- Collection:
- Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings
- Title:
- LG011 Interview: Albertina Walker
- Creator:
- Goreau, Laurraine
Walker, Albertina - Date of Original:
- 1972-11-07
- Subject:
- West Point Missionary Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.)
Gospel music
Women in the music trade - People:
- Walker, Albertina
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972 - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
- Medium:
- interviews
- Type:
- Sound
- Format:
- audio/mpeg
- Description:
- Side 1: Interview with Albertina Walker in Chicago, Illinois, continued from Tape ID: LG008. Abstract for Walker: [00:00–11:19] Continued from LG008Goreau_Side2, in this November 7, 1972 interview, Albertina Walker speaks about coming up in the gospel world after Jackson, meeting her first as a little girl at the West Point Baptist Church in Chicago. She describes being impressed by Jackson's singing and personality, and their deep and candid relationship. She speaks briefly about times Jackson would take her on tour, naming specifically the tour in support of "Salute to Black Women" – 05:47. The interview concludes with Walker reminiscing about helping Jackson move and other day-to-day interactions.
This recording was digitized in 2014 by George Blood, LP.
For further information, please contact Tulane University Special Collections at specialcollections@tulane.edu. - Metadata URL:
- https://tulane.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/delivery/01TUL_INST:Tulane/12436768440006326
- 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.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- LG011 Interview: Albertina Walker, Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
- Extent:
- 11 min., 20 sec.
- Original Collection:
- Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections
Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059 - Contributing Institution:
- Tulane University. Special Collections
- Rights:
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