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
TitleSomething 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:
- Interviews
- 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.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Interviews conducted and recorded by AAAMC staff in 1997-1998.
Usage RestrictionsThe 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 InformationProcessed 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
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, 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
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
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.