A Guide to His Papers and Sound Recordings for His Research on Ray
Charles at the Indiana University Archives of African American Music and Culture
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Michael Lydon graduated from Yale University in 1965 and embarked on a career as a
writer and musician. He covered the Civil Rights Movement for the
Boston Globe and then moved on to
Newsweek where he worked as a staff reporter for the London and San
Francisco bureaus.
In 1967 he was invited by Jann Wenner to become a founding editor of
Rolling Stone. During this period he experienced the
London music scene first hand, regularly attended performances at the Fillmore and
Avalon Ballrooms in San Francisco, and joined the Rolling Stones on a cross-country
tour.
In the 1970s he turned to singing and songwriting and still performs regularly with
partner Ellen Mandel. His first book,
Rock Folk
(1971), was followed by
Boogie Lightning : How Music Became
Electric
(1974),
Flashbacks : Eyewitness Accounts
of the Rock Revolution
(2003), and
Songwriting
Success : How to Write Songs for Fun and (Maybe) Profit
(2004). While
researching his highly acclaimed biography
Ray Charles : Man
and Music
(2004), Lydon traveled around the country interviewing
Charles's friends and associates.
Collection includes 91 audiocassette recordings of interviews about Ray Charles, a
radio series about Ray Charles based on Lydon's book (2 compact discs), complete or
partial transcripts for many of the interviews organized loosely into book chapters
(electronic files), interviews with and about other African American musicians (3
compact discs), class lectures given by Lydon at Indiana University and related
publicity materials, and original music performed by Lydon (2 compact discs).
The bulk of the interviews were conducted by Lydon between 1995-1997 in preparation
for his biography about Ray Charles. In addition to three interviews with Charles,
there are also interviews with many of Charles's friends, family members, and
associates including former managers and band members. Overall, the interviews
document the significant contributions to American music by Charles, whose
gospel-inflected rhythm and blues gave birth to soul. Of broader interest are the
conversations with a multitude of musicians and record company personnel whose
careers spanned the decades 1940-1980, providing a first person chronicle of the
post-war emergence and influence of Black popular music.
Transcripts of interviews in this collection were deposited by Lydon in electronic
form. Some of the transcripts are individual documents, while others are compiled
together. An index of the interview transcripts has been created by the AAAMC.
Please contact the AAAMC for assistance in viewing transcripts for specific
interviews.
Series:
1. Ray Charles Interviews/programs, 1994-1997
91 cassettes (5,780 minutes) : analog, stereo ;
1 7/8 ips + documentation
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by interviewee's last name.
Abrams, Bob, 1995 May
31
Collector's No(s).
16B--17A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1085--cass 1086
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 31 min., 30 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Bob Abrams, Charles' longtime press agent; recorded at
Junior's Restaurant, West Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Adams, Joe, 1995 September
9
Collector's No(s).
33
Shelf No(s).
cass 1102
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (46 min., 55 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Joe Adams, Charles' longtime manager and closest business
associate; recorded in a hotel room in New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Alen, Dick, 1995 May 30,
Collector's No(s).
16A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1085
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (47 min.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Dick Alen, Charles' longtime agent in Black music;
recorded at the William Morris Office, Beverly Hills, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Alter, Henry, 1995 December
27
Collector's No(s).
64
Shelf No(s).
cass 1136
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 26 sec.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Henry Alter, friend and colleague of Dr. Frederick Hacker,
who was Charles' psychiatrist in the mid-1960s while Charles was putting
down heroin; recorded in Alter's home in Hastings, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Baker, Carolyn, 1995 September
25
Collector's No(s).
34A/B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1103
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (48 min., 22 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Carolyn Baker, Artist Relations staffer at Warner Bros.
Records while Charles was there in the 1990s; recorded at Warner Bros.
Records in Burbank, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Behn, Paul, 1995 December
Collector's No(s).
5
Shelf No(s).
cass 1074
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 22 min., 17 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Paul Behn, former classmate of Charles' from the Florida
School for the Deaf and Blind. Behn later became a teacher at the
school; recorded at Behn's home in Jacksonville, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Berry, Dorothy, 1996 April
19
Collector's No(s).
74
Shelf No(s).
cass 1146
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 3 min., 40 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Dorothy Berry, who was a Raelet in the 1970s; recorded in
Chino, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Bienstock, Miriam, 1995 April
Collector's No(s).
13
Shelf No(s).
cass 1082
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (59 min., 31 sec.) : analog
Content
Interview with Miriam Bienstock, former wife of Herb Abramson, who helped
him found Atlantic Records; recorded at Bienstocks' home in New York
City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Braithwaite, David, 1996 April
Collector's No(s).
