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Barnes
,
Nathaniel
Abstract
Born
in
D'Lo
,
Simpson
County,Mississippi
on
Sept
.
26,1910
,
Nathaniel
"
Bill
"
Barnes
had an
inborn
gift
of
singing
.
Having
no
formal
education
in
reading
or
writing
music
, he
could
pick
up
and
sing
songs
from
hearing
others
sing
. He was
raised
and
worked
in the
farm
in
Mississippi
till
1939
,
when
he
came
to
Houston
.
Nathaniel
and his
friends
organized
a
Quartet
called
the "
Vistula
Four
" and
sang
Gospels
at
Churches
. He
loved
singing
Gospels
and
Blues
. At
Houston
, he
sang
in the
radio
(KTRH)
and
played
at
various
places
,
while
working
in
various
jobs
.
Title-Alternative
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Date of Interview
January 28, 1992
Subjects
Barnes
,
Nathaniel--Interviews
;
African
American
gospel
musicians--Texas--Houston--Interviews
;
Blues
musicians--Texas--Houston
;
African
American
gospel
singers--Interviews
.
Interviewee
Nathaniel
"
Bill
"
Barnes
Interviewers
Louis
Marchiafava
Original Format
Audio tape
Oral History Number
OH 0472
Language
English
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.
Coverage-Temporal
Houston
,
Texas
Length of Interview
1hr 3mins
Type
Audio tape; oral history
Format
Flash Video FLV; Text
Relation-Is Part Of
HMRC
Oral
History
Collection
Funding provided by
TexTreasures
Grant
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