Franklin, Sonny "Boy"
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Title |
Franklin, Sonny "Boy" |
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Abstract |
Born in Houston, jazz musician Sonny "Boy" Franklin discusses his musical family and his education at Yates High School. Franklin shares his memories of learning jazz at Yates, as well as the rivalry with Wheatley High School. Franklin describes his career, and how jazz has evolved over his lifetime, as well as the people and places he ran across throughout the United States. Franklin also discusses his students and his teaching career. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
June 17, 1975 |
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Subject Terms |
Franklin, Sonny--Interviews ;
Jazz Musicians--United States--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
African American Musicians--Texas--Houston--Interviews ;
Oral histories |
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Themes and Keywords |
jazz music |
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Interviewee |
Franklin, Sonny "Boy" |
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Interviewers |
Marchiafava, Louis J. |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH052 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be downloaded or published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Era |
1930s ; 1940s ; 1950 ; 1960s ; 1970s |
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Length of Interview |
1 hour, 16 minutes |
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Type |
Sound ; Text |
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Format |
Compound resource consisting of audio recording and transcript. |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV) |
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Funding provided by |
TexTreasures Grant |
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