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Interview with Elder Troy Jackson Jr., April 22, 2001

 File — Bag: \folklife\prj1014\, Folder: 053_jackson-troy
Collection number: PRJ1014-053

Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Elder Troy Jackson Jr., April 22, 2001. Willacoochee (Ga.). Fieldworker: Sandy Robinson. Audio file digitized from cassette tape. Part of the South Georgia Folklife Project at Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Topics include singing, gospel music and the gospel group Brothers and Sisters.

Dates

  • April 22, 2001

Conditions Governing Access

Extent

631 Megabytes (1 electronic record(s) and derivatives. 2 audio files (wav, mp3), combined 387,102,196 bytes. 00:36:13. 3 PDF documents (5 scans, jp2). 631 MB (662,181,483 bytes).)

Language

From the Collection: English

Artist Data Sheet

id_number: ADS-1012-53

last_name: Jackson

first_name: Troy Jr.

middle_name:

nickname:

group_org_name: Brothers and Sisters

Call number: PRJ-1012

address:

artist_city: Willacoochee

state: GA

zip: 31650

artist_county: Atkinson

home_phone:

business_phone:

fax:

email:

birthdate:

birthplace:

ethnicity_1: African American

ethnicity_2:

religion: Pentecostal House of God

genre: "religious music, singing, African American gospel music"

occupation: self-employed Jackson's Consultants

education: two semesters short of college graduation

date_of_contact: 04/22/01

contact_made_by: Sandy Robinson

notes: "Student paper for PERS 2690 Multicultural America, Spring, 2001, student paper in file. CD of Brothers and Sisters in collection. Troy Jackson is lead singer for the group."

keywords: "vocals, tenor, quartet,"

Location: Sandy Robinson created this tape for a class for Laurie Sommers.

Content Summary:

Notes: religious music, singing, African American gospel music

Technical Summary: Willacoochee, Ga; Atkinson County

Genre: Troy Jackson Jr.

Places: Brothers and Sisters

People: African American gospel music

Source

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)