https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/008db8fb5e5eb8f9e4316126f781f731.jpg ea165d0e85a91d6fc03922cb0327f7ea https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/337f9c13f64121bd91c4436edfb022d4.mp3 630c6e24c1c706416bdde79ead293504 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/72339dd8df7899f51cf40816b57bd7d7.pdf 83caf34f0eedcbe2517005dbd0614cd6 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 Ruth Brown Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Bob Friedman- In the early days of Rhythm and Blues, when Black music was called Race Music, it wasn’t allowed on the overwhelming amount of radio stations in this country. And it was controversial in some ways like Rap Music. Public Enemy and others today aren’t really allowed on the air today, yet their records still sold. How did folks in the community learn about your sides back then when certain stations would never even play the music. Was it word of mouth and then pushing the record store to order from the record company directly? Ruth Brown- Yeah. Well, lots of time, as I said one of the stations that had the most to do with that was the station out of Gallatin, Tennessee called Randy’s Record Shop, who played 90% black music. But in every major city, large or small, wherever there was a black person living, they had in some kind of way a means of hearing the music that belonged to them. There were Juke Boxes. There were people who collected. Sometimes you had to buy the Rhythm & Blues magazines, and order those records. But none the less, the music, itself was not going to be stopped. And that’s why the period in which I came up was so wonderful. Because the artists that did the performing got on a bus or in a car and came to the town. I mean, in the beginning I appreciated y’all saying, ”Well, teach Birmingham who Ruth Brown is.” Birmingham knows who Ruth Brown is. You know. Um…I’ve come here so many times, sang in this particular town so many times, worked out of here for neighboring towns. Because Birmingham, even with all the problems that existed, had the one place that we could all stay comfortably. And that was Gaston’s Motel. A. G. Gaston took care of a lot of hungry performers, you know. Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke, all us owe him money right now, I betcha, for rent we couldn’t pay. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 24 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 Ruth Brown, Oral History Description An account of the resource Ruth Brown (b. Jan 12, 1928, d. Nov 17, 2006), a leading RnB vocalist with major hits in the early 1950's for Atlantic Records. Tony award winner for her performance on Broadway with the play, "Black and Blue." Host of the early 1990's RnB Revue on National Public Radio. Recorded live at WJLD studios, introduced by announcer Keith Reed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Ruth Brown 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 April 11, 1990 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kimberly McDade Keith Reed Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 JPG PDF Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RBrownOH A. G. Gaston Motel Atlantic Records Birmingham Broadway Music Rhythm and Blues Ruth Brown