Brown, Jewel
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Title |
Brown, Jewel |
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Abstract |
Jewel Brown, jazz and blues singer, discusses her career in the United States and abroad during the 1950s and 1960s. Brown discusses her first marriage to Memphis "Eddie" Curtis, her time touring with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, and her collaborations with Arnett Cobb and other jazz and blues musicians. |
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Collection Name |
HMRC Oral History Collection |
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Date of Interview |
October 3, 1988 |
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Subject Terms |
Brown, Jewel ;
African American women jazz singers--Texas--Houston ; Performance artists--Texas--Houston ;
Singers--Texas--Houston ;
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 ;
Curtis, Memphis ;
Cobb, Arnett, 1918-1989 ;
Oral histories |
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Themes and Keywords |
jazz music ; Tex Curtis |
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Interviewee |
Brown, Jewel |
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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 |
OH452 |
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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 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 |
1950s ; 1960s |
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Finding Aid |
Finding aid available through the Texas Archival Resources Online website. http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00118/hpub-00118.html |
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Related Resource |
MSS0337 Jewel Brown Collection |
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Length of Interview |
49 minutes, 48 seconds |
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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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