https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b68b46ad304a7623bcf71c4007c813f5.jpeg 91b94a7ad357f5400d7deecfc2f70cb4 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/11e6c3fa2538bd3a8641ea9a7e91fcc4.wav d3e47cf6de5dca72b1cc43504dab8e3d https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/5f3e9e7421e4bf43b6fe1351c6096425.pdf 42c7862000bb84f0b49f636e3c5bf30b 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 Roscoe Robinson Location The location of the interview Birmingham AL Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of Audio Snippet: Bob Friedman: So stuff is happening in Birmingham, Alabama. And different places out – Where were you while all this fervor is going on? The Children’s March, the bombings, all that – Roscoe Robinson: Well, I came here, (Birmingham) I think it was in ’63 or ’64. I’m trying to think of the reverend’s name that had the church here that passed… What was his name? BF: You don’t mean Shuttlesworth? You don’t mean Reverend Shuttlesworth? RR: Yeah, Reverend Shuttlesworth. I did some things for him. And also, they had a guy, a preacher, that was affiliated with the march...was named Reverend… I think it was Reverend Owens, I think his name was Owens... And he booked us, booked me, quite a few places. BF: When you say booked you, you mean the Five Blind Boys? RR: No, Me! I wasn't with the Blind Boys. BF: Oh okay. So what happened? How’d you lose the Blind Boys? RR: Well see now this – you’re going to go into – It’s a long story; I’m trying to dodge it. You want to hear? BF: Well, yeah. Sure. RR: How I left the Blind Boys was: the contract was up with Peacock and I went to Mr. Robey and I said, “Man, we need a car and we need some clothes.” And he said, “Well man, the record ain’t...stopped selling and....” I said, “Man, Sending Up My Timber was the biggest thing going on with any group, anywhere. You don’t have to tell me. I know about it.” Well, he said, “We can’t do nothing about it.” So I said, “Okay, Archie said the contract would be up in another two weeks or three weeks.” I said, “When it’s up I ain’t gonna sign.” Well it’s all right with me. So, we kept on and the contract was up and we did a show in Houston. Don Robey came up and said, “Hey man, I heard you all had signed with Chess.” I said, “Yeah. We signed with Chess.” I knew Leonard Chess and Phil Chess from R&B and blues singers, but not from gospel. So I had talked to Leonard, and Leonard said, “Hey man, okay.” And I said, “Okay we’ll think about it.” Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 01:28:05 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 Roscoe Robinson, Oral History Description An account of the resource Roscoe Robinson (May 22, 1928 - February 26, 2026) Roscoe Robinson, sometimes called "Scoe" is continuing to sing and record at 92. Born in Dermott, Arkansas to a musical family, Robinson's father was a minister and his mother sang spirituals and he had sisters, one of whom taught music, and thus began a long and ongoing career in the gospel field joined in the 1960's with a parallel career in RnB. Roscoe was 90 at the time of this interview - recorded in his home in Birmingham - and yet, he paints a vivid picture of his time in many cities and with many gospel quartets as well as offering insights into the recording industry of his time. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Roscoe Robinson 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 September 20, 2018 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Tabor Chapman Emily L. Reynolds Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF JPG WAV Language A language of the resource English 1940s 1950s 1960s Advertising Armed Forces Blind Boys of Alabama Blind Boys of Mississippi Chess Records Chicago Dixie Hummingbirds Don Robey Fairfield Four Gary Gerri Records Gospel Gospel Train Lloyd Woodard Music Paul "Tall Paul" White Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth Rhythm and Blues RnB Roscoe Robinson Sam Cooke SAR Records Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart Southern Sons The Highway QCs The Royal Quartet Tuff Records VeeJay Records