- Collection:
- Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
- Title:
- LG032 Interviews: Marlene Miles; Gwen Lightner; Ella Fitzgerald
- Contributor to Resource:
- Goreau, Laurraine
Miles, Marlene
Fitzgerald, Ella
Lightner, Gwendolyn - Publisher:
- New Orleans, La. : Tulane University Digital Library
- Date of Original:
- 1972-09-25
- People:
- Fitzgerald, Ella
Miles, Marlene
Lightner, Gwendolyn
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 - Location:
- United States, California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, 34.05223, -118.24368
- Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Side 1: Interview with Marlene Miles (secretary for Irving Townsend) of Columbia Records on 1972-09-25 in Los Angeles, California, conducted by telephone. Interview with Gwen Lightner on S. I. Hayakawa, on 1972-09-25, conducted by telephone. Side 2: Interview with Ella Fitzgerald on 1972-09-25, at her home in Los Angeles, California, conducted by telephone. Abstract for Fitzgerald: [00:00–11:44] On LG032Goreau_Side2, Ella Fitzgerald, speaking via phone from her Los Angeles home, recalls that she "never really had that much conversation" with Jackson. However, Fitzgerald does go on to describe Fitzgerald as someone who gave of herself unselfishly to help others, and mentioned an instance where Jackson asked her to participate in a benefit concert for unwed mothers. She also speaks glowingly of Jackson's legacy, and mentions attending Jackson's Chicago funeral.
This recording was digitized in 2017 by George Blood, LP.
specialcollections@tulane.edu
LG032 Interviews: Marlene Miles; Gwen Lightner; Ella Fitzgerald, Laurriane Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. - Metadata URL:
- https://digitallibrary.tulane.edu/islandora/object/tulane:122620
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright to portions of this collection has been transferred to Tulane University Special Collections. Tulane University can grant permission to publish for materials to which it holds the copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or owner’s heir for permission to publish where Tulane University Special Collections does not hold the copyright. For permission to publish collections material to which TUSC holds intellectual property rights, please contact Research Services at specialcollections@tulane.edu.
- Extent:
- 1 cassette (43 min., 25 sec.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Amistad Research Center
- Rights:
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