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Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Funk, 1980-2004, bulk 1997-1998

A Guide to the Collection at the Indiana University Archives of African American Music and Culture

Finding aid prepared by AAAMC staff

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University, Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC)
Smith Research Center, Rooms 180-181
2805 E. 10th St.
Bloomington, IN 47408-2601
Phone: 812-855-8547
Fax: 812-856-0333
Email: aaamc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc

Creator
Indiana University, Bloomington. Archives of African American Music and Culture

Title
Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Funk, 1980-2004,  bulk 1997-1998

Collection No.
SC 65

Extent
24 audiocassettes (circa 1312 minutes) + 1 box transcripts and documentation, 2 videocassettes (circa 211 minutes), 24 photographs

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
This collection consists primarily of interviews conducted by AAAMC assistant director Stephanie Shonekan and director Portia K. Maultsby for the exhibit, Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Funk , hosted by the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio. The exhibit was organized by NAAMCC curator Michael Sampson and Portia K. Maultsby with consultation by Ricky Vincent and was on display from October 3, 1998 through February through February 1999.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials may require the creation of listening and/or viewing copies. Advance notice of your visit is highly recommended to ensure that requested materials will be ready for use upon your arrival. Contact the AAAMC staff for more details.

Organizational History Note

The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, located in Wilberforce, Ohio, near Dayton aims to educate the public about African American history and culture from African origins to the present through a variety of programs, including museum exhibits, research and publications, visiting scholars, oral and visual history and adult and children's educational activities. More information about the center is available on their website at: http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/sw13/index.shtml.

Information about the Archives of African American Music and Culture is available on our website at: http://www.indiana.edu/~aaamc.

Arrangement

Arranged in two series:
  1. Interviews
  2. Project Files

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of interviews conducted by AAAMC assistant director Stephanie Shonekan and director Portia K. Maultsby for the exhibit, Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Funk , at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce, Ohio. The exhibit was organized by NAAMCC curator Michael Sampson and Portia K. Maultsby with consultation by Ricky Vincent and was on display from October 3, 1998 through February 1999.

The interviewees include notable funk musicians from Dayton and their relatives and former teachers as well as local disc jockeys and club and record label owners. Topics include the Dayton music scene, music education, the lyrical depiction of local businesses and culture, and how Dayton's nature as a middle class black community impacted the music.

The materials consist of interviews on two dozen audio cassettes with typed transcripts, two videotaped multi-person interviews, project files for the exhibit, photographs of the exhibit and interviewees, and an article and paper based on the project and presented by AAAMC staff.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Interviews conducted and recorded by AAAMC staff in 1997-1998.
Usage Restrictions
The collectors/donors have granted permission for in-house use of all materials. Other copyrights and intellectual property rights may also apply. Duplication/publication requires the permission of the AAAMC as well as that of any rights holders. For more information, contact the AAAMC staff.

Archival materials from the Indiana University Archives of African American Music and Culture (AAAMC) are made available under an assertion of fair use (17 U.S.C. 107) for noncommercial educational and research purposes only. Indiana University respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyright interest for non-university records. It is the researcher’s responsibility to seek permission from the copyright owner and any other rights holders for any reuse of these images that extends beyond fair use or other statutory exemptions. Furthermore, responsibility for the determination of the copyright status and securing permission rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.

If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its inclusion on our site, please contact the AAAMC.

Preferred Citation
Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Funk, SC 65, Archives of African American Music and Culture, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by AAAMC staff.

Completed in 2000

Collection Inventory


Series: 1. Interviews, 1997 July 24--1998 March 13 

Physical Description

24 audiocassettes (circa 1312 minutes) ; analog + transcripts (379 pages), 2 videocassettes (VHS) (circa 211 minutes)


Box 1 Caldwell, James R. and Charles Spencer, 1997 July 24 

Shelf No(s).
VC 469; cass 1997--cass 1998

Physical Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (circa 95 minutes) + 2 audiocassettes (95 minutes), 1 transcript (21 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with former Dayton schoolteachers, James R. Caldwell and Charles Spencer, by AAAMC staff member, Stephanie Shonekan; recorded in the WCSU-FM studio at the Camille O. & William H. Cosby Master Communication Center, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 539--CDREF 541
  • Copy of video currently unavailable - Contact AAAMC staff for details

Carter, Iula and William B. Carter, 1998 March 11 

Shelf No(s).
cass 1999--cass 2000

Physical Description

2 audiocassettes (110 minutes) + 1 transcript (51 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Iula and William B. Carter, the parents of Slave band members Sam Carter and Charles Carter; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 542--CDREF 543

Dixon, R. Clay

Note

SEE: Lovelace, Dean A. and R.C. Dixon.


Harrison, Keith D., 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2001--cass 2002

Physical Description

2 audiocassettes (123 minutes) + 1 transcript (28 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Keith Harrison, keyboard player and lead singer for Faze-O, Heatwave, and Dazz Band; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 544--CDREF 546

Jones, Marshall, 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2003

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (circa 95 minutes) + 1 transcript (22 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Jones Marshall, bass player for the Ohio Players; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Currently unavailable - contact AAAMC staff for details

Lewis, Charles H.

Note

SEE: Peters, Margaret E. and Charles H. Lewis.


