run for lieutenant governor even though he withdrew from it. It was an article in the Birmingham Newspaper. They had that article in there. Bob Friedman: They did? PB: Uh, yes its there. BF: Under the archives? PB: Uh, its under...its in the archives. BF: Under what? PB: No its not. It’s not downstairs in the archives department. BF: In Southern Research? PB: It’s in Southern Research. BF: Uh huh PB: On its main floor. BF: And um...yeah. PB: Its under, um, Campaigns in 1968. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 20 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 family friend Peacolia Barge Description An account of the resource Perry “Tiger” Thompson (b. 1908, d. Apr 26, 1973) – Part two of three interviews - the second interview about Mr. Thompson from the recollections of family friend Peacolia Barge from Bessemer. She recalls his working with the youth and encouraging them to join the armed forces. She remembers his run for Lieutenant Governor in 1968. She was making an effort to record these successes. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peacolia Barge 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 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TigerThompsonOH-02 1930s 1960s Armed Forces Bessemer boxing Perry 'Tiger' Thompson Politics WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b406110ca41f93d3ccc0686610a64e1c.jpg b8b13a6067ffc9c619b86315428150e2 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 Esau Thompson, 1957, Ebony Magazine Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957 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/925b771b30007633007868969e224da1.mp3 4ed994e42a272253c23d07b97a035d5d https://thebbrm.org/files/original/883d2816105767978f6dee7a2ec522fd.pdf 4d93557830d958c5e9da4845fb35dff8 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 Location The location of the interview Bessemer, Alabama Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Lydia Thompson: Cuz I think everybody in our family got a chance to be on the radio. Bob Friedman: Is that right? LT: Uh huh. At that time. BF: Did you get a chance to be on the radio? LT: Yes I.... BF: How did that happen? LT: Well sometimes they would have a meetin'. BF: Mhm LT: And I’d play those long, uh, LPs and... BF: He'd just tell ya to... LT: Uh huh BF: Go with it. LT: Yeah just play it. Uh huh. BF: Uh huh LT: And sometimes I did get a chance to read a commercial too. BF: Uh huh LT: But that would be it you know. I wasn’t very... BF: So how old were you? when you... LT: Oh I was a teenager then. BF: You were a teenager. Reading a commercial on WJLD. LT: Mhm BF: (laughs) LT: And my brother. When he was 4, he had a show of his own. BF: When he was 4 years old? LT: Yeah BF: Four years old? LT: Four years old. It’s in the Ebony Magazine. They did a write up on him and had him in Ebony magazine. BF: Really? On what and what, where did he broadcast it? Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 18 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 (part 02) Description An account of the resource Lydia Thompson (b. Feb 3, 1940, d. Sep 20, 1996), Perry “Tiger” Thompson’s (b. 1908, d. Apr 26, 1973) daughter, part three of three interviews. Bob Friedman visited Ms. Thompson at her home in Bessemer. Lydia continues to reflect on her family and her dad’s career in radio. Bob was given a picture of Tiger at a WJLD microphone for duplication purposes 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 07, 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 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context TigerThompsonOH-03 1950s API CIO Ebony Magazine Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure Eddie Castleberry Esau Thompson Hardrock Gunter King Porter KKK Lydia Thompson Perry 'Tiger' Thompson Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart WBCO WEDR WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8a1a9a9bcf1011c3e1724c3b918dcb3d.jpg 6cdf2788ed6fcfb94cb6d2501c05ef71 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/db4b70ddaf12117dda0ec1788085de73.mp3 599a45e8068fde971e49914f2cc009ec https://thebbrm.org/files/original/d814862b28030635da97482496bf09be.pdf b78eb16eeb23251dc5a2e6af45e0a21d 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 Rick Upshaw Lewis White Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Fred Shuttlesworth Location The location of the interview WJLD Studios Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Tanscript of audio snippet: Fred Shuttlesworth: As you know there was a lot of political furor going on in the state, and we did not have time to adequately plan for a program, and so we just announced that I felt that I should be allowed to retire from the presidency and turn it over to other hands. I never wanted to play God and I don’t think that I’m invincible. However, since that time there’s been such a terrific response on the part of the local people – in particular, the masses and many of the people who are not…who are a little bit above the masses, we’ll say the classes. They’ve been all of one voice in asking me to stay. Now, my immediate concern is not whether I stay or go; of course, it’s nice to be loved, but it’s better to be needed. It’s better to have something to do; it’s better to have something to commit yourself to. And that’s my job. