https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/30a2e97f9ba2988fd40fae70c0124065.jpg f7eefccdbbac979058f91e1b4ba1aab2 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/cf5e07a61a36acb884c23cc15921b7b8.mp3 3706c406dfb64383ab11cf4ee4e43315 https://www.thebbrm.org/files/original/1ca196ff44b8b60dedd38eb8ecffae55.pdf ebd5f7c575c812c99c528b8ec1ee4550 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 Frank Adams Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound Transcript from audio snippet: Frank Adams: I started off in elementary school and of course, uh, we started then early. I started around the third grade on the Mr. William Wise Handy, who was the nephew of W.C. Handy. Bob Friedman: Wow FA: …who wrote “The St. Louis Blues” and what I did I, I learned how to play, uh, the little marches and things. And when during the, uh, the Second World War, uh, I was drafted into the Maker Musicians Band, Professor..Whatley, Fess Whatley. BF: 'Fess Whatley FA: And my job, now of course is, I’m the director of the education division of the Jazz Hall of Fame. And we have a wonderful person there. Uh, Mr. Ricardo Morris, who is the executive director and it, it goes to say that, uh, history, uh sorta comes together when, you know, that in, in, in Birmingham. Uh, they, uh, so many music teachers involved in fact. BF: Uh huh FA: Birmingham has many...music, more music teachers teaching choral and band music than, anybody, any other system. BF: Is that right? FA: And they've always had that. That's because the people of Birmingham have always put their interest in music. BF: Mhm FA: More so than New Orleans and any other system. BF: Mhm FA: So I grew up in, uh, in an environment that was conducive to jazz. And of course as I, I said during that Second World War, Mister Whatley recruited me to his band because all the good musicians were off in the service and... BF: uh huh FA: And, and that's the thing I can tell ya about at the Hall of Fame. But it was a terrific experience, uh, playing at, at Mr. Whatley's band. BF: What year was that? FA: This was in the ‘40s. This was, … I finished high school. BF: You're not, you're not 20 years old yet and you're... FA: Oh, well. I mean, yeah. I was. This, in Whatley’s band.. I must've been 14, 15 years old. BF: Oh my goodness. FA: Yeah. Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) Full Interview: 76 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 Frank "Doc" Adams, Oral History Description An account of the resource Dr. Frank “Doc” Adams (b. Feb 2, 1928, d. Oct. 29, 2014), Director of Education at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and The Carver Theatre. Well known for his proficiency as a sax and clarinet player, and for his stints with Duke Ellington and Sun Ra’s bands, Dr. Adams taught music in the Birmingham school system for nearly 40 years. On this interview, he takes calls from 12 Birmingham radio listeners and he and Bob reflect on his career and teaching philosophy. They play a lightning round to get Doc’s reflections on his contemporaries in jazz. No bumper music. Doc does all the breaks. 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 October 25, 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Usry Emily Bibb Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPG MP3 PDF Language A language of the resource English Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Frank Adams Bob Friedman Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context DocAdamsOH 1940s 1950s 1960s Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Carter Theater Civil Rights Education Frank Adams Howard Swingmasters Howard University Jazz Music Music Education WJLD