Frank Adams describes the musical culture of Birmingham’s segregated Black schools. In the opening portion of this excerpt, Adams reads from a lecture he was preparing for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, exploring the history of jazz and…
Frank Adams performs with the Dee Clarke band at a Eutaw, Alabama, juke joint, 1970s.
“She doesn’t have to be Lena HorneShe can be from Eutaw, Alabama, and even country born.” -- Dee Clarke in Eutaw, 1970s
“What was it called? The Eutaw club,…