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 31 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 Fred Shuttlesworth, Oral History Description An account of the resource Fred Lee Shuttlesworth (b. March 18, 1922; d. October 5, 2011) - founder, Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (ACMHR) in 1956. Major organizer and activist of the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Martin Luther King. Pastor, Bethel Baptist Church, Collegeville, Birmingham. Rev. Shuttlesworth was interviewed by two WJLD announcers in 1966: Lewis White and Rick Upshaw. The occasion was the 10th Anniversary of the founding of the ACMHR. As WJLD's studio location was in transition - from their Red Mountain location in Homewood to 19th Street and First Avenue, Birmingham, we are not certain of the location of the interview. The audio was on a 7" reel and found in a closet at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute with the letters, WJLD, on the box. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Fred Shuttlesworth Rick Upshaw Lewis White 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 June 1966 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeff Hayes Bob Friedman Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RevShuttlesworthOH 1950s 1960s ACMHR Armed Forces Birmingham Black Power Civil Rights Lewis White Martin Luther King Jr. NAACP Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Rick Upshaw Stokely Carmichael WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/30a2e97f9ba2988fd40fae70c0124065.jpg f7eefccdbbac979058f91e1b4ba1aab2 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/cf5e07a61a36acb884c23cc15921b7b8.mp3 3706c406dfb64383ab11cf4ee4e43315 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/1ca196ff44b8b60dedd38eb8ecffae55.pdf ebd5f7c575c812c99c528b8ec1ee4550 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 Frank Adams Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Frank Adams: I started off in elementary school and of course, uh, we started then early. I started around the third grade on the Mr. William Wise Handy, who was the nephew of W.C. Handy. Bob Friedman: Wow FA: …who wrote “The St. Louis Blues” and what I did I, I learned how to play, uh, the little marches and things. And when during the, uh, the Second World War, uh, I was drafted into the Maker Musicians Band, Professor..Whatley, Fess Whatley. BF: 'Fess Whatley FA: And my job, now of course is, I’m the director of the education division of the Jazz Hall of Fame. And we have a wonderful person there. Uh, Mr. Ricardo Morris, who is the executive director and it, it goes to say that, uh, history, uh sorta comes together when, you know, that in, in, in Birmingham. Uh, they, uh, so many music teachers involved in fact. BF: Uh huh FA: Birmingham has many...music, more music teachers teaching choral and band music than, anybody, any other system. BF: Is that right? FA: And they've always had that. That's because the people of Birmingham have always put their interest in music. BF: Mhm FA: More so than New Orleans and any other system. BF: Mhm FA: So I grew up in, uh, in an environment that was conducive to jazz. And of course as I, I said during that Second World War, Mister Whatley recruited me to his band because all the good musicians were off in the service and... BF: uh huh FA: And, and that's the thing I can tell ya about at the Hall of Fame. But it was a terrific experience, uh, playing at, at Mr. Whatley's band. BF: What year was that? FA: This was in the ‘40s. This was, … I finished high school. BF: You're not, you're not 20 years old yet and you're... FA: Oh, well. I mean, yeah. I was. This, in Whatley’s band.. I must've been 14, 15 years old. BF: Oh my goodness. FA: Yeah. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 76 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 Frank "Doc" Adams, Oral History Description An account of the resource Dr. Frank “Doc” Adams (b. Feb 2, 1928, d. Oct. 29, 2014), Director of Education at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and The Carver Theatre. Well known for his proficiency as a sax and clarinet player, and for his stints with Duke Ellington and Sun Ra’s bands, Dr. Adams taught music in the Birmingham school system for nearly 40 years. On this interview, he takes calls from 12 Birmingham radio listeners and he and Bob reflect on his career and teaching philosophy. They play a lightning round to get Doc’s reflections on his contemporaries in jazz. No bumper music. Doc does all the breaks. 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 October 25, 2002 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 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Adams Bob Friedman Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DocAdamsOH 1940s 1950s 1960s Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Carter Theater Civil Rights Education Frank Adams Howard Swingmasters Howard University Jazz Music Music Education WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/676f0237de386b067145077dd095f85f.jpg 124ef79a04a78c79e82dcc8316e3fe0c https://thebbrm.org/files/original/68bbaccd77b5e84a987ef1885238766d.mp3 5ccdb56e3f3d1ed864709e4b76afe0c4 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/95548e24b063717df1597bd5732ad122.pdf 1a2f9625ec4c17d712fb8deedc9aefad 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 Hampton Sides Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Hampton Sides: Anyone who, ya know, followed his movements would know that he was pretty flaky, he was very cagey, he didn't trust anyone or work with anyone. So he doesn't really seem like the kinda guy you would, you would hire for this sort of job. Bob Friedman: And he was a petty stick up man too and robbed some banks and did some burglaries and that kinda thing. HS: That was his MO mainly. Some fraud, some stick ups, armed robbery of grocery stores, and ya know, after he and also- ya