Line Spkr StTime Content EnTime 1 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 0.2021 Yeah I could uh- I could throw a baseball harder 2.5499 2 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 2.5499 (pause 0.17) 2.7203 3 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 2.7203 than any of my peers at that time. 4.6658 4 PRV_int_01 4.6259 Okay. 4.9714 5 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 5.3170 And uh, 6.0033 6 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 6.0033 (pause 0.37) 6.3773 7 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 6.3773 didn't know how to throw a curve, 8.0529 8 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 8.0529 (pause 0.35) 8.4032 9 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 8.4032 but I would throw it so hard /RD-NAME-1/ that 10.2350 10 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 10.2350 (pause 0.39) 10.6279 11 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 10.6279 it would 11.0517 12 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 11.0517 (pause 0.43) 11.4827 13 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 11.4827 go up and down and the catcher would tell me, say, 13.7500 14 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 13.7500 (pause 0.28) 14.0292 15 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 14.0292 are you putting anything on it? I say, 15.6765 16 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 15.6765 (pause 0.33) 16.0106 17 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 16.0106 no, I'm just throwing it straight over head. 17.7146 18 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 17.7146 (pause 0.48) 18.1974 19 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 18.1974 He said, well man, ease up on it a little bit. He said because it's- it's- it's- I said, I don't know what- maybe it's a fast ball. 24.0743 20 PRV_int_01 24.1737 Ah. 24.4719 21 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 24.8222 And uh, 25.2388 22 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 25.2388 (pause 0.18) 25.4139 23 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 25.4139 Coach /RD-NAME-2/ 26.2754 24 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 26.2754 (pause 0.62) 26.9002 25 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 26.9002 um, 27.6623 26 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 27.6623 (pause 1.96) 29.6247 27 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 29.6247 who was- who would 30.6329 28 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 30.6329 (pause 0.74) 31.3713 29 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 31.3713 turn out to be my first football coach, 33.1321 30 PRV_int_01 33.3357 Uh-huh. 33.6717 31 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 33.8848 he saw the football ability 35.2697 32 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 35.2697 (pause 0.57) 35.8377 33 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 35.8377 uh, in me because 36.9784 34 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 36.9784 (pause 0.36) 37.3334 35 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 37.3334 during the weekend, 38.4316 36 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 38.4316 (pause 0.38) 38.8103 37 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 38.8103 all of my cronies- 40.1167 38 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 40.1167 (pause 0.46) 40.5738 39 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 40.5738 uh, Mrs. uh /RD-NAME-1/ down here, 43.1867 40 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 43.1867 (pause 0.20) 43.3902 41 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 43.3902 her- 43.7689 42 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 43.7689 (pause 0.43) 44.1949 43 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 44.1949 her brother- 44.8055 44 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 44.8055 (pause 0.33) 45.1321 45 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 45.1321 brother's 45.7664 46 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 45.7664 (pause 0.93) 46.6922 47 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 46.6922 t- uh, /RD-NAME-2/ 47.5016 48 PRV_int_01 47.7051 Mm-hm. 48.2163 49 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 48.4719 and /RD-NAME-1/ 49.3571 50 PRV_int_01 49.6222 Mm-hm. 49.9819 51 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 51.0091 uh, and /RD-NAME-2/ and /RD-NAME-4/ and /RD-NAME-4/, 54.2021 52 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 54.2021 (pause 0.43) 54.6329 53 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 54.6329 aw man we would get together a- and get a football team up, 57.1274 54 PRV_int_01 57.3783 Mm-hm. 57.7380 55 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 57.6907 and 58.2208 56 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 60.2353 I just- 60.7086 57 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 60.7086 (pause 0.38) 61.0920 58 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 61.0920 they just couldn't catch me. 62.2328 59 PRV_int_01 62.6115 Okay. 62.9381 60 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 63.5676 And so, I- I- I was a r- running back. I would become 66.0885 61 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 66.0885 (pause 0.47) 66.5571 62 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 66.5571 the first running back in the family. 68.2991 63 PRV_int_01 68.4411 /??/ 68.8197 64 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 69.3783 Excuse me. 70.2161 65 PRV_int_01 70.7064 So those were the guys you used to hang out with most? Those- those guys? 74.0387 66 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 74.1050 75.6244 67 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 75.6244 (pause 1.89) 77.5158 68 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 77.5158 You /may to/ put that- 78.2684 69 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 78.2684 (pause 0.15) 78.4199 70 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 78.4199 Okay. 78.8033 71 PRV_int_01 78.7749 That'll get you. 79.9440 72 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 79.9156 No- /RD-NAME-2/ 80.8008 73 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 81.8469 which is my older brother, and /RD-NAME-1/ which is /RD-NAME-2/- /RD-NAME-2/'s oldest brother, 85.8730 74 PRV_int_01 86.0766 Uh-huh. 86.4600 75 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 87.0233 and /RD-NAME-1/ 87.8374 76 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 87.8374 (pause 0.36) 88.1972 77 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 88.1972 /RD-NAME-3/, 88.6705 78 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 88.6705 (pause 0.50) 89.1655 79 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 89.1655 which is /RD-NAME-4/'s oldest brother, 90.7418 80 PRV_int_01 90.8080 Okay. 91.1630 81 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 91.1962 they s- hung out together. They were sort of a- 93.3499 82 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 93.3499 (pause 1.25) 94.5975 83 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 94.5975 a little bit ahead of us. 95.5395 84 PRV_int_01 95.5537 Mm-hm. 95.8992 85 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 96.0317 But at the same time, 96.9737 86 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 96.9737 (pause 0.77) 97.7405 87 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 97.7405 they were responsible 98.8339 88 PRV_int_01 99.1558 Mm-hm. 99.5960 89 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 99.8706 100.3486 90 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 100.3486 (pause 0.17) 100.5218 91 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 100.5218 for us 101.2744 92 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 101.2744 (pause 0.95) 102.2258 93 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 102.2258 and like, I was responsible for 104.4032 94 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 104.4032 (pause 0.47) 104.8718 95 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 104.8718 my younger brother. 105.6386 96 PRV_int_01 105.8875 Mm-hm. 106.1952 97 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 107.4495 But um, 108.2826 98 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 108.2826 (pause 1.11) 109.3950 99 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 109.3950 we- we would- we would play- play together. We'd get- get out there with 'em. 112.7036 100 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 112.7036 (pause 1.01) 113.7099 101 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 113.7099 And these guys would make the varsity team 116.2233 102 PRV_int_01 116.5073 [Mm-hm.] 116.8150 103 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 116.5168 [up] 116.8150 104 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 117.3309 at /RD-SCHOOL-3/. 117.9842 105 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 117.9842 (pause 0.16) 118.1478 106 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 118.1478 120.0175 107 PRV_int_01 120.0743 You wanna grab some water? 121.3760 108 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 121.3334 Yeah you want some too? 122.1523 109 PRV_int_01 122.5499 Uh, sure. 123.3262 110 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 127.2388 Well uh, speaking of Coach /RD-NAME-2/ 129.6859 111 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 129.6859 (pause 0.60) 130.2871 112 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 130.2871 130.8646 113 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 130.8646 (pause 0.69) 131.5584 114 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 131.5584 and uh- 132.2116 115 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 132.2116 (pause 1.89) 134.1050 116 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 134.1050 I would say now the year is about fifty- nineteen fifty five. 137.8424 117 PRV_int_01 137.9087 Mm-hm. 138.3631 118 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 139.8541 Because /RD-NAME-2/ would graduate 141.5155 119 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 141.5155 (pause 0.51) 142.0220 120 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 142.0220 that year they would win um, 143.5821 121 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 143.5821 (pause 1.09) 144.6755 122 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 144.6755 state championship for double A ball playing. 146.9570 123 PRV_int_01 147.3073 Okay. 147.6528 124 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 147.7617 And uh, h- h- /wait/. 149.1592 125 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 149.1592 (pause 0.46) 149.6152 126 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 149.6152 He would graduate from high school and daddy at that time, 152.1997 127 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 152.1997 (pause 0.58) 152.7771 128 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 152.7771 was commuting back and forth 154.2114 129 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 154.2114 (pause 1.57) 155.7809 130 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 155.7809 from Newport News, Virginia. He work in the ship yard. 158.2565 131 PRV_int_01 158.2707 Oh really? 158.7061 132 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 159.0233 And uh, 159.7664 133 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 159.7664 (pause 0.50) 160.2682 134 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 160.2682 I- I- t- He mighta been getting tired and so he decided, he said he was gonna move the family 164.8481 135 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 164.8481 (pause 0.69) 165.5392 136 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 165.5392 up 165.7522 137 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 165.7522 (pause 0.97) 166.7253 138 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 166.7253 to Virginia. 