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Title
Handbill
for an
integrated
performance
Date created
1942
Theme
Performing Identity
Subtheme
Music
Subject-LCSH
Advertising fliers
African American musicians
Geographic Location
United States -- Alabama -- Eureka
Description
Handbill
for an
integrated
performance
in
1942
in
Eureka
,
Alabama
.
Historical Note
Billed
as "
first
time
in
history
that
white
and
colored
render
a
joint
program
"
handbill
advertises
an
event
at
Eureka
School
, in
Eureka
,
Alabama
in
1942
. The
performers
were the
Daniel
Quartet
, a
white
gospel
group
featured
on the
Grand
Ole
Opry
, and the
Fairfield
Four
, an
African
American
gospel
group
from
Nashville
.
Sharing
the
bill
,
apparently
, was
boxer
Joe
Louis's
mother
.
According
to the
Encyclopedia
of
American
Gospel
Music
John
Daniel
(1903-1961)
, the
leader
of the
quartet
, was from the
Sand
Mountain
area
of
Alabama
. He
moved
the
singing
group
to
Nashville
in the
1940s
,
which
allowed
broadcasts
over
WLAC
and
WSM
radio
.
Joining
John
Daniel
and his
brother
Troy
over
the
years
were a
number
of
aspiring
young
singers
,
including
Gordon
Stoker
(1924-2013)
,
who
joined
the
group
as a
pianist
right
out
of
high
school
.
Stoker
is
best-known
as a
member
of The
Jordanaires
, for
whom
he
played
piano
beginning
in
1950
,
assuming
the
role
of
first
tenor
in
1953
and
continuing
with the
group
until
his
retirement
in
2000
.
Genre
Advertisement
Contributing Institution
Private collection, Family of Gordon Stoker
Conditions for use
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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