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Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers - Special Collection: An Evening With B.B. King

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Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers - Special Collection: An EveningWith B.B. King

Overview of the Collection

Repository: The HistoryMakers®1900 S. Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois [email protected] www.thehistorymakers.com

Creator: The HistoryMakersTitle: The HistoryMakers - Special Collection: An Evening With B.B. King,Dates: June 1, 2004Bulk Dates: 2004Physical Description: 49 Betacam SP videocassettes (26:46:56).Abstract: This collection contains the live taping and edited versions of the HistoryMakers PBS-

TV celebrity interview and fundraiser An Evening With B.B. King. This collectioncontains detailed records of the fundraising for the event, records of the production ofthe live event, the editing process of the video footage, the airing of the program ondifferent PBS stations, distribution of the program on DVD, research on the honoreesand talent, press releases, graphics used during the shooting and photographs from theevent.

Identification: S2003_001Language: The interview and records are in English.

Biographical Note by The HistoryMakers®

The HistoryMakers

The HistoryMakers is a national 501(c)(3) non profit educational institution founded in 1999, committed topreserving, developing and providing easy access to an internationally recognized, archival collection ofthousands of African American video oral histories. The HistoryMakers is the single largest archival collection ofits kind in the world designed to promote and celebrate the successes and to document movements, events andorganizations that are important to the African American community and to American society.

The HistoryMakers is the next methodic and wide-scale collection effort since the WPA Slave Narratives Projectfrom 1936 to 1938. The HistoryMakers goal is to complete 5,000 interviews of both well-known and unsungAfrican American HistoryMakers. In recording messages of leadership, achievement and perseverance embodiedin these life stories, The HistoryMakers has disseminates its holdings through traditional and interactive media aswell as public programs, special events, an interactive website and a unique digital archive.

The purpose of this archive is to educate the world on the accomplishments of African Americans, show thebreadth and depth of this important American history as told in the first person, highlight the accomplishments ofindividual African Americans, showcase those who have played a role in African American-led movementsand/or organizations and preserve these video oral histories for years and generations to come.

B.B. King

B.B. King was born Riley B. King in Itta Bena, Mississippi on September 16, 1925. After his mother's and



grandmother's deaths left him on his own at the age of ten, King began playing on street corners for dimes. Kinghitchhiked to Memphis in the mid-1940s. His first big break came from WDIA radio in West Memphis, where hewas given a weekly performance plugging the health tonic, Pepticon. In the early 1950s, King signed a contractwith Modern Records and made his first recordings. In the years following, King moved from the chitlin circuit ofthe south to concert halls, amphitheaters, and resort hotels. With his 1966 signature hit, The Thrill is Gone, B.B.King, for the first time, achieved success on the popular charts. He began to play for white audiences, and in1969, he made his first network TV appearance on the "Tonight Show," and in 1971 he performed live on the EdSullivan Show. B.B. King was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984, and the Rock and RollHall of Fame in 1987.

Isaac Hayes

Entertainer Isaac Hayes was born in Covington, Tennessee, on August 20, 1942. Following the death of hisparents, he moved in with his grandparents in Memphis. Leaving school in the ninth grade, he began performingat various clubs in town. He returned to night school and recorded his first album in 1962. Hayes’ breakthroughalbum, Hot Buttered Soul, came in 1969, and in 1971 he wrote the soundtrack to the movie Shaft, which won himan Oscar. Continuing to record albums, Hayes also began to act, and had his first major role in 1974’s TruckTurner. Other file roles for Hayes included Dr. Doolittle and a remake of Shaft. Hayes served as the spokesmanfor the World Literacy Crusade and had a radio program on KISS-FM. He also established restaurants. In 2002,Hayes was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Hayes passed away on August 10, 2008 at the age of 65.

Scope and Content

This collection contains footage, administrative reocrds and photographs from The HistoryMakers - SpecialCollection: An Evening With B.B. King filmed on June 1, 2004, in Chicago, Illinois, and was recorded on 49Betacam SP videocassettes. This collection contains raw video footage of the event, edited versions of theinterview footage, photographs from the event, detailed records of the fundraising for the event, records of theproduction of the live event, the editing process of the video footage, the airing of the program on different PBSstations as well as the distribution of the program on DVD.

Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions may be applied on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of The HistoryMakers®.

Restrictions on Use

All use of materials and use credits must be pre-approved by The HistoryMakers®. Appropriate credit mustbe given. Copyright is held by The HistoryMakers®.

