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Country Boy Eddie Promo Photo.jpeg
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.

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Win Praise In Elk Parade (clip).jpeg
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…

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The_Birmingham_Post_1940_12_12_2.jpg
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…

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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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Rickey Powell Transcript, Southern Music Research Center.pdf
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"…

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Craig Legg by Andi Rice.jpeg
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…

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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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ARM 319 Yellow Dandies.jpeg
Painting of the Yellow Dandies by Craig Legg, 2024. #319 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 253 Dot Henderson.jpeg
Painting of Dorothy "Dot" Henderson by Craig Legg, 2023. #253 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM100 Mike Duke.jpeg
Painting of Mike Duke by Craig Legg, 2023. #109 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM115 Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame.jpeg
Painting of the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame / Carver Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama, by Craig Legg, 2023. #115 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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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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ARM153 Birmingham Quartet Scrapbook.jpeg
Painting of the Heavenly Gospel Singers by Craig Legg, 2023. #159 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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ARM158 Ravizee.jpeg
Painting of the Ravizee Singers by Craig Legg, 2023. #158 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM178 Grand Ole Opry in Birmingham.jpeg
Painting: Advertisement for the Grand Ole Opry / Country Music Week in Birmingham, Alabama, by Craig Legg, 2023. #178 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM290 Odetta.jpeg
Painting of Odetta (Odetta Sings Dylanalbum cover) by Craig Legg, 2023. #290 in Craig Legg's Alabama Roots Music Trading Card Series. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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ARM 177 Spirit of Steel.jpg
Painting by Craig Legg (2023) of the cover of Spirit of Steel: Music of the Mines, Railroads and Mills of the Birmingham District, published in 1999 by the Sloss Furnace Association. Courtesy Craig Legg.

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