https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/8c1ebd1237ad34084200dd5958d8fbb0.jpg cbe9405fa53e65d85bb1364003a71d7a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/dd2326805655310100b1239c2c171828.wav bee0c9d479012ebd8b9c6063a671078a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/e486119368efb6dcd2803182b700594a.pdf 7a4554aa71a8c8c9bdde45293528a7fc 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. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Don Solomon: ....So we, we went down the street to WVOK...., was on the same…the Super Highway…and Leroy got us on the WVOK at 7 o’clock on Sunday morning and so we were doing our own thing . Eventually Leroy somehow in his continued efforts with WJLD was there when they began to hook up other radio… so WVOK also they had a radio program coming out of Smith and Gaston at one o’clock at 6th Ave Baptist Church. Leroy then became the engineer, first black engineer. He hooked up a studio downstairs over where he lived in the branch office of the Manhattan Dry Cleaners. On Sunday morning, our program came on, eventually the second group would come on, Bob Friedman: Over the phone… DS: No we went live to the studio. We went to WVOK and were followed by the Four Eagles, the next group to come on. They came on but they let them on. So they followed us. We were at WVOK. Eventually Leroy estasblished a studio downstairs where he could, he would be on with little groups with the WVOK. He became the engineer for WVOK Sunday morning sessions with all these quartets. They done latched on to VOK. All of them downstairs…he was called the Blue Goose. BF: Who gave him that name? DS: He gave himself that name. The Blue Goose. That’s what he called himself …the Blue Goose. BF: And did he have the tape recording equipment down there? DS: Tape recorder down there. Let me tell you about recorder. Leroy thought we oughtta been on recording, the Heavenly Four. so, he couldn’t’ get hooked up with the recording people who make recordings, he bought his own recorder. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Bob Friedman Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Don Solomon 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 Don Solomon, Oral History Description An account of the resource Rev. Don Solomon (b.Feb 13, 1932, d. Dec 14, 2017); on Leroy Garrett (b. Nov 26, 1913, d. Jul 21, 1980). Don Solomon, gospel promoter, Sales Director for A.G. Gaston businesses, discusses his early gospel group and their manager, Leroy Garrett, who went on to found WEUP Huntsville, the first Black owned radio station in Alabama. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Don Solomon 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 January 22, 2010 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Lindsey Reynolds Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource WAV JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SolomonOH 1940s Don Solomon Gospel Huntsville Leroy Garrett Music The Heavenly Four Trumon Puckett WBCO Willie McKinstry WJLD WVOK