167.3265 139 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 167.3265 (pause 0.82) 168.1453 140 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 168.1453 I didn't wanna go 169.1536 141 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 169.1536 (pause 0.52) 169.6695 142 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 169.6695 because 170.3464 143 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 170.3464 (pause 0.30) 170.6493 144 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 170.6493 I was just coming into 172.1924 145 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 172.1924 (pause 0.56) 172.7490 146 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 172.7490 /ecstablishing/ myself as a running back. 174.7039 147 PRV_int_01 174.9548 Okay. 175.2624 148 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 175.2104 I was being sought by Morgan State, 177.2836 149 PRV_int_01 177.5818 Oh [okay.] 177.9463 150 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 177.8374 [and] um, 178.8456 151 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 179.4306 179.6105 152 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 179.6105 (pause 0.30) 179.9134 153 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 179.9134 it was two or three other colleges that Coach 181.9062 154 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 181.9062 (pause 0.44) 182.3417 155 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 182.3417 tried to tell daddy. 183.3451 156 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 183.3451 (pause 0.57) 183.9179 157 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 183.9179 He said, Mr /RD-NAME-2/, 184.8910 158 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 184.8910 (pause 0.70) 185.5915 159 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 185.5915 y- y- can't you let him stay down here? Can't he stay with somebody? 188.5547 160 PRV_int_01 188.5925 Mm-hm. 189.1321 161 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 189.2789 And uh, 189.9321 162 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 189.9321 (pause 1.06) 190.9904 163 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 190.9904 he and daddy took a little short walk down into the path. 194.0434 164 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 194.0434 (pause 0.74) 194.7819 165 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 194.7819 I- I guess they was talking about why he couldn't afford to- you know, I had to stay close to him. 198.8838 166 PRV_int_01 199.0400 Mm. 199.4991 167 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 199.9062 But uh, 200.3985 168 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 200.3985 (pause 0.61) 201.0091 169 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 201.0091 I didn't like it. 201.7617 170 PRV_int_01 201.9964 Mm-hm. 202.4176 171 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 202.4318 The idea of me 203.7335 172 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 203.7335 (pause 0.22) 203.9513 173 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 203.9513 leaving here, 204.7276 174 PRV_int_01 204.8317 Mm-hm. 205.1914 175 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 205.5370 but the /rule/ would be July 206.9949 176 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 206.9949 (pause 0.66) 207.6528 177 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 207.6528 of nineteen fifty six that we would pack up 209.5773 178 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 209.5773 (pause 1.19) 210.7702 179 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 210.7702 and uh, 211.4376 180 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 211.4376 (pause 0.63) 212.0718 181 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 212.0718 move to Virginia. 212.8907 182 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 212.8907 (pause 0.72) 213.6149 183 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 213.6149 And 214.2161 184 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 214.2161 (pause 1.71) 215.9276 185 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 215.9276 not knowing what fate would um- 218.1429 186 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 218.1429 (pause 1.00) 219.1416 187 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 219.1416 would have in store, 220.4291 188 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 220.4291 (pause 1.04) 221.4685 189 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 221.4685 I would move next door to um, 223.5843 190 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 223.5843 (pause 1.60) 225.1889 191 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 225.1889 a very talented 226.4622 192 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 226.4622 (pause 0.52) 226.9809 193 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 226.9809 group- family. 227.6862 194 PRV_int_01 228.0270 Okay. 228.3962 195 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 228.6329 Um, 229.2246 196 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 229.2246 (pause 1.41) 230.6351 197 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 230.6351 the /RD-NAME-3/, 231.7144 198 PRV_int_01 232.0011 Okay. 232.5454 199 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 233.2791 uh, they would be my first group. 234.8459 200 PRV_int_01 235.1441 Oh [okay.] 235.6837 201 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 235.3618 [that I would] form a group. 236.5168 202 PRV_int_01 237.2126 Now how old were you at the time when you first moved there? 239.6013 203 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 239.7903 Sixteen years old. 240.8175 204 PRV_int_01 240.8317 Okay. 241.2293 205 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 241.4186 And I would start 242.2328 206 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 242.2328 (pause 0.22) 242.4553 207 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 242.4553 uh, at /RD-SCHOOL-2/- 243.8090 208 PRV_int_01 244.3581 Mm-hm. 244.6610 209 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 244.6022 /RD-SCHOOL-2/ High School 245.4448 210 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 245.9513 and complete my uh, 247.2293 211 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 247.2293 (pause 0.36) 247.5890 212 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 247.5890 eleventh and twelfth grade up there. 249.1037 213 PRV_int_01 249.2647 Mm-hm. 249.6765 214 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 250.1924 But um, 251.1000 215 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 251.1000 (pause 0.89) 251.9891 216 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 251.9891 this is their sister. This is- would be my first um- 255.2268 217 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 255.2268 (pause 2.27) 257.4921 218 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 257.4921 my first group. This is- this picture here is in- 259.6600 219 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 259.6600 (pause 0.38) 260.0387 220 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 260.0387 is in /RD-SCHOOL-2/. 260.8103 221 PRV_int_01 261.4445 Okay. 261.8753 222 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 261.8706 And this is /RD-NAME-2/. 262.7983 223 PRV_int_01 263.2697 Okay. 263.7572 224 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 263.7951 Uh, and this is /RD-NAME-3/ and this is /RD-NAME-3/. 266.0955 225 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 266.0955 (pause 0.37) 266.4647 226 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 266.4647 And this group was called 267.5913 227 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 267.5913 (pause 0.35) 267.9416 228 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 267.9416 Chico- 268.5170 229 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 268.5170 (pause 0.40) 268.9194 230 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 268.9194 I'm Chico 269.5679 231 PRV_int_01 269.6010 Uh-huh. 269.9513 232 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 270.0554 and the Calypsoettes. 271.2019 233 PRV_int_01 271.1110 That's you? 271.4849 234 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 271.7736 Uh-huh. 272.1192 235 PRV_int_01 272.1002 Wow! [How old] were you in this picture? 274.0391 236 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 272.5073 [Yeah we would-] 273.0469 237 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 274.1546 Um, 274.8456 238 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 274.8456 (pause 0.54) 275.3880 239 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 275.3880 musta been about 276.1169 240 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 276.1169 (pause 0.51) 276.6234 241 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 276.6234 276.8412 242 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 276.8412 (pause 1.14) 277.9819 243 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 277.9819 eighteen, [seventeen], eighteen years old. [] 280.5853 244 PRV_int_01 278.6541 [Okay.] 279.2031 245 PRV_int_01 279.2031 (pause 0.89) 280.0930 246 PRV_int_01 280.0930 [Okay.] 280.6563 247 PRV_int_01 281.0661 So it was [called] 281.7525 248 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 281.3596 [] 281.8424 249 PRV_int_01 281.9465 Chico and- 283.0116 250 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 283.0305 The Calypsoettes. 283.9393 251 PRV_int_01 283.9961 Calypsoettes. [Okay.] 285.4587 252 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 284.9617 [Yeah.] 285.3357 253 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 285.6055 Belafonte had just came out 287.3123 254 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 287.3123 (pause 0.35) 287.6578 255 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 287.6578 with (singing) day oh. 288.9784 256 PRV_int_01 289.0210 Mm-hm. 289.4660 257 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 289.4849 Me say [day oh.] 290.5452 258 PRV_int_01 290.4553 [Right.] 290.7156 259 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 290.9807 And we used to- 291.5250 260 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 291.5250 (pause 0.33) 291.8564 261 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 291.8564 used to do that. 292.3845 262 PRV_int_01 292.6212 [] 292.8720 263 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 292.7206 [But] it was- it was- 293.4827 264 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 293.6720 it was her brothers that would um- 295.4565 265 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 295.4565 (pause 1.55) 297.0043 266 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 297.0043 that I would do s- do s- do some things with. 299.1000 267 PRV_int_01 299.1182 Mm-hm. 299.5963 268 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 299.7951 Uh, 300.3441 269 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 300.3441 (pause 0.28) 300.6234 270 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 300.6234 when we were- 301.1725 271 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 301.1725 (pause 0.41) 301.5796 272 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 301.5796 would hook up and- and blend and bond 304.1120 273 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 304.1120 (pause 0.54) 304.6516 274 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 304.6516 and um, 305.7619 275 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 305.7619 (pause 0.84) 306.5998 276 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 306.5998 write songs and sing. 308.3227 277 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 308.3227 (pause 0.23) 308.5547 278 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 308.5547 And my first group 309.5723 279 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 309.5723 (pause 0.27) 309.8469 280 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 309.8469 with them would be called the Swans. 311.6862 281 PRV_int_01 311.7761 Mm-hm. 312.2637 282 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 312.3915 And did you know that they would end up- 314.0434 283 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 314.0434 (pause 1.24) 315.2789 284 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 315.2789 after I would take 'em to New York. I bought me a fifty seven Chevrolet, 318.0838 285 PRV_int_01 318.0743 Mm-hm. 318.4719 286 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 318.9500 and uh, 319.6411 287 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 319.6411 (pause 1.82) 321.4635 288 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 321.4635 and Aunt /RD-NAME-2/ and Uncle /RD-NAME-1/ 322.9308 289 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 322.9308 (pause 0.13) 323.0614 290 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 323.0614 were up in New York at that time too. 324.8128 291 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 324.8128 (pause 0.56) 325.3760 292 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 325.3760 325.7878 293 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 325.7878 (pause 0.40) 326.1902 294 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 326.1902 But 326.3795 295 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 326.3795 (pause 0.27) 326.6446 296 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 326.6446 they wanted to go, 327.5534 297 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 327.5534 (pause 1.29) 328.8436 298 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 328.8436 and 329.3028 299 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 329.3028 (pause 0.40) 329.7004 300 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 329.7004 to try out for the Apollo Theater. 