- Collection:
- Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
- Title:
- LG105 Interview: Brother John Sellers
- Contributor to Resource:
- Goreau, Laurraine
Sellers, John, 1924-1999 - Publisher:
- New Orleans, La. : Tulane University Digital Library
- Date of Original:
- 1972-12-28
- Subject:
- Music trade
- Location:
- United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.0059729
- Medium:
- sound recordings
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Side 1: Interview with Brother John Sellers on 1972-12-28 at his New York City apartment. Abstract for Sellers: [00:00–21:53] Brother John Sellers, in a December 1972 interview conducted at his New York City apartment, speaks about a variety of topics related to Mahalia Jackson. Though he was not present at these instances, he briefly discusses Jackson working with Duke Ellington – 01:40; and he shares stories of her friendship with Harry Belafonte and his family – 03:00. He discusses disingenuous treatment of Jackson by her associates, including press agent Al Duckett, who Sellers implies took advantage of Jackson – 09:00. He shares an anecdote of Aretha Franklin speaking negatively about and to Jackson in 1970, while he also criticizes Franklin's decision to sing at Jackson's funeral – 12:32. Sellers continues discussing other arguments and incidents that occurred at Jackson's funeral services.
This recording was digitized in 2020 as part of a Recordings at Risk grant funded project administered by CLIR, "Tell the real story of me": Mahalia Jackson and Black Gospel Quartets in the South.
specialcollections@tulane.edu
LG105 Interview: Brother John Sellers, Laurraine 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:122858
- 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., 19 sec.)
- Contributing Institution:
- Amistad Research Center
- Rights:
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