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Right here will be a general overview of the oral history interview. It will be roughly 3-5 sentences for new interviews, shorter for older interviews.  
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Mrs. Leona Brown relays her musical background and her experiences singing in conventions.
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Mrs. Leona Brown
  
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
 
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' November 18, 1987
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Fort Worth, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' Richard Mason
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 45 minutes
  
  
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
 
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Brown, Leona, background,
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Born Rusk County, Texas, 1913,
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Sharecroppeing,
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Chores,
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Brown, Leona, singing history,
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Singing school,
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Piano,
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Church,
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Radio quartet singing,
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Brown, Leona (again),
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Learning piano,
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Father,
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Musical talent,
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Brown, Leona (again),
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Move to Hood County, Texas,
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Marriage,
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Husband,
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Musical talent,
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Singing conventions,
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Songbook publishers,
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Songbook publishers,
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Stamp Baxter,
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Vaughn music company,
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Vaughn music co.,
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Job beginning,
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Job description,
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Brown,  Leona (again),
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Children,
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Songbook sales,
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Recent decline,
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Publisher competition
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
 
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Stamp Baxter publishing co.,
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History,
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Brown, Leona (speculation),
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Convention singing,
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Interest decline,
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Publisher competition (again),
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Quartet singing,
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Husband (again),
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Occupation,
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Songbook selling,
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Husband (again),
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Death,
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Convention singing,
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Brown, Leona (speculation),
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Singing schools
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' 1913-1987
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1935-1987
  
  

Revision as of 20:56, 17 June 2014

Mrs. Leona Brown relays her musical background and her experiences singing in conventions.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Mrs. Leona Brown

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: November 18, 1987

Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Interviewer: Richard Mason

Length: 45 minutes


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Brown, Leona, background, Born Rusk County, Texas, 1913, Sharecroppeing, Chores, Brown, Leona, singing history, Singing school, Piano, Church, Radio quartet singing, Brown, Leona (again), Learning piano, Father, Musical talent, Brown, Leona (again), Move to Hood County, Texas, Marriage, Husband, Musical talent, Singing conventions, Songbook publishers, Songbook publishers, Stamp Baxter, Vaughn music company, Vaughn music co., Job beginning, Job description, Brown, Leona (again), Children, Songbook sales, Recent decline, Publisher competition

Tape 1, Side 2: Stamp Baxter publishing co., History, Brown, Leona (speculation), Convention singing, Interest decline, Publisher competition (again), Quartet singing, Husband (again), Occupation, Songbook selling, Husband (again), Death, Convention singing, Brown, Leona (speculation), Singing schools

Range Dates: 1913-1987

Bulk Dates: 1935-1987


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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