331.4423 301 PRV_int_01 331.5654 Okay. 331.9062 302 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 332.3937 Well my Uncle /RD-NAME-1/ had already filled me in 334.7557 303 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 334.7557 (pause 1.01) 335.7667 304 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 335.7667 about Harlem, 336.8412 305 PRV_int_01 337.0636 Mm-hm. 337.4234 306 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 337.8588 that it 338.3464 307 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 338.3464 (pause 0.19) 338.5405 308 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 338.5405 um- 339.1132 309 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 339.1132 (pause 1.96) 341.0709 310 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 341.0709 it was just a- 342.2163 311 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 342.2163 (pause 1.42) 343.6411 312 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 343.6411 a rough place 344.6067 313 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 344.6067 (pause 0.78) 345.3830 314 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 345.3830 to try to find your- 346.6894 315 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 346.6894 (pause 0.67) 347.3596 316 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 347.3596 your stardom. 348.2589 317 PRV_int_01 348.3725 Hm. 348.5998 318 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 349.1394 And um, 350.0340 319 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 350.0340 (pause 0.39) 350.4221 320 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 350.4221 and at- 350.7582 321 PRV_int_01 350.6162 Uncle /RD-NAME-1/? 351.4019 322 PRV_int_01 351.7191 Was that- 352.0646 323 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 351.9368 Uncle /RD-NAME-1/ and Aunt /RD-NAME-2/ right, [uh-huh.] 353.5963 324 PRV_int_01 353.4211 [Now] he was 354.1832 325 PRV_int_01 354.5524 already up 355.1394 326 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 355.5038 [Right.] 355.8257 327 PRV_int_01 355.5228 [in-] 355.8115 328 PRV_int_01 355.9772 in Harlem? 356.5594 329 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 356.5925 No, he- he lived in- they lived in Brooklyn. 358.3486 330 PRV_int_01 358.3676 Okay. 358.7604 331 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 359.1277 But uh, 359.6436 332 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 359.6436 (pause 0.41) 360.0507 333 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 360.0507 these brothers were tryna tell, you know, tell us say, man we got to go the Apollo Theater. 364.1356 334 PRV_int_01 364.2634 Mm-hm. 364.8030 335 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 364.7679 365.2791 336 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 365.7619 And I was a little nervous anyway because 367.2151 337 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 367.2151 (pause 0.53) 367.7452 338 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 367.7452 I had already seen 369.0091 339 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 369.0091 (pause 0.54) 369.5487 340 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 369.5487 how um, 370.4764 341 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 370.4764 (pause 2.69) 373.1630 342 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 373.1630 unethical and uncouth 374.7251 343 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 374.7251 (pause 1.26) 375.9842 344 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 375.9842 we could be 376.6042 345 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 376.6042 (pause 0.29) 376.8957 346 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 376.8957 [culture-wise.] 377.7761 347 PRV_int_01 377.6010 [Mm.] 377.9891 348 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 378.1595 You know, as- for as wild [and uh], 380.4411 349 PRV_int_01 379.7500 [Mm-hm.] 380.1050 350 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 381.0943 just crazy, 381.6907 351 PRV_int_01 381.8232 Mm-hm. 382.1782 352 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 382.1830 and I knew this- 382.9288 353 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 382.9288 (pause 0.14) 383.0709 354 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 383.0709 that wont my cup of tea. 384.1501 355 PRV_int_01 384.2495 Okay. 384.6376 356 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 384.7844 The way I was brought up, [you know], and I said I want to sing, 387.6291 357 PRV_int_01 385.9582 [Right.] 386.2659 358 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 388.0504 I said, but I don't wanna sing at the Apollo Theater, I said, because 390.5808 359 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 390.5808 (pause 0.57) 391.1536 360 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 391.1536 I understand that if they don't like you, 392.8103 361 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 392.8103 (pause 1.04) 393.8516 362 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 393.8516 you could be really singing. 395.1466 363 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 395.1466 (pause 1.10) 396.2495 364 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 396.2495 I said they will have this guy to come out there with a- 398.8623 365 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 398.8623 (pause 0.36) 399.2173 366 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 399.2173 a cane, 399.9605 367 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 399.9605 (pause 0.38) 400.3392 368 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 400.3392 and pull it around your neck and pull you off [stage.] 402.4009 369 PRV_int_01 402.3157 [Mm-hm.] 402.7607 370 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 402.7749 And I say uh, 403.6316 371 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 403.6316 (pause 0.68) 404.3133 372 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 404.3133 they just don't understand 406.0741 373 PRV_int_01 406.2567 [Mm-hm.] 406.7253 374 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 406.5407 [my] kind of singing, fellas. 408.0980 375 PRV_int_01 408.0412 Mm-hm. 408.5287 376 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 408.4719 And I said, but if y'all want to go over there and pay them dues, 410.9381 377 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 411.3830 you go ahead on. I say, I- 412.6070 378 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 412.6070 (pause 0.16) 412.7679 379 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 412.7679 I ain't got to sing that bad. 413.7809 380 PRV_int_01 413.7572 [Mm-hm-hm.] 414.8175 381 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 414.1548 [] 414.6092 382 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 414.9406 Cause I was a ballad singer. 416.2281 383 PRV_int_01 416.2659 Yeah. 416.5641 384 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 416.5925 Smooth. 417.3073 385 PRV_int_01 417.2410 Right. 417.5297 386 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 417.9064 And uh, 418.5454 387 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 418.5454 (pause 0.78) 419.3265 388 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 419.3265 back in the day, you know, 420.4104 389 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 420.4104 (pause 0.72) 421.1299 390 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 421.1299 sm- being smooth wont too cool [/unintelligible/.] 423.4871 391 PRV_int_01 422.7440 [Okay.] 423.2694 392 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 423.7570 If you wont jumping up and screaming and 425.8566 393 PRV_int_01 426.0554 Mm. 426.4956 394 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 426.5950 swinging, 427.2198 395 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 427.2198 (pause 0.38) 427.6032 396 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 427.6032 you just wont- you- they w- it wasn't anything that they wanna do. 430.5048 397 PRV_int_01 430.4792 Really? 430.8484 398 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 431.0709 And so I was r- a little 432.7512 399 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 432.7512 (pause 0.94) 433.6932 400 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 433.6932 reluctant. But I would still end up go- in- going in there singing. 437.3359 401 PRV_int_01 437.3407 Really? 437.7004 402 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 437.7856 Yeah, later on. 438.5998 403 PRV_int_01 438.6660 Okay. 439.0684 404 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 439.2388 And uh, 439.9156 405 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 439.9156 (pause 0.90) 440.8197 406 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 440.8197 but um, 441.6670 407 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 441.6670 (pause 0.97) 442.6354 408 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 442.6354 they would write songs like um, 444.4672 409 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 444.4672 (pause 0.72) 445.1914 410 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 445.1914 Thin Line Between Love and Hate? 446.6635 411 PRV_int_01 446.8529 Uh-huh. 447.2599 412 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 447.2126 You seen that movie yet? 447.9700 413 PRV_int_01 448.2993 Yeah I- yeah I think I [/?/] 449.9465 414 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 449.6815 [Martin] Lawrence. 450.4530 415 PRV_int_01 450.7134 Okay. 451.1346 416 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 451.3003 [Yeah.] 451.5717 417 PRV_int_01 451.3003 [Yeah.] Yeah. 452.1523 418 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 452.4127 And uh, you know, his roots are down here too. 454.4906 419 PRV_int_01 454.7490 I didn't know that. 455.3785 420 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 455.4921 Yeah. 455.7903 421 PRV_int_01 455.9181 Where is Martin Lawrence [from?] 457.3050 422 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 457.0589 [Uh] Mrs. /RD-NAME-4/ 459.0611 423 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 459.6339 was a /RD-NAME-2/ before she married Mr. /RD-NAME-1/. 461.5063 424 PRV_int_01 461.6673 Oh. 462.1169 425 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 462.2163 That's his aunt. 463.5464 426 PRV_int_01 463.9440 Really? 464.2186 427 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 464.4174 Yeah. 464.7156 428 PRV_int_01 465.2694 And- 465.5345 429 PRV_int_01 465.5345 (pause 0.18) 465.7144 430 PRV_int_01 465.7144 and so he grew up down here or he- 467.3927 431 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 467.3785 Well born- he mighta been born in Washington DC but her- his father 471.2505 432 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 471.8469 um, 472.5238 433 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 472.5238 (pause 0.39) 472.9099 434 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 472.9099 /RD-NAME-4/ 473.8708 435 PRV_int_01 474.0033 Uh-huh. 474.3678 436 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 474.4104 is from down here. 475.4754 437 PRV_int_01 475.8446 From Princeville? 477.0042 438 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 477.0469 Yeah- in Tarboro. [Princeville- Yeah, um- yeah-] yep. 480.3631 439 PRV_int_01 477.8800 [Tarboro. Okay. Cool.] 479.1000 440 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 480.5003 But uh, 481.0163 441 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 481.0163 (pause 1.25) 482.2707 442 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 482.2707 Backfield in Motion is another song, 484.1877 443 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 484.1877 (pause 0.51) 484.7016 444 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 484.7016 Money Money Money, 485.6625 445 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 485.6625 (pause 0.47) 486.1311 446 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 486.1311 uh, Hypnotize. 