79--80A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1151--cass 1152
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 34 min., 9 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with David Braithwaite, recording engineer for Ray Charles in
the early 1970s; recorded at a restaurant in Alta Vista, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Brown, Jeff, 1995 June
20
Collector's No(s).
21
Shelf No(s).
cass 1090
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 13 min., 3 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jeff Brown, Charles' manager in the 1950s; recorded in
Brown's limousine at Hotel Wellington, New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Brown, Jeff, 1995 June
23
Collector's No(s).
22
Shelf No(s).
cass 1091
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (45 min., 18 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jeff Brown, Charles' manager in the 1950s; recorded in
Brown's limousine at Hotel Wellington, New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Brown, Jeff, 1995 June
27
Collector's No(s).
23
Shelf No(s).
cass 1091--cass 1092
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 2 min., 56 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jeff Brown, Charles' manager in the 1950s; recorded in
Brown's limousine at Hotel Wellington, New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Brown, Ruth, 1995 July
29
Collector's No(s).
30
Shelf No(s).
cass 1099
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (12 min.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Ruth Brown, rhythm and blues singer on Atlantic Records
before Charles; recorded at the Newport Blues Festival, Rhode
Island.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Brown, Shirley, 1996 August
27
Collector's No(s).
88
Shelf No(s).
cass 1160
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 17 min., 49 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Shirley Brown, wife of Jeff Brown (widow when
interviewed); recorded at a restaurant in New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Bryant, John, 1995 October
3
Collector's No(s).
54
Shelf No(s).
cass 1126
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 16 min., 21 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with John Bryant, drummer for Charles in the 1970s; recorded
at Bryant's home in Dallas.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Burns, Ralph, 1996 April
17
Collector's No(s).
70
Shelf No(s).
cass 1142
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (41 min., 27 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ralph Burns, jazz arranger who did the arrangement for
Charles' "Georgia on My Mind"; recorded at Burn's home in the Hollywood
Hills, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Cason, Richard, 1996 April
23
Collector's No(s).
76A-B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1148
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (35 min., 57 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Richard Cason, a synthesizer player/arranger for Charles
in the 1990s; recorded at Carson's home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Catlett, Buddy, 1995 May
Collector's No(s).
15A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1084
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (47 min., 24 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Buddy Catlett, Seattle saxophonist and bass player who
knew Charles in the late-1940s; recorded at Catlett's home in Seattle,
Washington.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Charles, Ray, 1996 April
23
Collector's No(s).
1-2
Shelf No(s).
cass 1070--cass 1071
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (60 min., 10 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ray Charles in his office at the RPM building in Los
Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Charles, Ray, 1996 April
23
Collector's No(s).
3
Shelf No(s).
cass 1072
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (5 min., 21 sec.) : analog + transcript
Content
Brief tour of Ray Charles' studio with Charles as guide.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Charles, Ray, 1997 May
29
Collector's No(s).
4
Shelf No(s).
cass 1073
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (42 min., 57 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Ray Charles at RPM during an
Esquire
Magazine
photo shoot.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Chenier, Duana, 1996 April
17
Collector's No(s).
71
Shelf No(s).
cass 1143
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 8 min., 42 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview Duana Chenier, ex-wife of Ray Charles, Jr.; recorded at
Chenier's home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Cooper, Leroy, 1995 July
25
Collector's No(s).
28-29
Shelf No(s).
cass 1097--cass 1098
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 53 min., 46 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Leroy Cooper, band member from the 1950s to the 1970s;
recorded at Cooper's home in Orlando, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Cooper, Leroy and Phil Guilbeau, 1995 July 24
Collector's No(s).
26A/B--27
Shelf No(s).
cass 1095--cass 1096
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 7 min., 29 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Leroy Cooper and Phil Guilbeau, band members from the
1950s to the 1970s; recorded at Cooper's home in Orlando, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Crawford, Hank, 1996 June
14
Collector's No(s).
83--84
Shelf No(s).
cass 1155--cass 1156
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 35 min., 30 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Hank Crawford, saxophonist and bandleader for Charles in
the late-1950s; recorded at a restaurant and at Lydon's home.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Dowd, Tom, 1995 July 23,
Collector's No(s).
25--26A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1094--cass 1095
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 21 min., 26 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Tom Dowd, an engineer for Atlantic Records in the 1950s;
recorded at Dowd's home in Miami, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Dufour, Joel, 1995 November
Collector's No(s).
