Black American Popular Music: Rhythm and Blues 1945-1955, A Symposium
name: label: Collection Collector
content: Maltsby, Portia
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content: Smithsonian Institution. Program in African American Culture
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection
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content: Program in African American Culture Collection / Series 1: Program Files
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content: 1986 February 7-8
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content: Box 14, Folder 19
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Symposium held Friday, February 7 and Saturday 8, 1986, at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. Friday included a welcome, a roundtable discussion "Black-Owned and Black-Oriented Radio: The Dissemination of Rhythm and Blues", and a concert in the Pendulum Hall. Saturday included a lecture "Rhythm and Blues: Overview of Music Styles", a roundtable discussion "Inside the Studio: Rhythm and Blues Record Production", and a panel "Record Companies and the Promotion of Rhythm and Blues" in Carmichael Auditorium and concert in the Pendulum Hall. Artists included Ruth Brown, The Orioles, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, and The Spaniels. Panelists were William "Hoss" Allen III, Dave Clark, David "Panama" Francis, Jack Gibson, Evelyn Johnson, Portia K. Maultsby, Joe Medlin, Albert "Diz" Russell, and Arnold Shaw. The events were made possible by Roger G. Kennedy, director, National Museum of American History; Lonn W. Taylor, Assistant Director for Public Programs, Department of Public Programs; and Bernice Johnson Reagon, director, Program in Black American Culture. Program number AC408.38.