https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/c0098668f89efae5117542f909fdcd0c.jpg 6da7130e358b64e4ff76f9956f4a827a https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/5f7633e5c181d2a2db082dd158fdd4d5.mp3 f83ba6be69241e9021805bae88924d05 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b4eb4ef6943a0b46f0b32175194350b4.pdf 98221cd320f4911821a9a96c1d551a89 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 Gary Richardson Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Ed McClure: ...I had my third radio anniversary there at the Madison Night Spot.. Bob Friedman: Uh huh EM: And B.B. King was my guest and that was the largest crowd they ever had BF: Isn’t that something must be 1955? EM: Must have been yeah. Round 55. Yeah, the anniversary.. And at 11 o’clock there was a line outside the door about a half block long. BF: Uh huh. EM: And when I tried to get in about 9 o’clock. It was so crowded for the first and only time in my life, that I was off my feet for a few seconds for the crowd was so thick.. BF: Picked you up, brought you in... EM: Yeah I was just...no...just as I tried to move my feet off the floor for a minute or split second or two and that was at the Madison Night Spot in ’53 (should have been 55). He said they had made more money at another engagement but this was the largest crowd he had, an assessment, probably had a couple thousand people there that night. BF: It must have been wild. Dewey Monroe! EM: Dewey Monroe, Irene is still living... BF: Yep.These are pictures of tickets from the Madison Night Spot back in 1950. EM: Oh how about , that yeah.Well I’ll be doggone. BF: These are they have these at the.. EM: I didn’t know Cab Calloway was there... when was he there? BF: It’s all 1950 EM: Uh huh ok. BF: Yeah. EM: How about that? BF: These are the contracts too. Ivory Joe Hunter, 1950.. EM: Yeah well Monroe would have somebody about every six weeks... BF: Must have been a great place. I had heard that the.. EM: Make money sometimes, lose money, just kept going... BF: You remember Bob Umbach going there. EM:No BF: That’s what I’m told that he would hang out there. EM: No. Now you know I know you know Roy Wood was there BF: He worked at the Madison Night Spot? EM: he did remotes from the Madison but he worked at WJLD BF: Oh yeah Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 58 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 Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure, Oral History Description An account of the resource Edward McClure (EM) (b. Jun 23, 1923, d. Sep 17, 2009) music jock and school teacher known on the air as “Johnny Jive” beginning his career at WBCO, Bessemer in 1952, at WENN for a short time in the late 50’s and then, WJLD until 1969. A master of platter parties and creator of the Platter Queen contests. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Edward McClure 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 December 22, 1992 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 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context McClureOH 1950s 1960s B. B. King Bessemer Bob Umbach Brown Sugar Duke Rumore Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure Eddie Castleberry Erskine Faush Fletcher "Jive Master" Kolb King Porter Madison Night Spot Platter Queen contest Walter Anglin WBCO WENN William Faush Willie McKinstry WJLD