63
Shelf No(s).
cass 1135
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 14 min., 58 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Joel Dufour, French fan and Ray Charles activist; recorded
at Dufour's house near Paris, France.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Ertegun, Ahmet, 1995 March
29
Collector's No(s).
9
Shelf No(s).
cass 1078
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 6 min., 8 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ahmet Ertegun, founder of Atlantic Records and early
record producer of Charles; recorded in Ertegun's office at 75
Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Feller, Sid, 1995 October
1
Collector's No(s).
38.3--39
Shelf No(s).
cass 1110--cass 1111
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 25 min., 5 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Sid Feller, ABC Records producer in the 1950s-1960s and
arranger for Charles in the 1960s and 1970s; recorded at Feller's home
in Camarillo, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Feller, Sid, 1996 April
26
Collector's No(s).
40
Shelf No(s).
cass 1112
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 18 min., 3 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Sid Feller, ABC Records producer in the 1950s-1960s and
arranger for Charles in the 1960s and 1970s; recorded at Feller's home
in Camarillo, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Fisher, Mary Ann, 1995 October
Collector's No(s).
60B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1132
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (37 min., 7 sec.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Mary Ann Fisher, singer for Ray Charles' band in the
1950s; recorded in Louisville, Kentucky.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Gratts, Bob, 1996 April
Collector's No(s).
81
Shelf No(s).
cass 1153
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (55 min., 50 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Bob Gratts, engineer at RPM Studio in the 1970s and
1980s.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Greene, Susaye, 1996 April
25
Collector's No(s).
77--78
Shelf No(s).
cass 1149--cass 1150
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 32 min., 3 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Susaye Greene, Raelet in the 1960s and 1970s; recorded in
a restaurant in Sherman Oaks, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Grosz, Jean Pierre, 1995 November
11
Collector's No(s).
61--62
Shelf No(s).
cass 1133--cass 1134
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 54 min., 38 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jean Pierre Grosz, French concert and record producer and
a close associate of Ray Charles in the 1980s-1990s; recorded at Grosz's
home in Paris, France.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Hubert, Traf, 1995 May
Collector's No(s).
14
Shelf No(s).
cass 1083
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 1 min., 4 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Traf Hubert, Seattle bass player who knew Charles in the
late-1940s; recorded at Hubert's home in Seattle, Washington.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Hunt, Margie, 1997 March
23
Collector's No(s).
89B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1161
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (31 min., 56 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Margie Hunt, person involved with Charles' country and
Western recordings; recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
John, Mable, 1995 September
27
Collector's No(s).
42A/B--43
Shelf No(s).
cass 1114--cass 1115
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 50 min., 5 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Mable John, lead Raelet in the 1960s and 1970s; recorded
at John's home in Los Angeles.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Kaye, Jeff, 1995 October
2
Collector's No(s).
52
Shelf No(s).
cass 1124
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 4 min.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Jeff Kaye, trumpeter for Charles in the 1980s-1990s;
recorded at Kaye's home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Knowles, Otis, 1994 December
Collector's No(s).
7B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1076
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (39 min., 6 sec.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Otis Knowles, a teacher from the Florida School for the
Deaf and Blind, Charles' former school; recorded in Knowles' home in St.
Augustine, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Lewis, Jimmy, 1995 September
30
Collector's No(s).
47A-B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1119
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 25 min., 29 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jimmy Lewis, songwriter (Charles recorded many of his
songs); recorded at the Dunes Motel in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Lewis, John, 1995 October
4
Collector's No(s).
55
Shelf No(s).
cass 1127
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (56 min., 51 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with John Lewis, son of Howard Lewis, who was a Texas R&B
booker in the 1950s; recorded at John Lewis' home in Dallas, Texas.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Matassa, Cosimo, 1995 October
7
Collector's No(s).
56
Shelf No(s).
cass 1128
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (43 min., 31 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Cosimo Matassa, New Orleans R&B recording engineer in
the 1950s; recorded at Matassa's family grocery store in the French
Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Mathews, Tony, 1996 April
17
Collector's No(s).
72--73
Shelf No(s).
cass 1144--cass 1145
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 6 min., 37 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Tony Mathews, guitarist for Charles in the 1970s; recorded
at the Dunes Motel in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Mayfield, Tina, 1995 September
29
Collector's No(s).
45--46B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1117--cass 1118
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (41 min., 9 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Tina Mayfield, widow of songwriter Percy Mayfield;
recorded at the home of one of Mayfield's friends in Los Angeles,
California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
McCoy, Matthew, 1994 December
Collector's No(s).