know, he was a bit of an escape artist. He escaped from this maximum security prison in Missouri and was on the land for about a year before the assassination. Getting in to all kinds of thing like smuggling and fencing schemes and he says he was doing some gun running. He dabbled with porno. He wanted to because a porn director- livin’ out in Los Angeles. He also took dancing lessons. He graduated from a bartending school. He got into hypnosis. He got a nose job about a month before the assassination. So, ya know, there were a lot of weird things going on in his life in the month leading up to April 4th- BF: But he's also a white separatist- he's also enamored with George Wallace's presidential campaign, right? HS: Absolutely. Ya know, even though he's livin’ out in Los Angeles, he's got an ID from Alabama, he's got a car that he purchased right there in Birmingham. And he's working for the Wallace campaign as a volunteer. And writing letters to Rhodesia trying to figure out how he can immigrate there. So ya know there's a lot of, ya know, I think it's very common in all across America to talk about "Ray wasn't a racist." Well, ya know, evidence is very much to the contrary. He was a racist. BF: Hey let's continue with the calls. Hampton Sides is on the phone, author of Hellhound on His Trail. Let's go here. Good morning you're on the air. Caller 2: Yes I have a question for the author. BF: Go right ahead. Caller 2: Considering that President Kennedy was killed in Dallas and the President that succeeded Johnson was from Texas, do you in your mind, really think that J. Edgar Hoover wouldn't have assisted James Earl Ray in any inadvertent way that he could to help him to get away with what he'd done? Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 32 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 Hampton Sides, Oral History Description An account of the resource Hampton Sides, author of “Hellhound on His Trail” (published 2010, Doubleday), the stalking of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the international hunt for his assassin. Interviewed by phone while Friedman was on the air, so callers are part of the conversation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hampton Sides 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 May 15, 2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Alex Smith Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SidesOH 1960s Assassination Civil Rights Conspiracy Theories FBI James Earl Ray Jesse Jackson Martin Luther King Jr. Memphis Poor Peoples Campaign Racism Rhodesia Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) WJLD https://thebbrm.org/files/original/979fdef393d757d90c652417707a4942.jpg a272fc00eea790ae311d6bb157c1fb1e https://thebbrm.org/files/original/8590eda2b0944e1daf82c447b5a31280.mp3 cd4f72fb178c4e08253cd1c6270cbf12 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/2b8bd86abca78e9a86896a391ba46908.pdf 434e97ff6275d7494fc6427dca121d74 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 Honey Brown (Willa Lee Davis) Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcription from audio snippet: Honey Brown: Bruce and them would always say it. “Honey Brown. The sweetest gal in town.” Bob Friedman: Now when was your air shift at WBCO? H: You mean the time? B: Yeah, when did you go on the air? H: Ok. I went on the air, I think, about 11. Right after Erskine’s religious program so I think it was 11. It’s been a long time. I think it was about 11 because I had a program from 11 to 11:15 giving out recipes. B: Uh huh. H: 11:15 until about 12 or 12:30, you know, it was just sounds…music. B: What kind of music did you play? H: Oh, beautiful music, Sarah Vaughn, Billy Eckstine, all the old beautiful songs. B: Uh huh. Mostly jazz artists? H: Sometimes on Sunday, ‘cause I had a long program on Sunday, and I would play-just mix it, you know, but during the weekday, because they would get enough blues after I would get off the air, so I played, you know, sentimental music. B: Mmhmm. Mmhmm. And how did you come to be at BCO? When did you start? Do you remember? H: I can’t remember really. I really can’t. I can’t give you a date, a year. We looking at this paper. 1952. So I had been there a year or maybe longer before that paper came out. B: Mmhmm. H: Mmhmm. B: And you remember William Faush? H: Yes. I started working with William before Erskine came in. B: And you remember other people? Who else was there at the time? H: I can’t remember. I really can’t. I can’t remember anyone but William, and I don’t know. B: Now this paper mentions…How did you get started at BCO? H: William Faush called one night. Made a mistake. Dialed the wrong number, and I answered the phone. And he said “what’s your name” and I told him my name was Willa Lee Davis then. No…yeah, Davis, and he said “ooh, your voice is so pretty. How would you like to work in a radio station?” And I thought he was kidding, because I really had never heard that radio station. B: Uh huh. H: And I said “where are you?” and he said “In Bessemer.” And he asked me could I come down there, would my uncle carry me down there the following day, Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 28 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 Willa Lee "Honey" Brown, Oral History Description An account of the resource Honey Brown (Willa Lee Davis) (b. approx 1930) a broadcaster with early WBCO (1951-1952), and Birmingham native sharing her memories of being on the air and working at the station and meeting others in other local stations, including Bob Umbach. She’s accompanied by a friend, Thomas (perhaps her husband). – interviewed early in the BBRM process, so we’re looking at pictures together to get reactions from Honey. