- Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Title:
- Southwind No. 88
- Creator:
- Lewis, Boyd, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1984-02-23
- Subject:
- Homeless persons--Georgia--Atlanta
Music--Georgia
Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
Lewis, John, 1940-2020
Open Door Community - 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 1:43, is a tribute to singer and songwriter Johnny Mercer. The program features audio excerpts from singers Margaret Whiting, Marlene Verplank, and Julius LaRosa. Also featured are Lester Huff and Chris Paton, archivists at Georgia State University where Johnny Mercer's collection of music and papers are preserved. The second segment, which begins at 18:41, is a feature about the city of Atlanta's efforts to shelter and protect homeless people during cold weather. The program features audio excerpts from Atlanta City Councilman John Lewis; homeless advocates Rob Johnson and Ed Loring of Atlanta's Open Door Community, and John Storye, pastor at Clifton Presbyterian Church. 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 1118.088.001
ahc.1118.088.001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/p17222coll4/id/94
- 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
30:42 minutes - Original Collection:
- Southwind recordings
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
