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George Washington Transcript SMRC.pdf
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…

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Tolton Rosser SMRC Transcript.pdf
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…

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ARM 300 Function at the Junction.jpeg
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…

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ARM116 Bama State Collegians.jpeg
Painting of the Bama State Collegians by Craig Legg, 2023. #116 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM154 Sun Ra.jpeg
Painting of Sun Ra (Blue Delightalbum cover) by Craig Legg, 2023. #154 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM157 Doc Adams.jpeg
Painting ofDoc: The Story of a Birmingham Jazz Man(Frank "Doc" Adams and Burgin Mathews) book cover by Craig Legg, 2023. #157 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 304 Ripple Rhythm Four.jpeg
Painting of The (Ripple) Rhythm Four, featuring Sonny Blount (young Sun Ra), by Craig Legg, 2024. #304 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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Daniels, Charles BMOHP104.pdf
Interview with Charles Daniels, conducted by Andre Millard for the Birmingham Music Oral History Project, c. 1990s. Courtesy Andre Millard.

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Jimmy Colvin.jpeg
Photograph of Jimmy Colvin and his band, taken at a wedding reception at the Carraway-Davie House, Birmingham, Alabama, August 9, 1986. Included with the photo is a one-page biography of Colvin. Courtesy Chad Fisher.

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Bo Berry Tribute Cover.jpeg
Program for a celebration honoring jazz trumpeter Collins "Bo" Berry of Birmingham, Alabama, November 11, 2023. Organized by friends and admirers, the tribute honored Berry's fifty-five years as a professional musician.

Cover photo by Roger…

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Rosser 1.jpeg
Funeral program for educator, bandleader, and trumpeter Dr. Tolton C. Rosser (1932-2023), Birmingham, Alabama.

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The_Birmingham_News_Thu__Oct_26__1961_.jpg
Newspaper advertisement for Lucky Leon Davis at Club Robert L, Lovick, Alabama, Birmingham News, October 26, 1961.

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Newspaper advertisement for the Downbeat Club, Ensley, Alabama, featuring Ike "Boss Man" Williams and His Collegians and Lucky Leon Davis and His All-Stars.Huntsville Mirror, November 26, 1960.

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The_Birmingham_News_Fri__Nov_20__1953_.jpg
Newspaper advertisement for Frank Adams and His Swingsters at the Woodland Club,Birmingham News, November 20, 1963.

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The_Weekly_Review_Sat__Mar_16__1946_.jpg
Newspaper advertisement for Bob's Savoy Cafe (AKA Bob's Savoy, AKA The Little Savoy), "A New Deal In Dining Entertainment," featuring the Savoy Syncopators, Weekly Review, Birmingham, Alabama, March 16, 1946.

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RJS_5401-Edit-EditRoger Stephenson.jpg
Singer Rickey Powell at The Jaybird, Birmingham, Alabama, December 16, 2017. Photo by Roger Stephenson.

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Bo Berry by RJS.jpg
Trumpeter Collins "Bo" Berry at The Jaybird, Birmingham, Alabama, December 16, 2017. Photo by Roger Stephenson.

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Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, Signed Photo.jpeg
The Erskine Hawkins Orchestra at the Savoy Ballroom, publicity photo, circa 1940, signed by members of the band.

Note the addendum, "DEAD," next to the signature of trumpeter Marcellus Green. Green's 1942 automobile death was widely mourned in…

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Avery Parrish 2.jpg
Pianist / composer / arranger Avery Parrish (1917-1959), creator of the jazz and blues piano standard "After Hours," first recorded with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra in 1940.

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Sammy Lowe 2.jpeg
Sammy Lowe (1918-1993), trumpeter and arranger, Erskine Hawkins Orchestra.

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