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February 3, 2022 2:05 PM Subscribe
Vernon "Dr. Daddy-O" Winslow was the first black radio DJ in New Orleans, starting out by writing for other DJs before getting on the air with his own "Jivin' With Jax" slot in 1949.
An extensive collection of his aircheck recordings from 1949 to 1958, basically everything except copyrighted music, have been digitized as part of the Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz in Tulane University's Special Collections Digital Library program.
"The digitized sound recordings include Winslow's hosting of remote broadcasts, and his personalized advertisements and endorsements for New Orleans bars, music clubs, Jax Beer, and J&M Recording Studio, among others. Also included are Winslow's conversations with internationally renowned Black celebrities, such as music luminaries Roy Brown, Savannah Churchill, Duke Ellington, Avery "Kid" Howard, Ivory Joe Hunter, Louis Jordan, Big Maceo Merriweather, Little Esther Phillips, Professor Longhair, and Roosevelt Sykes; professional baseball legends Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe; and local figures such as Roland Brown, the 1951 king of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Non-commercially issued music is also included, featuring performances by the Dave Bartholomew Orchestra, and by the Golden Chain Jubileers, a New Orleans-based gospel warhorse quartet."
"The digitized sound recordings include Winslow's hosting of remote broadcasts, and his personalized advertisements and endorsements for New Orleans bars, music clubs, Jax Beer, and J&M Recording Studio, among others. Also included are Winslow's conversations with internationally renowned Black celebrities, such as music luminaries Roy Brown, Savannah Churchill, Duke Ellington, Avery "Kid" Howard, Ivory Joe Hunter, Louis Jordan, Big Maceo Merriweather, Little Esther Phillips, Professor Longhair, and Roosevelt Sykes; professional baseball legends Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe; and local figures such as Roland Brown, the 1951 king of the Zulu Social Aid and Pleasure Club. Non-commercially issued music is also included, featuring performances by the Dave Bartholomew Orchestra, and by the Golden Chain Jubileers, a New Orleans-based gospel warhorse quartet."
As someone who works in musical archaeology, so to speak, I love when stuff like this gets properly gathered and made available. Even more so when it's free. What a treasure.
posted by mykescipark at 2:28 PM on February 3, 2022 [1 favorite]
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