Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 19
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1986 February 7-8
Scope and Contents:
Symposium held Friday, February 7 and Saturday 8, 1986, at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Friday included a welcome, a roundtable discussion "Black-Owned and Black-Oriented Radio: The Dissemination of Rhythm and Blues", and a concert in the Pendulum Hall. Saturday included a lecture "Rhythm and Blues: Overview of Music Styles", a roundtable discussion "Inside the Studio: Rhythm and Blues Record Production", and a panel "Record Companies and the Promotion of Rhythm and Blues" in Carmichael Auditorium and concert in the Pendulum Hall. Artists included Ruth Brown, The Orioles, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, and The Spaniels. Panelists were William "Hoss" Allen III, Dave Clark, David "Panama" Francis, Jack Gibson, Evelyn Johnson, Portia K. Maultsby, Joe Medlin, Albert "Diz" Russell, and Arnold Shaw. The events were made possible by Roger G. Kennedy, director, National Museum of American History; Lonn W. Taylor, Assistant Director for Public Programs, Department of Public Programs; and Bernice Johnson Reagon, director, Program in Black American Culture. Program number AC408.38.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Program in African American Culture Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
