Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections

Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Bill (William Lawrence) Smith, March 23, 2000. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Marneth Andagan. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include music and Civil War reenactments.Notes: Student paper for spring 2000, Laurie Sommers, instructor. Student paper on file. Also a member of the Rebelaires which plays for Civil War re-enactments and...

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Oral history interview with Geoi K. Williams, April 24, 2001. Valdosta (Ga.). Fieldworker: Jenny McDonald. Audio file. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

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PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records) includes the digitized audio, artist data sheets, and tapelogs of the South Georgia Folklife Project oral histories. These interviews were originally recorded on cassette or DAT tapes. Many of these were recorded by the students of Laurie Sommers at Valdosta State University, circa 1999-2001.

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Oral history interview with Memlon Williams, March 12, 2001. TOWN (Ga.). Fieldworker: Terrance Jones. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.

Discussion with Memlon Williams about his experiences performing gospel music, his influences, whom he has played with, the significance of contemporary Gospel, cultural and regional differences and the direction music is going.

Scope and Contents From the Series:

PRJ 1014 Online Oral Histories (Electronic Records) includes the digitized audio, artist data sheets, and tapelogs of the South Georgia Folklife Project oral histories. These interviews were originally recorded on cassette or DAT tapes. Many of these were recorded by the students of Laurie Sommers at Valdosta State University, circa 1999-2001.