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Honey Brown (Willa Lee Davis) 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 March 08, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Thomas Kulovitz Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context HBrownOH 1950s Bessemer WBCO Willa Lee "Honey" (Davis) Brown William Faush https://thebbrm.org/files/original/76b1223f17c96f590f49f22536f1d22a.jpg 91a6fbe7089ad2118e2da52b6c478eb6 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/42a62f763431bbf66f65df9b63b21680.mp3 5e6562d2d7da057fb16e4409916bf48b https://thebbrm.org/files/original/b2f312460384e14e5c00981096a47271.pdf 15c9a5102d285c24c0ff4532b5f18c6d 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 Ben Franklin Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Bob: That’s one thing that I don’t really understand because when I grew up, when I remember FM coming in in the early ‘60s… but it was around in the late 40s! Ben: It was late 40s yeah. Bob: But nobody ever talked about FM. I can’t imagine what it was like… I mean somebody should write a book about the first 10 years of FM… Ben: that would be fascinating but, sorry to say, there was a lot of stations that went on the air went off. Bob: I bet. Ben: Johnston was hot to get on the air that’s one thing that Umbach pointed out to Johnston, he told him FM never going to arrive, FM never going to arrive, he used to say and they were putting up a mailbox up there for that place on the mountain and they were trying to decide what to put on the mailbox and Umbach says, “put Johnston’s Folly on it.” Bob: Johnston’s Folly. That’s funny, but JLN, what was it, I have no idea what it playing back in the 40s 1948 it went on the air right? What did it… simulcast AM or what? Ben: Some of the time Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 5 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 Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 01) Description An account of the resource Ben Franklin (b. March 12, 1919, Lees Vernon Parish, LA; d. May 10, 1998, Calera, AL) was a radio electronics engineer and eventually a station owner (WBYE in Calera) with a 60 year history in the field. He turned the transmitter of WJLD AM 1400 on for the first time in the spring of 1942 and shared a treasure trove of memories in over 5 hours of interviews. He passed in 1998 and Gary Richardson and Bob Friedman were pall bearers at his funeral. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ben Franklin 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 03, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Joe Wright Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English 1940s Ben Franklin Bob Umbach Walter Anglin WAQY WJLN https://thebbrm.org/files/original/131ea17dfa7e5c10a0067c6267045d5b.jpg 9fb031ec9d487b89d8e3a2a47ee51373 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/. Description An account of the resource Ben Franklin with Walden Patrick McKim, engineers at the original WJLD transmitter building for the Gary Hotel and Bessemer City Hall sites of WJLD. This building located at Blue Lake, which was an old quarry. Picture circa 1942-44. https://thebbrm.org/files/original/23d39222ba88f31b2f61be5a303f500a.mp3 606920833b33484c6595d35640dc17b5 https://thebbrm.org/files/original/0728dfac01c019b16f07f8d6577c47f5.pdf 72f848f97a761c186124592cc116335a 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 Ben Franklin Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Ben: (referring to WJLD AM 1400) Ah, station still in Bessemer then. It was in city hall then. And ah Connolly and Umbach got together and Connolly says, I mean Umbach says “I’ll play that stuff. Yeah, I’ll play it. Yeah, yeah”. Bob: Eh hmmm Ben: And ah he figured he could and he….. Bob: So did Connolly try to talk him into it? Ben: No, No, No…. Bob: And Umbach agreed or what. Ben: It’s worse than that. Bob: Ok. Ben: They got together and went to Johnston, see, Johnston the second, and ah oh hell no he said, Ku Klux cut the tower down…….. They knew what would swing Johnston…. Bob: Eh hmmmm Ben: And they went out and sold an hour. Back then they sold strips, didn’t sell spots. They sold strips….. Bob: Eh hmm, they sold fifteen minute strips or something. Ben: Yeah, eh, 25 dollars a week for five fifteen minute strips. They went and sold an hour of them, four of them. One sold four in Bessemer on 1st Avenue up there. The theater bought one, and ah I forgot who all else there were up there. Sale of four strips. They come back and laid 100 dollars on Johnston’s…. Bob: Johnston had second thoughts by that point. Ben: Yeah, and he give in… money talks. Ah, ah, and that’s one of the things that started it but he told them “This is just a trial now. We’ll do it for a month.” Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 31 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 Ben Franklin, Oral History (part 02) Description An account of the resource Engineer Ben Franklin (Ben) continues in this 1993 interview recounting his stories of early Birmingham radio. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ben Franklin 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 04, 1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jeff Hirshy Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English 1940s 1950s Ben Franklin Bessemer Bessemer City Hall Blue Lake Bob Umbach Eddie Castleberry Gary Hotel Jones Auto Parts Sam "00" Moore Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart Trumon Puckett Walden Patrick McKim WEDR WJLD