Oral history interview with Mingering Mike
name: label: Creator
content: Mingering Mike
label: Interviewer
content: Cherkis, Jason
topic: label: Occupation
content: Musicians -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: Self-taught artists -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: African American artists
label: Topic
content: Funk (Music)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and administrators.
creator: label: Creator
content: Mingering Mike
label: Interviewer
content: Cherkis, Jason
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Mingering Mike (1950- ) is a fictitious soul and funk singer and visual artist known only by his alter ego. Based in Washington, DC, Mingering Mike created dozens of concept albums, covers, record labels, and films from the late 1960s through the 1970s.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 48 Items (sound files (9 hrs., 8 min.), digital, wav)
phystech: label: Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
content: Recorded on Tascam DR-100MKIII 18Z0353
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2023 May 4-September 28
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.minger23
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Interviews
label: Type
content: Sound recordings
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Interviews
label: Genre/Form
content: Sound recordings
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: An interview with Mingering Mike conducted 2023 May 4-September 28, by Jason Cherkis for the Archives of American Art, at Archives of American Art offices in Washington, D.C.­