487.8636 447 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 487.8636 (pause 0.58) 488.4411 448 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 488.4411 So they would- they would 489.2031 449 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 489.2031 (pause 0.66) 489.8658 450 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 489.8658 put out a lot of good stuff 491.5246 451 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 491.5246 (pause 0.64) 492.1690 452 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 492.1690 in uh- 493.0731 453 PRV_int_01 493.5180 This was the 494.2659 454 PRV_int_01 494.2659 (pause 0.16) 494.4269 455 PRV_int_01 494.4269 original group that you were in? 495.8469 456 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 495.9747 Yeah my first group. 496.8409 457 PRV_int_01 496.9762 [Okay.] 497.3549 458 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 497.1324 [Yeah the] Swans. 497.9891 459 PRV_int_01 497.9749 The Swans, [okay.] 498.8554 460 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 498.5382 [Uh-huh.] 498.8932 461 PRV_int_01 498.9974 Okay. 499.3713 462 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 499.5133 But uh, they're up- 500.6872 463 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 500.6872 (pause 0.34) 501.0233 464 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 501.0233 they would- they would stay in New York in uh, 503.3359 465 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 503.3359 (pause 0.37) 503.7099 466 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 503.7099 I'd come back 504.3725 467 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 504.3725 (pause 0.18) 504.5571 468 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 504.5571 to Virginia 505.5701 469 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 505.5701 (pause 0.94) 506.5121 470 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 506.5121 and uh, 507.2647 471 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 507.2647 (pause 0.61) 507.8753 472 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 507.8753 continuously to go back and forth during the summer time to visit my aunt and uncle. 512.3511 473 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 512.3511 (pause 0.75) 513.0990 474 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 513.0990 And uh, 513.9794 475 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 513.9794 (pause 1.48) 515.4590 476 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 515.4590 while I would be up there, 516.7844 477 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 516.7844 (pause 1.30) 518.0813 478 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 518.0813 I would be looking for jobs in- in Manhattan, 520.8740 479 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 520.8740 (pause 0.62) 521.4969 480 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 521.4969 uh, trying to, you know, I wanted to stay in New York, 523.7784 481 PRV_int_01 523.8636 Mm-hm. 524.3133 482 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 524.2470 but while I was staying with uncle /RD-NAME-1/ 526.1072 483 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 526.3561 my job with him was to 528.3110 484 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 528.3110 (pause 0.60) 528.9122 485 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 528.9122 polish 529.5228 486 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 529.5228 (pause 0.74) 530.2612 487 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 530.2612 this lobby because he was the superintendent 532.4291 488 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 532.4291 (pause 0.46) 532.8862 489 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 532.8862 of an eighteen story building. 534.3678 490 PRV_int_01 534.5287 Mm-hm. 534.9406 491 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 535.1346 And um, 535.9582 492 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 535.9582 (pause 1.45) 537.4114 493 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 537.4114 keeping the- the tile, 538.6232 494 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 538.6232 (pause 0.44) 539.0661 495 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 539.0661 the brass banisters and the mailboxes. I would sing 541.7594 496 PRV_int_01 542.1050 Okay. 542.5073 497 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 542.6541 and um, 543.4445 498 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 543.4445 (pause 0.43) 543.8706 499 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 543.8706 to myself. 544.6184 500 PRV_int_01 544.8247 Mm-hm. 545.1919 501 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 545.7856 And- 546.3299 502 PRV_int_01 547.0116 So you were helping him 547.8967 503 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 548.1949 [Mm-hm.] 548.5736 504 PRV_int_01 548.3133 [/like/] 548.6020 505 PRV_int_01 548.9286 with maintenance on the- in the [building.] 550.6705 506 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 550.0978 [D- in] the [building. Right], uh-huh. 551.7619 507 PRV_int_01 550.9146 [Okay.] 551.2933 508 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 552.3394 And 552.9784 509 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 552.9784 (pause 1.53) 554.5121 510 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 554.5121 f- the- f- 555.2031 511 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 555.2031 (pause 0.25) 555.4540 512 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 555.4540 one summer 556.2019 513 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 556.2019 (pause 0.21) 556.4082 514 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 556.4082 556.8389 515 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 556.8389 (pause 0.52) 557.3549 516 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 557.3549 on the third- 557.9844 517 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 557.9844 (pause 0.37) 558.3536 518 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 558.3536 f- 558.5382 519 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 558.5382 (pause 0.24) 558.7796 520 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 558.7796 I think it was- 559.2340 521 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 559.2340 (pause 0.19) 559.4234 522 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 559.4234 took me- took me three days before I would be 561.3357 523 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 561.3357 (pause 0.84) 562.1735 524 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 562.1735 actually discovered. 563.1845 525 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 563.1845 (pause 1.69) 564.8790 526 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 564.8790 There was a Jewish lady Mrs. /RD-NAME-4/ 567.2031 527 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 567.2031 (pause 0.60) 567.7996 528 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 567.7996 that was standing outside the building 569.9323 529 PRV_int_01 570.2873 Mm-hm. 570.5856 530 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 570.7370 for two days she stayed in there in the next apartment building. 573.8895 531 PRV_int_01 574.1242 Mm. 574.4650 532 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 575.0046 And she said that, um, 576.4435 533 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 576.4435 (pause 1.13) 577.5701 534 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 577.5701 she just couldn't ha- had to come in. 579.4777 535 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 579.4777 (pause 0.56) 580.0410 536 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 580.0410 So she said, excuse me. 581.1000 537 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 581.1000 (pause 0.85) 581.9513 538 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 581.9513 I'm polishing and singing. 583.4754 539 PRV_int_01 583.7878 Mm. 584.0150 540 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 584.0908 She said aren't you the uh, nephew of Uncle /RD-NAME-1/? 586.9640 541 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 586.9640 (pause 0.59) 587.5584 542 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 587.5584 And Aunt /RD-NAME-2/ from North Carolina or Virginia? 589.6648 543 PRV_int_01 589.7121 Mm-hm. 590.1533 544 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 590.5547 I say, yes I am. She said, well, 592.5285 545 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 592.5285 (pause 1.17) 593.7004 546 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 593.7004 I wanna tell you one thing. 595.1252 547 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 595.1252 (pause 0.83) 595.9535 548 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 595.9535 I've been listening to you 597.1037 549 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 597.1037 (pause 0.55) 597.6575 550 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 597.6575 and you have the most melodious voice 600.2116 551 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 600.2116 (pause 0.57) 600.7796 552 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 600.7796 that I've ever heard. 601.7216 553 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 601.7216 (pause 0.59) 602.3133 554 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 602.3133 Have you ever thought about 603.6859 555 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 603.6859 (pause 1.93) 605.6152 556 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 605.6152 singing professionally? 606.6238 557 PRV_int_01 606.7986 Mm-hm. 607.2766 558 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 607.3692 I told her, no ma'am I hadn't. 608.8697 559 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 608.8697 (pause 0.40) 609.2720 560 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 609.2720 But I was lying. 610.1240 561 PRV_int_01 610.3019 Mm-hm. [] 611.7456 562 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 610.7516 [I was hoping I was] gonna be discovered 612.7302 563 PRV_int_01 612.8248 Yeah. 613.1514 564 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 613.2177 just like that 613.8047 565 PRV_int_01 613.8851 Yeah. [] 615.0827 566 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 614.6425 [And uh] so she told me she say, I happen to know the publisher 618.1527 567 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 618.7112 of the Platters. 619.5349 568 PRV_int_01 619.5727 Uh-huh. 619.9277 569 PRV_int_01 619.9277 (pause 0.81) 620.7371 570 PRV_int_01 620.7371 Oh. 621.1632 571 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 621.1300 How would you like to meet 'em? 622.1193 572 PRV_int_01 622.3682 Wow. 622.6947 573 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 622.8699 And man, 623.6462 574 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 623.6462 (pause 0.81) 624.4604 575 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 624.4604 I- I got of turned uh- 625.9041 576 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 625.9041 (pause 0.42) 626.3253 577 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 626.3253 a backwards flip. 627.1916 578 PRV_int_01 627.4878 Uh-huh. 627.8238 579 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 628.0889 Said, the Platters? 629.6367 580 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 629.6367 (pause 0.59) 630.2284 581 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 630.2284 And plus, 630.8769 582 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 630.8769 (pause 0.38) 631.2603 583 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 631.2603 well- in my group, we had already been singing 633.7264 584 PRV_int_01 633.7812 Mm-hm. 634.1741 585 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 634.4250 uh, some of their songs 635.6604 586 PRV_int_01 635.7361 Okay. 636.1527 587 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 636.2284 but I never had no 637.6911 588 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 637.6911 (pause 0.29) 637.9845 589 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 637.9845 inkling of an idea 639.0685 590 PRV_int_01 639.2720 Mm. 639.5182 591 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 639.5040 that one day 640.2187 592 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 640.8841 I would um, 641.8971 593 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 641.8971 (pause 1.37) 643.2650 594 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 643.2650 get a chance to meet 'em. 644.1171 595 PRV_int_01 644.2212 Yeah. 644.5431 596 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 644.6803 And I would meet /RD-NAME-2/, 646.0294 597 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 646.0294 (pause 0.70) 646.7279 598 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 646.7279 the bass singer, 647.4947 599 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 647.4947 (pause 0.17) 647.6651 600 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 647.6651 648.4840 601 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 648.4840 (pause 0.88) 649.3597 602 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 649.3597 o- over on the side, 650.4342 603 PRV_int_01 650.5525 Uh-huh. 650.9123 604 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 651.9110 Tony Williams, 652.9504 605 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 652.9504 (pause 0.34) 653.2912 606 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 653.2912 who was originally 654.6071 607 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 654.6071 (pause 0.48) 655.0899 608 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 655.0899 Zola, 655.7337 609 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 655.7337 (pause 0.36) 656.0887 610 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 656.0887 who w- had just got with the group. 