Oral history interview of Joe Parr, clip 1 of 4
Oral history interview of Joe Parr, clip 1 of 4
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Title
Oral history interview of Joe Parr , clip 1 of 4
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Creator, Interviewer
Kuhn , Clifford M. , 1952-2015
Creator, Interviewee
Parr, Joe L., 1917-1993
Description
In this clip , Joe Parr discusses his career as a musician in the South . He talks about growing up and learning music in schools for the blind in Macon , Georgia , and Spartanburg , South Carolina , and working closely with black musicians . He also discusses his career at WSB radio station .
Geographic Location
Atlanta (Ga.) New Orleans (La.) Gainesville (Ga.) Spartanburg (S.C.) Maysville (Ga.) Macon (Ga.)
Personal Name
Tubb, Ernest, 1914-1984 Arnold, Eddy, 1918-2008 Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 Chaney, Babe Foley, Red
Corporate Name
Lonzo and Oscar WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
Date Original
1979 January 30
Date Digital
2015
Format
Audio
Analog Format
7 in. reel-to-reel audio tape, 3 3/4 ips
Digital Format
mp3
Extent
30:53 minutes
Catalog Number
MSS 637.114.001
Collection
Living Atlanta oral history recordings
Publisher
Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, 130 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, Georgia 30305
Rights
Copyright is held by WRFG. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivsCC BY-NC-ND license, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.
Notes
Joe Lewis Parr (1917-1993) was born in Maysville, Banks County, Georgia, and moved to South Carolina in his early years. He attended the Georgia Academy for the Blind and the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind. Parr was a blues and country artist, playing with both black and white musicians throughout the country in live shows and on the radio. He worked at radio stations throughout Georgia, including WSB in Atlanta, and WGGA in Gainesville. He died in 1993 and is buried in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery in Buford, Georgia.
Source
ahc.637.114.001
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