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Title |
Williams, Lester |
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Abstract |
Lester Williams talks about his musical career as a vocalist for bands as well as his solo carrer in night clubs from Texas to Minnesota. Williams was a vocalist for the I. H. Smalley Band in Houston and played with the Texas Southern University band in the late 1940s. Williams had a varied career, serving with the U.S. Army SIgnal Corps in World War II in Italy, studying at the England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and working for the Friendswood Development, a division of Exxon/Mobil. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
October 25, 1989 |
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Subject Terms |
Sharecropping ;
A cappella... ;
KTRH (Radio station : Houston, Tex.) ;
Armstrong, Louis,1901-1971 ;
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994 ;
Mills Brothers ;
Ink Spots (Musical group) ;
Crosby, Bing, 1903-1977 ;
His Master's Voice (Sound recording label) ;
Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.) ;
Esperson, Millie ;
Bradshaw, Tiny, 1905-1958 ;
Hannibal, 247 B.C.-182 B.C. ;
Cobb, Arnett, 1918-1989 ;
Hines, Earl, 1903-1983 ;
Individual retirement accounts ;
Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975 ;
Hampton, Lionel ;
Jefferson, Blind Lemon, 1897-1929 ;
Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 ;
Plater, Bobby, 1914-1982 ;
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 ;
Graham, Otto, 1921-2003 ;
Rice University ;
Bland, Bobby ;
Clarinet ;
Guitar ;
Larkin, Milt, 1910-1996 ;
Towles, Nat, 1905-1963 ;
Smith, Stuff ;
Robinson, Sugar Ray, 1920-1989 ;
Berle, Milton ;
Washington, Donna ;
Ward, Carol ;
Brown, Charles, 1922-1999 ;
Thornton, Big Mama ;
Washington, Dinah, 1924-1963 ;
Hamilton, Roy ;
Arrington, Joseph, 1933-1982 ;
Watson, Johnny "Guitar", 1935-1996 ;
Domino, Fats, 1928- ;
Robey, Don D., 1903-1975 ;
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 ;
Cole, Nat King, 1919-1965 ;
Eckstine, Billy ;
Vinson, Eddie ;
Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996 |
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Themes and Keywords |
Doges' Palace (Venice, Italy) ; El Dorado Ballroom |
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Interviewee |
Williams, Lester |
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Interviewers |
Marchiafava, Louis J. ; Stephenson, Charles |
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Original Format |
Audio tape |
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Oral History Number |
OH467 |
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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 |
Groveton (Tex.) ;
Trinity County (Tex.) ;
Columbus (Tex.) ;
Vesuvius (Italy) ;
Milan (Italy) ;
Leaning Tower (Pisa, Italy) ;
Palazzo ducale (Venice, Italy) ;
Chicago (Ill.) ;
Flint (Mich.) ;
Italian Somaliland ;
Ontario |
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Era |
1940s ; 1950s ; 1960s |
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Length of Interview |
1 hour, 14 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 |