657.6128 611 PRV_int_01 657.8901 Okay. 658.2830 612 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 658.8557 And uh, Paul 660.0391 613 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 660.0391 (pause 0.28) 660.3231 614 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 660.3231 and David. 660.8674 615 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 660.8674 (pause 0.71) 661.5727 616 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 661.5727 Now, 662.0035 617 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 662.0035 (pause 0.19) 662.1928 618 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 662.1928 David was sick at that time, and Herbie would tell me 665.2533 619 PRV_int_01 665.5752 Mm. 665.8308 620 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 666.0107 um, 666.5692 621 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 666.5692 (pause 0.90) 667.4733 622 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 667.4733 that they was gonna be l- looking for 669.3478 623 PRV_int_01 669.7860 Mm. 670.2857 624 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 670.1457 some replacements later on. 671.3433 625 PRV_int_01 671.9634 Now tell me a [little bit] 672.9905 626 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 672.4888 [] 673.1278 627 PRV_int_01 674.1313 about the history of the Platters, like- and then what you had known about them up until that point. 678.3127 628 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 678.3610 Mm-hm. 678.7396 629 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 678.7396 (pause 0.62) 679.3644 630 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 679.3644 Well the Platters would start 680.5951 631 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 680.5951 (pause 1.13) 681.7292 632 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 681.7292 in nineteen fifty three. 683.1871 633 PRV_int_01 683.6509 Mm. 683.8640 634 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 684.3184 I was a mere lad of thirteen 686.3206 635 PRV_int_01 686.6945 Mm-hm. 686.9833 636 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 686.9549 down here 687.4992 637 PRV_int_01 687.8333 Okay. 688.2025 638 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 688.3919 in North Carolina. 689.1445 639 PRV_int_01 689.1729 Mm. 689.6576 640 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 690.3185 Didn't know 691.1372 641 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 691.1372 (pause 0.15) 691.2887 642 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 691.2887 what fate 691.7479 643 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 691.7479 (pause 0.27) 692.0224 644 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 692.0224 had in store 692.9975 645 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 692.9975 (pause 0.80) 693.7927 646 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 693.7927 but uh, at first they started out, it was four of 'em. 696.5787 647 PRV_int_01 696.8201 Mm-hm. 697.2611 648 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 698.4058 Herbert Reed um, 700.2498 649 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 700.2498 (pause 0.85) 701.0971 650 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 701.0971 Alex Hodge, 702.0722 651 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 702.0722 (pause 1.35) 703.4213 652 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 703.4213 /was it/ Cornell /Gunther/ 704.7655 653 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 704.7655 (pause 0.99) 705.7548 654 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 705.7548 and um, David. 707.5326 655 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 707.5326 (pause 1.87) 709.4023 656 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 709.4023 David- 710.1833 657 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 710.1833 (pause 0.32) 710.5005 658 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 710.5005 Now, Alex Hodge and Cornell /Gunther/ would uh- would depart- Cornell would end up 715.8851 659 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 715.8851 (pause 0.58) 716.4673 660 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 716.4673 with the Coasters, 717.3714 661 PRV_int_01 717.5797 Mm. 717.9205 662 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 718.1552 but Herbie would 718.8273 663 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 718.8273 (pause 0.43) 719.2533 664 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 719.2533 pick up 719.6557 665 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 719.6557 (pause 0.52) 720.1716 666 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 720.1716 Paul Robi 720.9242 667 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 720.9242 (pause 0.95) 721.8757 668 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 721.8757 and 722.7513 669 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 722.7513 (pause 0.70) 723.4472 670 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 723.4472 Tony 723.8968 671 PRV_int_01 724.3209 Mm-hm. 724.6995 672 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 724.8889 and um, 726.0202 673 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 726.0202 (pause 1.46) 727.4781 674 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 727.4781 and David. 728.0650 675 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 728.0650 (pause 0.80) 728.8697 676 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 728.8697 David 729.2010 677 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 729.2010 (pause 0.30) 729.4992 678 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 729.4992 Lynch. 729.9631 679 PRV_int_01 730.0368 Mm-hm. 730.4439 680 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 730.5007 And it was called- you know, would call themselves the four somethings, but 733.7763 681 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 733.7763 (pause 0.32) 734.0934 682 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 734.0934 they couldn't get the harmony right. 735.4188 683 PRV_int_01 735.5824 Mm-hm. 736.0321 684 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 735.9990 But they were struggling 736.8983 685 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 737.6841 and uh, trying their best to get it, 739.6958 686 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 739.6958 (pause 0.43) 740.1218 687 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 740.1218 but they- 740.5099 688 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 740.5099 (pause 0.17) 740.6803 689 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 740.6803 they c- just couldn't get it. 741.6318 690 PRV_int_01 741.9090 Mm-hm. 742.2783 691 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 742.6285 So um, 743.5563 692 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 743.5563 (pause 1.00) 744.5598 693 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 744.5598 Buck Ram 745.4639 694 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 745.4639 (pause 1.22) 746.6803 695 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 746.6803 was told about 'em. They were introduced to Buck Ram 749.2155 696 PRV_int_01 749.2628 Mm-hm. 749.5894 697 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 749.8071 by um, 750.6828 698 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 750.6828 (pause 1.59) 752.2685 699 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 752.2685 um, Linda Hayes. 753.8921 700 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 753.8921 (pause 0.92) 754.8131 701 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 754.8131 755.3527 702 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 755.3527 (pause 0.32) 755.6746 703 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 755.6746 And 756.0344 704 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 756.0344 (pause 1.18) 757.2130 705 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 757.2130 Buck would um, 758.1076 706 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 758.1076 (pause 1.38) 759.4850 707 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 759.4850 start working with 'em, 760.5528 708 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 760.5528 (pause 0.64) 761.1965 709 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 761.1965 and he also would be managing a group called the Penguins. 764.0461 710 PRV_int_01 764.0839 Mm. 764.3916 711 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 764.4389 They only had one hit, 765.4235 712 PRV_int_01 765.8475 Mm. 766.1694 713 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 766.1552 Earth Angel, 766.8368 714 PRV_int_01 767.2107 Okay. 767.5326 715 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 767.5847 Would You Be Mine? 768.2758 716 PRV_int_01 768.3752 Yeah. 768.7491 717 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 769.2556 And um, 770.0650 718 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 770.0650 (pause 0.82) 770.8839 719 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 770.8839 but Mercury Records had their eyes on 773.4332 720 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 773.4332 (pause 0.65) 774.0817 721 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 774.0817 the Penguins 774.8390 722 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 774.8390 (pause 0.73) 775.5680 723 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 775.5680 and the Platters would um, 777.2058 724 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 777.2058 (pause 0.63) 777.8380 725 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 777.8380 sign finally with a group 779.9350 726 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 779.9350 (pause 0.71) 780.6402 727 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 780.6402 called Federal Records out of Cincinnati Ohio. 783.1206 728 PRV_int_01 783.1679 Mm-hm. 783.5134 729 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 784.3161 And they would try to record Only You. 786.9100 730 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 786.9100 (pause 1.20) 788.1123 731 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 788.1123 And Zola hadn't came in the group this time. 789.9063 732 PRV_int_01 789.9564 Mm-hm. 790.4155 733 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 791.0498 And /RD-NAME-2/ you should hear it. 792.8248 734 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 792.8248 (pause 1.04) 793.8615 735 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 793.8615 I should play it for you sometime 795.5560 736 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 795.5560 (pause 0.35) 795.9043 737 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 795.9043 when you come back with the video. 797.3101 738 PRV_int_01 797.2723 Okay. 797.6273 739 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 797.8924 I'll play you the original 799.8993 740 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 799.8993 (pause 1.19) 801.0922 741 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 801.0922 Only You. 801.7312 742 PRV_int_01 801.7907 Mm-hm. 802.1978 743 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 802.7374 Okay. 803.2155 744 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 803.2155 (pause 0.38) 803.5941 745 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 803.5941 That version, 804.7538 746 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 804.7538 (pause 0.34) 805.0946 747 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 805.0946 they would be tagged as the Flatters. 807.2815 748 PRV_int_01 807.5655 807.8495 749 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 808.3398 They sounded just that bad. 809.3622 750 PRV_int_01 809.4758 Really? 