https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/d0d4c5acddd81d01f69e0d355d85551c.jpg 34d6bf49f4cf401986d2ae43e3b53c62 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/fe154a337e9761ac9450db407c5b2f5e.mp3 837412eae2f03c831ddc6296768333b2 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/b39c04ef607a38385fe302d8c300f838.pdf 42a8477cfdd635a7005b9133fffe7dfe 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 Lewis White Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript of audio snippet: Bob Friedman: up on the mountain in the late 50s, was it still segregated, upstairs white, downstairs black? Lewis White: No. No, when I got there, we, uh, we stayed in the same studio. Upstairs, the second floor. This was August of 58'. The staff then as I said was Alma, Trumon, Jesse Champion, Willie McKinstry, Lewis White, and I believe maybe Johnny Jive, I don't remember that, at that time. But the answer to your question is no, we had the same studio. B: Mhmm. Johnny Jive came in around 60'. L: Okay, well that's about right then. B: Yeah. L: Yeah. B: So, Jesse, yourself, Alma, Willy, Truman, and Truman Puckett. L: Uh huh. And a host of Sunday morning who were kind of regulars in a sense. B: Uh huh, like...was there a guy named, um, Wills? L: Mickey Wills. Mickey Wills was a regular announcer, I never met Mick. When I got there in 58', Mickey had left. The only thing I remember about him was he had a reputation among the management of being a thorough going kind of fellow. And there were people out in the community who liked him. He did do a Madame Lamar commercial, that's the reason I remember him so vividly. B: What's a Madame Lamar commercial? L: Madame Lamar was one of the psychics on the Bessemer super highway. You mean, we don't have those people anymore? Well, he had a commercial, Madame Lamar, so long after he left that place, see, they'd play it once or twice a day, and then she bought two spots a day. So for years, until at least the 60s, we would play Mickey Wills' Madame Lamar. That's how I knew him. B: Right. L: But he was considered an up and comer. Uh, not with as much potential as Roy Wood, but, when I got there, you know, he's gospel. At least the management thought he was something special. B: Actually, in one of Rick's tapes, there's a show of his - yeah - and he's got this kid on the phone who's going, "Hello, Radio?", "Hello, Radio?" and people, and you don't hear the person talking on the radio, you don't hear the person. But, uh, it was striking, apparently he had some high school kids in. L: He was an immensely popular man, .it might have been good for JLD radio in the long run, I don't know how long he stayed there. ..Jim Connely would tell me.what a marvelous man Mickey Wills was. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 107 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 Lewis White, Oral History Description An account of the resource Lewis White (b. Nov 5, 1932, d. Mar 16, 2017), a broadcaster with WJLD from 1958 to 1972, His show was a weekender characterized as a jazz show later on in his career; however, the BBRM has one of his shows from the early 1960’s that is a total mix. Later, White became a public relations person for Mayor Richard Arrington of Birmingham, left Birmingham in the 1990’s for New Orleans radio, and returned to Birmingham around 2000. Bob interviewed him while Lewis lived in New Orleans. He passed in 2016. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lewis White 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 21, 1994 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Katie Ray 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 WhiteOH 1950s 1960s 1970s Andrew "Sugardaddy" Dawkins Atomic Boogie Hour Ben Alexander Bob Umbach Bombing Civil Rights Ed "Johnny Jive" McClure Eddie Castleberry Erskine Faush Fletcher "Jive Master" Kolb Fred Shuttlesworth James Garland Jesse Champion Jim Connolly Jimmy Lawson KKK Leland Chiles Lewis White Madame Lamar McLendon Broadcasting Company Mickey Wills Paul "Tall Paul" White Rick Upshaw Robert Delander Roy Wood Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart Sonrose Rutledge Tiger Thompson Trumon Puckett WATV WBCO WEDR Wiley Daniels Willie McKinstry WJLD WJLN WVOK