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Sam Phillips (1923-2003)
Funeral program for record producer Sam Phillips (1923-2003), Memphis, Tennessee.
Aileen Slater
Interview with Aileen Slater, conducted by Burgin Mathews at the home of Aileen Slater, Whitwell, Tennessee, August 16, 2024. A sister of Ira and Charlie Louvin — country music's celebrated brother duet, the Louvin Brothers — Slater (born Aileen…
The Slater Sisters
Photo of the Slater Sisters: left to right, Faye, Lorene, and Aileen. This short-lived country music trio included two sisters (Aileen and Lorene) of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers, along with Ira's wife Faye Louvin. A third…
The Slater Sisters
Photo of the Slater Sisters: left to right, Aileen, Lorene, unidentified man, and Faye. This short-lived country music trio included two sisters (Aileen and Lorene) of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers, along with Ira's wife Faye…
The Slater Sisters: (Promo Photo 2)
Publicity photo of The Slater Sisters, c. early 1960s. Left to right: Lorene Loudermilk, Faye Louvin, and Aileen Slater. Lorene and Aileen were sisters of Ira and Charlie Louvin, the celebrated Louvin Brothers; Faye was Ira Louvin's third wife.…
The Slater Sisters (Promo Photo 1)
Photo of the Slater Sisters, a country music singing group comprised of the three youngest Loudermilk sisters — left to right, Lorene, Geraldine (Geri), and Aileen — from Henagar, Alabama. Their older brothers, Ira and Charlie Louvin, were already…
Aileen, Geraldine, and Lorene Loudermilk
Photo of sisters Aileen, Geraldine (Geri), and Lorene Loudermilk.The youngest sisters of country music duo Ira and Charlie Louvin, the sisters themselves performed in the early 1960s as the Slater Sisters (taking Aileen's married name). Geri elected…
Colonel Monero Allen Loudermilk and Georgianne Wooten Loudermilk with their oldest children, Charlsie and Ira Loudermilk (Ira Louvin)
Photograph of Colonel Monero Allen Loudermilk and Georgianne Wooten Loudermilk with their oldest children, Charlsie and Ira Loudermilk, 1920s. Ira and his brother Charlie (not pictured) would gain fame as the celebrated country music duo, the Louvin…
Country Boy Eddie Promotional Photo
Promotional photo for Country Boy Eddie (Gordon Edwards Burns), c. 1980s. Autographed c. 2016.A longtime fixture of Birmingham radio and television, Burns hosted the early-morningCountry Boy Eddie Show on WBRC-TV from 1957 to 1993.
"Win Praise In Elk Parade" (1944)
Photo and caption,Chicago Defender, September 2, 1944."Birmingham, Ala., was well-represented in the Elk parade which featured the 45th Annual Session of the Grand Lodge in Chicago last Tuesday. The playing of 'Tuxedo Junction' by the band literally…
"Negro Draftees March Off To Serve Uncle Sam" (1940)
Newspaper clipping, Birmingham, Alabama, 1940. "'From Bunker Hill to Chateau Thierry, Negroes have been good soldiers.... None have been traitors.... You must continue unblemished the exemplary record of Negro soldiers....'"With these heroic words…
Kyshona
Interview with Kyshona, conducted by Burgin Mathews for the Southern Music Research Center, September 3, 2024.Kyshona discusses her family's gospel roots, her work as a musical therapist, and the creation of her new album, Legacy, a powerful…
George Washington
Interview with George Washington, conducted by Burgin Mathews at the Carver Theatre / Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, August 25, 2016. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1938, Washington is a trumpeter and a member of the Birmingham Heritage Band.
This…
Tolton Rosser
Interview with Dr. Tolton Rosser, conducted by Burgin Mathews at the Carver Theatre / Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame, April 19, 2016.
Dr. Tolton Rosser (1932-2023) was a jazz musician, educator, and bandleader in Birmingham, Alabama. Rosser received…
Rickey Powell
Interview with Rickey Powell (1948-2022), conducted by Burgin Mathews, October 11, 2017, at the Birmingham Boys and Girls Club, Birmingham, Alabama.
This interview was conducted as part of the Alabama Folklife Association's "Alabama Makers"…
Consuela Lee (Moorehead) (Craig Legg's ARM 106)
Painting of Consuela Lee (Moorehead) by Craig Legg, 2023. #106 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.
Fiddle & Folklife Logos (Craig Legg's ARM 297)
Logos for The Tennessee Valley Old-Time Fiddlers Convention, The Alabama Folk School, The Southern Appalachian Dulcimer Festival, and The Alabama Folklife Association, painted on a discarded fiddle part by Craig Legg, 2023. #297 in Craig Legg's…
Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series
Craig Legg, in a photo by Andi Rice, East Village Arts, Birmingham, Alabama, 2023. Photo courtesy Andi Rice.
Craig Legg’s Alabama Roots Music Trading CardSeriesis a collection of 300-plus individual paintings by Birmingham artist Craig Legg, devoted…
Function at the Junction (Craig Legg's ARM 300)
Painting of Erskine Hawkins and the Birmingham Heritage Band at the Function at the Junction by Craig Legg, 2023. #300 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.
See Craig Legg's original photos from the Function…
The Yellow Dandies (Craig Legg's ARM 319)
Painting of the Yellow Dandies by Craig Legg, 2024. #319 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.