809.7693 751 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 810.0249 And so 810.5219 752 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 810.5219 (pause 1.07) 811.5964 753 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 811.5964 getting back to Mercury Records 813.3052 754 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 813.3052 (pause 0.36) 813.6696 755 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 813.6696 and their interest in the Penguins, Buck told 'em, he said well, 816.7822 756 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 816.7822 (pause 0.64) 817.4213 757 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 817.4213 tell you what, 817.9656 758 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 817.9656 (pause 0.88) 818.8460 759 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 818.8460 the only way you guys gonna get the Penguins, 821.4900 760 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 821.4900 (pause 0.67) 822.1622 761 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 822.1622 you got to sign the Platters too. 823.7810 762 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 823.7810 (pause 0.67) 824.4484 763 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 824.4484 And they said, 825.0306 764 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 825.0306 (pause 0.46) 825.4898 765 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 825.4898 we don't want 'em. 826.1714 766 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 826.1714 (pause 0.99) 827.1587 767 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 827.1587 They don't have it. 827.7835 768 PRV_int_01 828.0533 Mm. 828.3610 769 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 828.5645 We- /unintelligible/- We'd say 829.9372 770 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 829.9372 (pause 0.33) 830.2685 771 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 830.2685 we just 830.8223 772 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 830.8223 (pause 0.35) 831.1679 773 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 831.1679 ain't interested in 'em. 832.1126 774 PRV_int_01 832.0842 Mm-hm. 832.6001 775 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 832.7137 He said well, that's the only way you gonna get them Penguins. 835.1562 776 PRV_int_01 835.2698 Mm-hm. 835.6011 777 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 835.6769 And so sure enough, they reluctantly 837.4519 778 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 837.4519 (pause 0.99) 838.4439 779 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 838.4439 signed the Platters 839.6699 780 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 839.6699 (pause 1.05) 840.7207 781 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 840.7207 and by that time, 841.7289 782 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 841.7289 (pause 0.75) 842.4768 783 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 842.4768 Zola 843.1916 784 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 843.1916 (pause 1.04) 844.2309 785 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 844.2309 the secret weapon 845.3101 786 PRV_int_01 845.4237 Okay. 845.8876 787 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 846.1811 came into the group. 847.0757 788 PRV_int_01 847.2461 Mm. 847.6627 789 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 848.1833 Rounded off the harmony, 849.4945 790 PRV_int_01 849.8380 Oh. 850.1078 791 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 851.2249 put it in a chord, 852.2521 792 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 852.2521 (pause 0.65) 852.9053 793 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 852.9053 put the four parts in a chord, 854.1455 794 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 854.1455 (pause 0.41) 854.5573 795 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 854.5573 full chord, 855.2010 796 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 855.2010 (pause 0.88) 856.0794 797 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 856.0794 and they would redo 857.3007 798 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 857.3007 (pause 0.23) 857.5326 799 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 857.5326 Only You. 858.1527 800 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 858.1527 (pause 1.64) 859.7952 801 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 859.7952 860.1928 802 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 860.1928 (pause 0.73) 860.9217 803 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 860.9217 And it was all over. 861.9158 804 PRV_int_01 862.0605 Yeah. 862.4061 805 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 862.6333 [] 863.5421 806 PRV_int_01 862.6617 [] 864.3894 807 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 864.3468 They forgot about the Penguins, 865.7668 808 PRV_int_01 865.8946 Yeah. 866.2070 809 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 866.1928 866.7561 810 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 866.9312 and started concentrating on them Platters. 869.0451 811 PRV_int_01 869.0782 Mm. 869.3717 812 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 870.3089 Herbie tells me that uh, Only You 872.2591 813 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 872.2591 (pause 0.48) 872.7371 814 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 872.7371 stayed on the billboard charts for seventeen weeks. 875.6604 815 PRV_int_01 875.7740 Mm. 876.1764 816 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 876.2994 As a number one, 877.1609 817 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 877.1609 (pause 0.56) 877.7195 818 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 877.7195 and it was beginning to decline. 879.4330 819 PRV_int_01 879.5730 Mm-hm. 879.9516 820 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 880.1126 And um, 880.9977 821 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 880.9977 (pause 0.45) 881.4521 822 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 881.4521 Mercury Records president 882.8674 823 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 882.8674 (pause 0.61) 883.4781 824 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 883.4781 would call Buck Rams and say, 884.9123 825 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 884.9123 (pause 0.47) 885.3856 826 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 885.3856 we need another song and we need it right away. 888.0628 827 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 888.0628 (pause 0.74) 888.8012 828 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 888.8012 Do you happen to have one? 889.7668 829 PRV_int_01 889.8757 Mm-hm. 890.3111 830 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 890.4153 Buck say yep, 891.1442 831 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 891.1442 (pause 0.26) 891.4073 832 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 891.4073 I got the ideal song. 892.7895 833 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 892.7895 (pause 0.48) 893.2675 834 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 893.2675 But he didn't. 893.8876 835 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 893.8876 (pause 0.93) 894.8201 836 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 894.8201 What he would do though, 895.7479 837 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 895.7479 (pause 0.95) 896.6993 838 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 896.6993 he would go back to the hotel and /being on a/ ranger 899.4521 839 PRV_int_01 899.6699 [Mm-hm.] 899.9776 840 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 899.8971 [/accomplisher/] ranger, 900.9384 841 PRV_int_01 901.0615 Mm-hm. 901.4213 842 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 902.1739 he 902.6283 843 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 902.6283 (pause 0.55) 903.1821 844 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 903.1821 would go in the bathroom 904.4439 845 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 904.4439 (pause 1.32) 905.7645 846 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 905.7645 and in fifteen minutes 907.0994 847 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 907.0994 (pause 0.73) 907.8331 848 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 907.8331 he would write 908.4011 849 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 908.4011 (pause 0.27) 908.6661 850 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 908.6661 The Great Pretender. 909.5371 851 PRV_int_01 909.5986 Hm. 909.8874 852 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 910.7611 And that- 911.1681 853 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 911.1681 (pause 0.27) 911.4427 854 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 911.4427 they would hear that 912.1290 855 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 912.1290 (pause 0.17) 912.2947 856 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 912.2947 and that would 912.7538 857 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 912.7538 (pause 0.76) 913.5159 858 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 913.5159 almost outsell Only You. 915.0212 859 PRV_int_01 915.1064 Mm. 915.4093 860 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 915.4566 And from then on man, 916.5670 861 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 916.5670 (pause 0.46) 917.0309 862 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 917.0309 the Platters was on the road. 918.1527 863 PRV_int_01 918.3515 Hm. 918.5834 864 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 919.1751 And uh, I guess the lifestyle and success 922.5812 865 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 922.5812 (pause 1.61) 924.1906 866 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 924.1906 in managing- trying to manage all of this- 926.4422 867 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 926.4422 (pause 0.87) 927.3099 868 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 927.3099 this stardom, 928.1808 869 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 928.1808 (pause 0.34) 928.5197 870 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 928.5197 was kind of hard for 'em [because] uh, 930.5834 871 PRV_int_01 929.7787 [Mm.] 930.0344 872 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 931.9703 as most groups, 932.9644 873 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 932.9644 (pause 0.39) 933.3572 874 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 933.3572 you have your temptations and your weaknesses and your strengths 936.4698 875 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 936.4698 (pause 0.63) 937.0994 876 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 937.0994 and uh, the industry 938.4768 877 PRV_int_01 938.6519 Mm-hm. 939.0827 878 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 939.2436 is a very, uh, hectic 940.9315 879 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 940.9315 (pause 0.87) 941.8024 880 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 941.8024 uh, 942.2616 881 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 942.2616 (pause 0.27) 942.5266 882 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 942.5266 lifestyle if you don't have some- 943.9183 883 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 943.9183 (pause 0.50) 944.4153 884 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 944.4153 some strengths. 945.2105 885 PRV_int_01 945.3174 Mm-hm. 945.7528 886 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 946.1173 And so uh, David, 947.2202 887 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 947.2202 (pause 0.15) 947.3669 888 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 947.3669 his condition 948.2758 889 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 948.2758 (pause 0.64) 948.9148 890 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 948.9148 apparently had worsened 950.0082 891 PRV_int_01 950.2307 Mm-hm. 950.6614 892 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 950.6235 and so um, 951.5087 893 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 952.4487 Herbie 952.9220 894 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 952.9220 (pause 0.41) 953.3338 895 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 953.3338 would uh, 954.0817 896 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 954.0817 (pause 0.78) 954.8627 897 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 954.8627 finally 955.4165 898 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 955.4165 (pause 0.35) 955.7621 899 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 955.7621 call me 956.3017 900 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 956.3017 (pause 1.56) 957.8637 901 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 957.8637 and- and tell me 958.7983 902 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 958.7983 (pause 0.38) 959.1776 903 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 959.1776 you know, are you ready? 