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Interview with Memlon Williams, March 12, 2001

 File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 030_williams-memlon
Collection number: PRJ1014-030

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

  • March 12, 2001

Conditions Governing Access

Extent

From the Collection: 40 Boxes

From the Collection: 3 items

From the Collection: 205 Cassettes

From the Collection: 29 Reels

From the Collection: 183 DVDs

From the Collection: 31 Video cassette

From the Collection: 41 Compact Disc

Language

From the Collection: English

Tape Log

id: CAS-1012.32

range: 7

section: I

shelf: 4

box_number: 22

item_title: Memlon Williams

call_number: PRJ-1012

project_title: Student Project

equipment_used:

informant_name: Memlon Williams

fieldworker: Terrance Jones

recording_engineer: Terrance Jones

date: 03/12/01

recording_location: "Valdosta, GA"

content_summary: "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."

notes: Interview conducted for course taught by Laurie Sommers.

index_of_contents: yes

consent_form: 1

transcription: 1

access_copy: 0

technical_summary: "not available, but taped in radio station"

genre: "African American gospel music, religious music"

places: "New York, East Coast,"

people: "Memlon Williams,Paul Shabazz, Vanessa Williams, Frankie Beverly, Ben E. Cummings,"

groups: "Bell Biv DeVoe, Public Enemy,"

keywords: "Gospel bump, Contemporary Gospel, Jubilee, hip hop, African American gospel music"

linked_document:

Processing Information

CAS 1012.32, VF-1012.50, ADS-1012-30

Repository Details

Part of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Valdosta State University Archives, Odum Library
1500 N. Patterson St.
Valdosta GA 30601 United States
7063728116
229-259-5055 (Fax)