6
Shelf No(s).
cass 1075
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (39 min., 48 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Matthew McCoy, a teacher from the Florida School for the
Deaf and Blind, Charles' former school; recorded in McCoy's home in
Jacksonville, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
McKee, Gossie, 1995 June
1
Collector's No(s).
19
Shelf No(s).
cass 1088
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 25 min., 49 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Gossie McKee, guitarist with Charles in Tampa and Seattle
in the 1940s; recorded at McKee's home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Miller, Herb, 1996 April
27
Collector's No(s).
82
Shelf No(s).
cass 1154
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (40 min., 47 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Herb Miller, family friend of Charles' wife, Della Bea,
from Houston, Texas; recorded at Miller's home in Los Angeles,
California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Moss, Vernita, 1995 October
2
Collector's No(s).
49
Shelf No(s).
cass 1121
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 29 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Vernita Moss, who was a Raelet in the 1970s; recorded at
Moss' home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Myers, Larry, 1995 June
12
Collector's No(s).
20
Shelf No(s).
cass 1089
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 5 min., 32 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Larry Myers, an agent at Shaw Artists in the 1950s;
recorded at Myers' home in Queens, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Newman, David "Fathead," 1995
October 23
Collector's No(s).
59--60A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1131--cass 1132
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 15 min., 17 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with David "Fathead" Newman, a tenor saxophonist who was a
close friend and colleague of Charles from 1952 until the mid-1970s;
recorded at Newman's home in Woodstock, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Newton, Larry, 1995 July
22
Collector's No(s).
24
Shelf No(s).
cass 1093
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 22 min., 11 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Larry Newton, an executive for ABC-Paramount Records in
the 1960s and 1970s, who was a close business associate of Charles';
recorded at a motel in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Patton, Harold, 1995 October
1
Collector's No(s).
50--51
Shelf No(s).
cass 1122--cass 1123
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 52 min., 42 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Harold Patton, road manager for Charles in the
1960s-1970s; recorded at Patton's home in Studio City, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Perry, Alexander, 1994 December
Collector's No(s).
7A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1076
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (38 min., 27 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Alexander Perry, a Jacksonville musician who knew Charles
when he was starting out in the 1940s; recorded in Perry's home in
Jacksonville, Florida
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Pulec, Dr. Jack, 1995 September
27
Collector's No(s).
53
Shelf No(s).
cass 1125
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (43 min., 46 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Dr. Jack Pulec, an ear doctor who treated Charles for
hearing problems in the 1980s; recorded in Pulec's office in Los
Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Richard, Renald, 1995 October
13
Collector's No(s).
57--58
Shelf No(s).
cass 1129--cass 1130
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (2 hr., 1 min., 11 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Renald Richard, trumpeter from the New Orleans area and
leader of Charles' first band in 1954; recorded in Richard's home in
Katonah, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Ritz, David, 1995 May
31
Collector's No(s).
17B--18
Shelf No(s).
cass 1086--cass 1087
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 49 min., 51 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with David Ritz, co-author with Charles for Charles'
autobiography,
Brother Ray : Ray Charles' Own
Story
; recorded at Ritz's home in Los Angeles,
California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Robinson, Jr., Ray Charles, 1996
January 21
Collector's No(s).
65
Shelf No(s).
cass 1137
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (41 min., 23 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ray Charles Robinson, Jr., Charles' son; recorded at the
Taj Mahal Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Robinson, Ruth, 1996 July
13
Collector's No(s).
85--87
Shelf No(s).
cass 1157--cass 1159
Physical Description
3 audiocassettes (3 hr., 11 min., 34 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ruth Robinson, a long-term acquaintance of Charles' from
the 1970s onward; recorded in a hotel room in New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Scott, "Little" Jimmy, 1995 August
25
Collector's No(s).
31
Shelf No(s).
cass 1100
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 9 min., 4 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with "Little" Jimmy Scott, pop-jazz singer on Charles'
circuits in the 1950s; recorded at Scott's home in New Jersey.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Scott, Peggy, 1996 April
23
Collector's No(s).
76A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1148
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (15 min., 47 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Peggy Scott (later Peggy Scott-Adams), singer who
performed duets with Charles in the 1990s; recorded in Los Angeles,
California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Seidenberg, Sidney, 1995 September
11
Collector's No(s).
32
Shelf No(s).
cass 1101
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (44 min., 19 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Sidney Seidenberg, manager for many Black artists over
decades; recorded in Seidenberg's office in New York City.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Siders, Irving, 1995 Spring
Collector's No(s).