960.2663 904 PRV_int_01 960.4462 Mm-hm. 960.8343 905 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 960.9148 But up until that point I had been working with a group out of Newport News 964.6096 906 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 964.6096 (pause 0.54) 965.1539 907 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 965.1539 as an understudy called the Five Keys. 967.3929 908 PRV_int_01 967.3786 Okay. 967.8283 909 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 968.4011 Man. 968.9170 910 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 968.9170 (pause 1.13) 970.0463 911 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 970.0463 The Five Keys. 971.3433 912 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 971.3433 (pause 0.45) 971.7929 913 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 971.7929 972.4604 914 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 972.4604 (pause 0.38) 972.8438 915 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 972.8438 I w- I- 973.3076 916 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 973.3076 (pause 0.20) 973.5112 917 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 973.5112 You- you got to hear them too. 974.5433 918 PRV_int_01 974.5147 Okay. 974.9123 919 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 974.9359 I got some of that stuff. 975.8164 920 PRV_int_01 975.8522 Okay. 976.2775 921 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 978.7633 They would out sing 980.4863 922 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 980.4863 (pause 0.51) 980.9928 923 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 980.9928 anybody. 981.6649 924 PRV_int_01 981.8333 Mm-hm. 982.2356 925 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 983.8071 The Five Key- Oo, man, [I'm telling] you. 985.9940 926 PRV_int_01 985.2272 [] 985.6958 927 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 986.4058 Rudy West 987.1016 928 PRV_int_01 987.3241 Yeah. 987.5702 929 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 987.7718 had a tenor 988.6901 930 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 988.6901 (pause 0.98) 989.6746 931 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 989.6746 that was sweeter than Bill Kenny 991.4875 932 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 991.4875 (pause 0.49) 991.9751 933 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 991.9751 of the Ink Spots 992.8460 934 PRV_int_01 992.9454 Hm. 993.2152 935 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 993.2058 and I was in his shadow. 994.5575 936 PRV_int_01 994.6853 Mm-hm. 995.0924 937 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 995.1823 995.6178 938 PRV_int_01 996.0880 Okay. 996.5475 939 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 997.3029 He had a song that he would do um, 999.5087 940 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 999.5087 (pause 1.36) 1000.8652 941 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1000.8652 out of sight (singing) 1001.9208 942 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1001.9208 (pause 0.73) 1002.6541 943 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1002.6541 out of mind (singing). 1004.9169 944 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1004.9169 (pause 0.26) 1005.1772 945 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1005.1772 Then the background would go, 1006.0577 946 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1006.0577 (pause 0.32) 1006.3795 947 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1006.3795 doo woo (singing) 1008.2824 948 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1008.2824 (pause 0.46) 1008.7395 949 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1008.7395 so the story (singing) 1010.9406 950 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1010.9406 (pause 0.27) 1011.2151 951 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1011.2151 goes (singing) 1013.1085 952 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1013.1085 (pause 0.48) 1013.5866 953 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1013.5866 you forgot (singing) 1014.6326 954 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1014.6326 (pause 0.52) 1015.1513 955 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1015.1513 I exist (singing). 1017.4754 956 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1017.4754 (pause 0.38) 1017.8589 957 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1017.8589 I mean, man, 1018.7535 958 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1018.7535 (pause 0.60) 1019.3546 959 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1019.3546 and so 1019.9416 960 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1019.9416 (pause 0.18) 1020.1167 961 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1020.1167 when I- or when Herb first thing, he say, 1022.4388 962 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1022.4388 (pause 0.20) 1022.6376 963 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1022.6376 can you do a lead something? I said, well, 1024.6967 964 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1024.6967 (pause 0.40) 1025.0943 965 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1025.0943 I say um- 1025.9037 966 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1025.9037 (pause 0.94) 1026.8457 967 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1026.8457 He was testing me. 1027.6105 968 PRV_int_01 1027.7099 Mm-hm. 1028.1075 969 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1028.2448 I say, I- I- I know background harmony cause I've been singing it all my life 1031.8658 970 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1031.8658 (pause 0.27) 1032.1356 971 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1032.1356 [I] said but there's one song that uh, 1034.5335 972 PRV_int_01 1032.1782 [Mm.] 1032.4338 973 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1034.8790 the Ink Spots had done 1036.2186 974 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1036.2186 (pause 0.86) 1037.0801 975 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1037.0801 that- but Ram had 1038.3770 976 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1038.3770 (pause 0.25) 1038.6232 977 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1038.6232 arranged for them. 1039.5650 978 PRV_int_01 1039.7288 Mm-hm. 1040.0886 979 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1040.7039 And so 1041.1536 980 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1041.1536 (pause 1.02) 1042.1713 981 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1042.1713 they were looking for a smooth 1043.8942 982 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1043.8942 (pause 0.93) 1044.8267 983 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1044.8267 tenor. 1045.1865 984 PRV_int_01 1045.3028 Mm-hm. 1045.7099 985 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1045.7335 And so I would do uh, 1046.8270 986 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1046.8270 (pause 0.22) 1047.0447 987 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1047.0447 To Each His Own. 1047.8305 988 PRV_int_01 1047.8399 Mm-hm. 1048.2754 989 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1048.9949 A rose must remain (singing) 1052.4010 990 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1052.4010 (pause 0.65) 1053.0542 991 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1053.0542 with the sun and the rain (singing) 1056.0741 992 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1056.0741 (pause 0.77) 1056.8457 993 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1056.8457 or its lovely promise won't come true (singing). 1062.2634 994 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1062.2634 (pause 0.34) 1062.5995 995 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1062.5995 I didn't get through 1063.4732 996 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1063.4732 (pause 0.42) 1063.8945 997 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1063.8945 the song 1064.4010 998 PRV_int_01 1064.4625 Mm-hm. 1064.7418 999 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1064.7418 and Herbie say, 1065.4186 1000 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1065.9488 you know the whole s- you know the whole thing? I say yep. 1067.9747 1001 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1067.9747 (pause 0.34) 1068.3155 1002 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1068.3155 I said I know that, said I got another. He said, nope, 1069.8992 1003 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1069.8992 (pause 0.36) 1070.2542 1004 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1070.2542 don't- don't need no more. Don't need no more. 1071.7853 1005 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1071.7853 (pause 0.34) 1072.1287 1006 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1072.1287 He said, I'll tell you what, we gonna send for you 1073.6907 1007 PRV_int_01 1073.8090 [Mm.] 1074.2019 1008 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1074.0694 [] 1074.4149 1009 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1074.7017 to come up 1075.1513 1010 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1075.1513 (pause 0.92) 1076.0744 1011 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1076.0744 to try out for the group. He said because there are other- other guys bringing in people too. 1080.0078 1012 PRV_int_01 1079.9368 Mm-hm. 1080.2918 1013 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1080.3297 He said but 1080.9383 1014 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1080.9383 (pause 0.36) 1081.3028 1015 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1081.3028 I'm the man 1082.2258 1016 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1082.2258 (pause 1.12) 1083.3429 1017 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1083.3429 that thought of the name The Platters 1085.0185 1018 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1085.0185 (pause 0.32) 1085.3404 1019 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1085.3404 and me and Buck Ram are tight. 1087.0945 1020 PRV_int_01 1087.1466 Mm. 1087.5253 1021 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1087.5395 He said 1087.9229 1022 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1087.9229 (pause 0.16) 1088.0838 1023 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1088.0838 so what I say- 1089.0542 1024 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1089.0542 (pause 0.28) 1089.3382 1025 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1089.3382 He said I got some [influence on the-] 1090.8765 1026 PRV_int_01 1090.5073 [Mm-hm.] Mm-hm. 1091.3357 1027 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1091.3830 And so 1092.3108 1028 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1092.3108 (pause 0.14) 1092.4480 1029 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1092.4480 by the time, Mrs /RD-NAME-1/ 1093.9276 1030 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1093.9276 (pause 0.68) 1094.6092 1031 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1094.6092 had signed me up 1095.5606 1032 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1095.5606 (pause 1.13) 1096.6919 1033 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1096.6919 as my man- as my manager. 1098.2682 1034 PRV_int_01 1098.1498 Oh okay. 1098.6610 1035 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1098.6563 She wasn't gonna l- you know, 1099.7146 1036 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1100.3442 let this get away. [] 1101.7500 1037 PRV_int_01 1101.1299 [Right right.] Right. 1102.2517 1038 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1102.4695 And um, 1103.2410 1039 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1103.2410 (pause 1.04) 1104.2776 1040 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1104.2776 so sure enough that day- 1105.4448 1041 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1105.4448 (pause 0.54) 1105.9891 1042 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1105.9891 it was in August 1107.2056 1043 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1107.2056 (pause 0.75) 1107.9535 1044 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1107.9535 of nineteen sixty one, 1109.4635 1045 PRV_int_01 1109.9747 Mm. 1110.2540 1046 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1111.1939 there they were- the- the Brill Building. 