- Collection:
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection, 2014-2020
- Title:
- Larry Gresham, Jr. (L.G.) interviewed by Jasmine Mokah Johnson, 11 May 2016
- Creator:
- Gresham, Larry,Jr.
Johnson, Jasmine Mokah - Date of Original:
- 2016-05-11
- Subject:
- Music--Georgia--Athens
Music
Georgia--Athens - People:
- Gresham, Larry, Jr.
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794
- Medium:
- interviews
oral histories (literary works) - Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Larry Gresham, Jr. was born and raised in Athens, Georgia. Gresham produces and performs locally, and has collaborated multiple times with Eugene Willis, Jr. aka Blacknerdninja, another local hip-hop artist.
Interviewed by Jasmine Mokah Johnson.
Larry Gresham, Jr., aka LG, grew up in Athens, Georgia, and fell in love with music very young, when he sang in the church choir and was influenced by his father's music tastes. He started writing his own songs around 1996. Gresham recalls trying to join and finally being accepted into the group Too Fly, which consisted of Eugene Willis' (aka Blacknerdninja) younger brothers and cousin. He talks about how the collaboration between himself and Willis came about, how the Athens hip hop scene has changed over the years, and his and other artists' efforts to grow the hip hop scene in Athens and increase collaboration and camaraderie between artists. Gresham also comments on his work outside of music and his involvement with his church choir and coaching basketball at Cedar Shoals High School. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL379AMP-019/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection, AMP 019, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 sound recording (ca. 33 min.) : digital
- Original Collection:
- Athens Music Project Oral History Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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