8
Shelf No(s).
cass 1077
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (25 min., 48 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Irving Siders, a booking agent who worked for the Shaw
Agency in the 1950s; recorded in Siders' Manhattan office.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Simmons, Dave, 1995 September
26
Collector's No(s).
35A, 38.1--38.2
Shelf No(s).
cass 1105, cass 1108--cass
1109
Physical Description
3 audiocassettes (2 hr., 22 min., 38 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Dave Simmons, a valet for Charles' in the 1980s; recorded
at the Dunes Motel in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Solomon, Clifford, 1995 June
Collector's No(s).
36A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1106
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (45 min., 3 sec.) : analog + transcript
Content
Interview with Clifford Solomon, saxophonist, longtime band member, and
bandleader who met Charles around 1950; recorded at Jones Beach, New
York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Solomon, Clifford, 1996 February
Collector's No(s).
37
Shelf No(s).
cass 1107
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (55 min., 23 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Clifford Solomon, saxophonist, longtime band member, and
band leader who met Charles around 1950; recorded at Jones Beach, New
York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Solomon, Clifford, 1996 September
28
Collector's No(s).
34B--35A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1103, cass 1105
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 3 min., 46 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Clifford Solomon, saxophonist, longtime band member, and
band leader who met Charles around 1950; recorded at Solomon's home in
Los Angeles.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Spotts, Roger, 1996 April
Collector's No(s).
80A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1152
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (32 min., 16 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Roger Spotts, big band arranger; recorded at the Dunes
Motel in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Stone, Jesse, 1995 April
Collector's No(s).
12
Shelf No(s).
cass 1081
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 2 min., 4 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jesse Stone, arranger and band leader for Atlantic Records
in the 1950s; recorded at Stone's home in Orlando, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Stradford, Mike, 1995 September
27
Collector's No(s).
42A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1114
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (32 min., 18 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Mike Stradford, A&R man at Quincy Jones' Qwest
Records; recording location unknown.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Troupe, Vernon, 1995 September
30
Collector's No(s).
46A, 47A, 48
Shelf No(s).
cass 1118--cass 1120
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 40 min., 50 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Vernon Troupe, long-term valet for Ray Charles; recorded
at the Dunes Motel in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Tussing, Ken, 1995 October
1
Collector's No(s).
41
Shelf No(s).
cass 1113
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 18 min., 36 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Ken Tussing, trombonist with Charles' band in the 1970s;
recorded at Tussing's home in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Vanacore, Victor, 1996 January
21
Collector's No(s).
66
Shelf No(s).
cass 1138
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 24 min., 42 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Victor Vanacore, string orchestra conductor for Charles in
the 1990s; recorded at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Wade, Duke, 1996 February
23
Collector's No(s).
67
Shelf No(s).
cass 1139
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 8 min., 45 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Duke Wade, Charles' valet in the 1950s; recorded at
Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Wade, Duke, 1996 March
18
Collector's No(s).
68--69
Shelf No(s).
cass 1140--cass 1141
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (35 min., 16 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Duke Wade, Charles' valet in the 1950s; recorded at
Flushing Town Hall in Queens, New York.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Ward, Jabo, 1995 May
Collector's No(s).
15B
Shelf No(s).
cass 1084
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (13 min., 13 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jabo Ward, Seattle saxophone player who knew Charles in
the late-1940s and the 1950s; recorded at Ward's home in Seattle,
Washington.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Wexler, Jerry, 1995 April
6
Collector's No(s).
10-11
Shelf No(s).
cass 1079--cass 1080
Physical Description
2 audiocassettes (1 hr., 59 min., 58 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Jerry Wexler, longtime producer and co-owner of Atlantic
Records during Charles' Atlantic years; recorded at Wexler's home in
Sarasota, Florida.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Williams, Aaron, 1995 September
27
Collector's No(s).
44
Shelf No(s).
cass 1116
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 23 min., 26 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Aaron Williams, comedian ventriloquist who opened for
Charles in 1970s; recorded at Williams' home in Los Angeles,
California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Wilson, Gerald, 1996 April
22
Collector's No(s).
75
Shelf No(s).
cass 1147
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (1 hr., 20 min., 37 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Gerald Wilson, trumpeter, bandleader, and arranger;
recorded at an IHOP restaurant in Los Angeles, California.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
Wood, Bobby, 1997 March
23
Collector's No(s).
89A
Shelf No(s).
cass 1161
Physical Description
1 audiocassette (24 min., 38 sec.) : analog +
transcript
Content
Interview with Bobby Wood, a person involved with Charles' country and
Western recordings; recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.
Online Streaming in Media Collections Online