1113.0826 1047 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1113.0826 (pause 0.85) 1113.9346 1048 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1113.9346 Broadway. Sixteen- 1115.1416 1049 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1115.1416 (pause 0.29) 1115.4304 1050 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1115.4304 fifteen sixteen Broadway. 1116.9194 1051 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1116.9194 (pause 0.50) 1117.4211 1052 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1117.4211 1118.0176 1053 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1118.0176 (pause 0.80) 1118.8175 1054 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1118.8175 think it was on the thirteenth floor, that publisher- at the Platters publisher's office. 1122.3013 1055 PRV_int_01 1123.0472 Now you were living 1123.8329 1056 PRV_int_01 1123.8329 (pause 0.49) 1124.3205 1057 PRV_int_01 1124.3205 [where now?] 1124.8648 1058 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1124.3915 [Out in] Virginia [this time.] 1125.7358 1059 PRV_int_01 1125.2435 [Okay. Okay.] 1126.1050 1060 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1125.8636 [Mm-hm.] 1126.2375 1061 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1126.8955 And um, 1127.7303 1062 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1127.7303 (pause 1.72) 1129.4495 1063 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1129.4495 fifty guys 1130.4909 1064 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1130.4909 (pause 1.24) 1131.7311 1065 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1131.7311 in there lined up 1132.9617 1066 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1132.9617 (pause 0.18) 1133.1464 1067 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1133.1464 down the wall. 1133.5392 1068 PRV_int_01 1133.7049 Oh wow. 1134.1640 1069 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1134.2398 And I said mm. 1135.1865 1070 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1135.1865 (pause 0.62) 1135.8045 1071 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1135.8045 I thought I was gonna walk in here and get this thing. 1138.0435 1072 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1138.0435 (pause 0.84) 1138.8860 1073 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1138.8860 And um, so my manager she- she was with me. She was a little nervous. 1142.4057 1074 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1142.4057 (pause 0.69) 1143.0968 1075 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1143.0968 And she said you very- 1144.5168 1076 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1144.5168 (pause 0.23) 1144.7440 1077 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1144.7440 very calm /RD-NAME-2/. 1145.9084 1078 PRV_int_01 1146.0220 Mm. 1146.2918 1079 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1147.3312 And she say, 1147.9513 1080 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1147.9513 (pause 0.40) 1148.3536 1081 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1148.3536 I said, well I'm- I'm just concentrating. I said but I'm alright. 1151.0422 1082 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1151.0422 (pause 0.43) 1151.4730 1083 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1151.4730 She said have you decided what you gonna sing? 1153.4503 1084 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1153.4503 (pause 0.64) 1154.0933 1085 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1154.0933 I say um, 1155.0920 1086 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1155.0920 (pause 0.49) 1155.5843 1087 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1155.5843 1155.7453 1088 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1155.7453 (pause 0.67) 1156.4127 1089 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1156.4127 I got two or three things um, that I would like to do but I don't know which one I'm gonna do. 1160.6234 1090 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1160.6234 (pause 1.08) 1161.7074 1091 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1161.7074 She said you don't- you haven't planned which one you [gonna do?] 1164.2966 1092 PRV_int_01 1163.7948 [] 1164.9309 1093 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1164.9620 I said no ma'am. 1165.8803 1094 PRV_int_01 1165.8755 [] 1166.4199 1095 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1166.0507 [I say] 1166.9926 1096 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1167.4470 all of 'em were good. 1168.4884 1097 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1168.4884 (pause 0.62) 1169.1132 1098 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1169.1132 And uh, 1169.7286 1099 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1169.7286 (pause 0.65) 1170.3770 1100 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1170.3770 she said, mm. 1171.2480 1101 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1171.2480 (pause 0.27) 1171.5158 1102 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1171.5158 She thought I was- should be nervous cause they was calling 'em in, 1173.7784 1103 PRV_int_01 1173.8115 Yeah. 1174.1476 1104 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1174.2281 call 'em in. 1174.7961 1105 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1174.7961 (pause 0.53) 1175.3310 1106 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1175.3310 And 1176.1262 1107 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1176.1262 (pause 0.49) 1176.6137 1108 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1176.6137 about forty ninth, 1177.8519 1109 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1177.8519 (pause 0.37) 1178.2258 1110 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1178.2258 I'm getting a little- 1179.1583 1111 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1179.1583 (pause 0.27) 1179.4281 1112 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1179.4281 I told her I said Miss /RD-NAME-1/ if they don't hurry up, 1181.3925 1113 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1181.3925 (pause 0.71) 1182.0978 1114 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1182.0978 I said I'm gonna get upset. 1183.2243 1115 PRV_int_01 1183.7998 [Really?] 1184.2116 1116 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1183.8093 [] She said well you w- you needa s- s- go down- 1186.5215 1117 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1186.8387 She says it's too late if you go get a soda /in here/. I said, I know, I'm okay. 1189.9134 1118 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1189.9134 (pause 0.27) 1190.1785 1119 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1190.1785 I said but I been waiting here for awhile. 1191.6269 1120 PRV_int_01 1191.6919 Mm. 1191.9493 1121 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1192.1287 So sure enough 1192.9712 1122 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1192.9712 (pause 1.29) 1194.2587 1123 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1194.2587 uh, 1194.7226 1124 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1194.7226 (pause 0.65) 1195.3738 1125 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1195.3738 I'd come in there 1196.1738 1126 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1196.1738 (pause 0.77) 1196.9453 1127 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1196.9453 and Buck Ram- this the first time I ever seen any half 1199.7759 1128 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1199.7759 (pause 1.37) 1201.1419 1129 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1201.1419 uh, 1201.5773 1130 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1201.5773 (pause 0.34) 1201.9181 1131 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1201.9181 glasses, 1202.4862 1132 PRV_int_01 1202.4862 Mm-hm. 1202.8506 1133 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1203.0778 they're on his nose 1203.8825 1134 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1203.8825 (pause 0.49) 1204.3748 1135 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1204.3748 and he's on the piano. 1205.4730 1136 PRV_int_01 1205.6623 Mm. 1205.9842 1137 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1206.2256 1206.6232 1138 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1206.6232 (pause 0.14) 1206.7585 1139 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1206.7585 And uh, 1207.3123 1140 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1207.3123 (pause 0.53) 1207.8377 1141 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1207.8377 I walk up introduce myself 1209.4802 1142 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1209.4802 (pause 0.20) 1209.6790 1143 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1209.6790 um, 1210.0435 1144 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1210.0435 (pause 0.22) 1210.2659 1145 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1210.2659 originally from North Carolina 1211.4540 1146 PRV_int_01 1211.5629 Mm-hm. 1211.9794 1147 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1213.2460 and uh, 1214.0554 1148 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1214.0554 (pause 0.89) 1214.9406 1149 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1214.9406 I'm- I'm gonna do um, 1216.6541 1150 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1216.6541 (pause 0.49) 1217.1464 1151 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1217.1464 one of- one of three of these songs. 1219.0776 1152 PRV_int_01 1219.1892 Mm. 1219.4874 1153 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1219.4117 And I asked him which one he would like to hear. 1221.1536 1154 PRV_int_01 1221.2861 Mm. 1221.7074 1155 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1222.0009 And already knew that he had done My Prayer. 1223.9226 1156 PRV_int_01 1224.1735 Mm. 1224.5190 1157 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1224.5360 And plus the Platters had did it too. 1226.2874 1158 PRV_int_01 1226.2921 Okay. 1226.6045 1159 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1226.7181 And so I'm gonna sing one of their songs. 1228.1145 1160 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1228.1145 (pause 1.25) 1229.3688 1161 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1229.3688 Everybody else was singing 1230.5522 1162 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1230.5522 (pause 0.22) 1230.7727 1163 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1230.7727 James Brown, 1231.7761 1164 PRV_int_01 1231.9655 Mm. 1232.2306 1165 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1232.4483 Jackie Wilson, 1233.3950 1166 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1233.3950 (pause 1.74) 1235.1369 1167 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1235.1369 all rock. 1235.9274 1168 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1235.9274 (pause 0.51) 1236.4413 1169 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1236.4413 And I s- and I had told her too, I say, 1238.4956 1170 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1238.4956 (pause 0.39) 1238.8885 1171 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1238.8885 they don't know that the Platters ain't no rock and roll, they're classy. 1241.7664 1172 PRV_int_01 1241.9179 Mm-hm. 1242.4906 1173 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1242.4792 So I would 1243.4259 1174 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1244.6045 m- come into the- up to the mic and uh, 1246.6919 1175 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1246.6919 (pause 0.45) 1247.1464 1176 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1247.1464 he said I have any sheet music? 1248.3628 1177 PRV_int_01 1248.8389 Mm. 1249.1892 1178 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1249.7051 I said no sir. 1250.4388 1179 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1250.4388 (pause 0.39) 1250.8317 1180 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1250.8317 He said what key is- is it? 1252.9286 1181 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1252.9286 (pause 0.36) 1253.2931 1182 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1253.2931 I said I don't know. 1254.1640 1183 PRV_int_01 1254.5360 Hm. 1254.6780 1184 PRV_se0_ag3_m_01 1254.6638 I said but I'm sure you know the song. 1256.3536 1185 PRV_int_01 1256.4010 Mm-hm. 1256.7681