https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/f48f7db8a31f8e5742830effd50b6708.jpg c5c2f93a7b9f3e439547de83b6cfbbba https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/843de60b445e1cc0bbb4f6887151c52c.mp3 e6d73dd357fb7ca402349c77ee084942 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/66cd616dfe888f0095e3c612ba359060.pdf 66e34d14edab6d09ad3ef0a4b4cb666d 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 Gary Richardson Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Eddie Castleberry Location The location of the interview WJLD studios, Birmingham Alabama Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Gary Richardson: When did you work for WJLD? Eddie Castleberry: Ah, JLD I came to in 1953, uh, or ’54. In 1954, when, when JLD was up on a mountain. GR: Yeah. EC: And you had to go way up on the mountain. And I was up there with a bunch of people like, uh, Roberta Roland and King Porter and, um, Willie McKinstry, who is my good friend. GR: Oh, right. You remember Gatemouth Moore. EC: Yes, I worked with Gatemouth. We were on EDR together. And, uh, I saw Gatemouth the last time I was here. Last time I was in Birmingham. GR: What was he like, as a… EC: Oh, he was a personality. He used to preach sermons like, uh, the baseball ...uh the baseball suit, and he’d be in the pulpit with a baseball suit on, and he’d preach he’d say “the baseball game of life” and he’d have a catcher’s mit and a ball. [Both chuckle] GR: So he was a showman? EC: Yeah, a real showman. And he also, before he became a minister he was a famous blues singer. GR: Ok. EC: And I got his record at home now, “I Ain’t Mad at You, Pretty Baby.” It was a big thing. GR: Wow, that’s funny. We had him on a few months back, and he was quite a character. EC: Yeah, I know. GR: When did you start workin for the, uh, the network, the major network? EC: Oh, that was, that was something else. Like, like all, most things that I’ve gotten in radio, that was a lucky break. I was doing a, I was workin in Washington, DC, and I was doing a program, midnight to 6, in Washington. And some guy called me and said “Hey man, I heard you on the air, and you sound pretty good. Did you know that they’re starting a black news network?” I said “Really?” And I had a background in news. Because during that time all black disc jockeys had to do news and play records. GR: Ok. EC: And, you know, they had to have a news background. I had a news background, so I went over and I got the job. All of a sudden I’m on 350 radio stations. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full interview: 95 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 Eddie Castleberry, 1992 Oral History Description An account of the resource Eddie Castleberry (b.Jul 28, 1928, d.Jan 23, 2009), pioneer Birmingham broadcaster beginning his radio career in 1950 with WEDR Birmingham. Interviewed in the WJLD studios. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Eddie Castleberry Gary Richardson 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 June 16, 1992 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Bob Friedman Jeff Hayes 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 CastleberryOH 1950s Eddie Castleberry Gary Richardson Gatemouth Moore King Porter Music News Paul "Tall Paul" White Roberta Roland Sheridan Black Network WEDR Willie McKinstry WJLD