- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 82
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1983-11-25
- Subject:
- Folk music
Folklorists--Georgia--Saint Simons Island
Music--Georgia
Musicians--Georgia
African Americans
Sea Island Singers
Gullahs - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- radio programs
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- This recording opens with an introduction of the program by Boyd Lewis. The first segment, which begins at 1:55, is a feature on folk storyteller Doc McConnell. The program features audio excerpts from McConnell discussing the history of travelling medicine shows and performing the role of a doctor who endorses the use of various medicines and herbs to improve health. The second segment, which begins at 13:14, is a feature on the Sea Island Singers, featuring audio excerpts from Frankie and Douglas Quimby of the group. The two perform songs and talk about the history of the group and its role in African American culture. The program ends with a sign off by Boyd Lewis.
"Southwind" was a radio program about the issues, people, and culture of the South that aired on WABE-FM, Atlanta's public radio station. The series, which aired from 1980 to 1987, was conceived, produced, and reported by journalist Boyd Lewis. - Local Identifier:
- MSS 1118.082.001
ahc.1118.082.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/118
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright is held by Boyd Lewis. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Extent:
- 7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
27:37 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