Lewis, Lloyd E., Jr., 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2004

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (circa 45 minutes) + 1 transcript (8 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Lloyd E. Lewis, Jr., Ohio State representative; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Currently unavailable - contact AAAMC staff for details

Lockett, Thomas, Daniel Webster, and Chris Jones, 1997 August 18 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2005

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (88 minutes) + 1 transcript (20 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Dayton and Sun band member, Thomas Lockett, and with Slave band members, Daniel Webster and Chris Jones; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Note

Restricted - no release form on file.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 550--CDREF 551

Logan, Jr., John C. ["Turk"]. The Dayton Sound the Way I Hear It

Shelf No(s).
cass 2608--cass 2611

Physical Description

4 audiocassettes

Content

4-part audio program independently published by Turk Logan and acquired by IU-AAAMC during the course of the project. Specific content unknown.

Reference Copies

  • Copies currently unavailable - Contact AAAMC staff for details

Logan, Turk with Michael L. Sampson, Portia K. Maultsby, and Harry McLoud, 1997 July 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2006--cass 2007; VC 468

Physical Description

1 videocassette (VHS) (circa 116 minutes) + 2 audiocassettes (116 minutes), 1 transcript (39 typed leaves)

Summary

Discussion among Turk Logan (Manager, WCSU-FM), Michael L. Sampson (NAAMCC), Harry McLoud (guitarist for a number of Dayton funk bands), and Portia K. Maultsby (Director, AAAMC); recorded in the WCSU-FM studio at the Camille O. & William H. Cosby Master Communication Center, Central State University, Wilberforce, Ohio.

Note

Restricted - no release form on file.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 552--CDREF 553
  • Copy of video currently unavailable - Contact AAAMC staff for details

Lovelace, Dean A. and R. Clay Dixon, 1997 August 18 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2008

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (67 minutes) + 1 transcript (16 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with the city commissioner for Dayton, Dean A. Lovelace, and the former mayor of Dayton, R. Clay Dixon; recorded in Dayton Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 554

McGinnis, Ralph "Mugs"

Note

SEE: Smith, Ricky and Ralph "Mugs McGinnis."


Peters, Margaret E. and Charles H. Lewis, 1997 August 18 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2009

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (67 minutes) + 1 transcript (20 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with historian, Margaret E. Peters, and sociologist, Charles H. Lewis; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Currently unavailable - contact AAAMC staff for details

Sandridge, Verneda F., 1998 March 12 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2010--cass 2011

Physical Description

2 audiocassettes (84 minutes) + 1 transcript (22 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Verneda F. Sandridge, the mother of Dayton band member Shawn Sandridge; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 557--CDREF 558

Smith, Ricky and Ralph "Mugs" McGinnis, 1997 August 18 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2012

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (circa 90 minutes) + 1 transcript (10 pages)

Summary

Interview with deejay, Ricky Smith, and with the Tahiti Hut nightclub owner, Ralph "Mugs" McGinnis; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Currently unavailable - contact AAAMC staff for details

Spencer, Charles

Note

SEE: Caldwell, James R. and Charles Spencer.


Troutman, Terry, 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2013

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (22 minutes) + 1 transcript (6 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Terry Troutman, the leader of Zapp; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 561

VanZant, John, 1998 March 13 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2014--cass 2015

Physical Description

2 audiocassettes (68 minutes) + 1 transcript (17 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with John VanZant [Van Zant?], owner of B & D Records in Dayton; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 562

Note

Restricted - no release form on file.


Webster, Greg, 1998 March 12 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2016--cass 2017

Physical Description

2 audiocassettes (48 minutes) + 1 transcript (38 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with, Gregory A. Webster, Sr., drummer for the Ohio Players; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)
  • Compact disc(s): CDREF 563--CDREF 564

White, Charlie, Jr., 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2018

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (58 minutes) + 1 transcript (13 typed leaves)

Summary

Interviewer with Charlie White, Jr., local Dayton videographer and photographer; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)

Wilder, Johnny, 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2019

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (64 minutes) + 1 transcript (21 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with Johnny Wilder, vocalist for the band Heatwave; recorded in Dayton, Ohio.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)

Note

Restricted - no release form on file.


Williams, James "Diamond" and Robert A. Jones Kuumba, 1997 August 19 

Shelf No(s).
cass 2020

Physical Description

1 audiocassette (72 minutes) + 1 transcript (27 typed leaves)

Summary

Interview with James "Diamond" Williams and Robert A. Jones Kuumba, members of the Ohio Players.

Reference Copies

  • Access file(s): 16 bit/44.1 kHz Broadcast Wave File (BWF)

Series: 2. Project files, 1980-2004 

Box 1 Something in the Water : The Sweet Flavor of Dayton Street Funk : An Exhibition Project of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio, circa 1998 

Content

Prospectus describing the intent, creation, and content of the exhibit as well as associated activities such as jam sessions, theatrical productions, educational programming, etc.


Exhibit Photographs, 1999 March 

Physical Description

5 photographs : color ; 8 x 10 in.


Interview/Panel Photographs, circa 1997-1998 

Physical Description

19 photographs : color ; 4 x 5 in.


Dayton Funk Project Proposal and Planning, 1997 

Dayton Funk Exhibit Outline, Treatment Drafts, and Publicity, 1998 

Dayton Funk Band Research and Discographies, circa 1998 

Dayton Funk Music Articles and Bibliography, 1980-2001 

Housley, Jason. "Dayton Funk Movement." Paper presented at the 2004 annual conference for the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) in Cleveland, Ohio, 2004 

Physical Description

12 typed leaves + discography (12 typed leaves)


Maultsby, Portia K. "Funk Music : An Expression of Black Life in Dayton, Ohio and the American Metropolis," in The American Metropolis : Image and Inspiration , ed. by Hans Krabbendam, et al. (Amsterdam: VU University Press, 2001 ): 197-213.

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