Related Material

Additional information pertaining to this special collection is stored electronically both on The HistoryMakers®server and in two databases maintained by The HistoryMakers®, though this information is not included in thisfinding aid.



Controlled Access Terms

This interview collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Persons:

The HistoryMakers - Special Collection: An Evening With B.B. King

B.B. King (Interviewee)

Isaac Hayes (Interviewer)

Persons: Speakers

Persons: Production Team

Ashby, Wally

Richardson, Julieanna L.

Ceaser, Jamie

Ezell, Andrea

Paleski, Katrina

Sawyer, Charles

Davenport, Ken

Bieschke, Paul A.

Woolfolk, Carol

Voigt, Don

Paleski, Katrina

Luchs, Helmut

Persons: Honorary Co-Chairs

Jones, Emil, Jr.

Seibert, Gerhard E.

Whitfield, Lynn

Persons: Co-Chairs



Carey, Sue & Tom

Keenan, Patricia Andrews

Rush, Gregory H.

Persons: Benefit Co-Chair

Harris, Patricia S.

Persons: Blues Welcoming Committee

Brooks, Lonnie

Clearwater, Eddie

Dixon, Butch

Dollins, Barry

Iglauer, Bruce

Jones, Fernando

King, Shirley

Mabry, Kevin

Morris, Griff

Perkins, Pinetop

Spann, Pervis

Taylor, KoKo

Threatt, Joyce

Trader, Genelle

Persons: Benefit Committee

Alston, Tracey

Assem, Kate'y

Barnes, Norma

Berman, Nancy



Blakemore, Jerry

Bolden, Kimberley

Bonaparte, Jason

Coar, Alfreda Bradley

Bryson, Cheryl Blackwell

Bunch, Lonnie

Cook, Antoinette

Bush, Dwight

Charity, Elvin

Chase, Deborah Martin

Cohen, Barbara Lee

Cole, Anthony

Colemon, Johnnie

Corbett, Carmen

Dickens, Jacoby & Veranda

DiPasalegne, Jocelyn

Dodd, Alma & Louis

Flynn, William

Free, Vicky

Fulchon, Celestine

Duster, Murrell J. Higgins

Gardner, Denise & Gary

Hammond, Jeffrey

Hemphill, Malcolm & Gloria

McGee, Leonard E, & Rochelle L.



Jamison, Theresa

Karanja, Sokoni

King, Hazel

Kinsey, Bernard & Shirley

Kurti, Aly

McKeever, Lester & Nancy

Millett, Ricardo

Mizelle, Johnita

Moreland, Cynthia & Ira

Moore, Joe

Moore, Trudy

Murrain, Linda

Newell, Kevin

Newman, Lisa

Palmer, Alice

Phelps, Milo

Poole, Sabrina & Anthony

Ratny, Ruth

Reed, Mary Hutchings

Rogers, Sharon Fairley

Santos, Belkis M.

Shepard, Harold

Singleteary, Chester

Terry, Rebecca Ford

Thomas, Deborah



Wilson, Annetta

Wright, Antoinette

Wildman, Harold

Wildman, Allen

Wildman, Dixon

Subjects:

African Americans--InterviewsB.B. King--Interviews

Organizations:

HistoryMakers® (Video oral history collection)

The HistoryMakers® African American Video Oral History Collection

HistoryMakers® Category:

Administrative Information

Custodial History

Event footage was recorded by The HistoryMakers®. All rights to the interview have been transferred to TheHistoryMakers® by the interview subject through a signed interview release form. Signed interview releaseforms have been deposited with Jenner & Block, LLP, Chicago.

Preferred Citation

The HistoryMakers - Special Collection: An Evening With B.B. King, June 1, 2004. The HistoryMakers®African American Video Oral History Collection, 1900 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Processing Information

This interview collection was processed and encoded on 8/18/2012 by The HistoryMakers® staff. Thefinding aid was created adhering to the following standards: DACS, AACR2, and the Oral HistoryCataloging Manual (Matters 1995).

Other Finding Aid

A Microsoft Access contact database and a FileMaker Pro tracking database, both maintained by The



HistoryMakers®, keep additional data pertaining to this special collection..

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series I: Original Interview Footage, June 1, 2004Raw Footage (16 Beta Cam SP Tapes)

Raw Footage: Quad Split: Tape 1, TRT: 1:03:00This tape contains tape one the quad split of An Evening With B.B.King, recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur RubloffAuditorium on October 24, 2003. After an opening performance bystudent musicians David Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams,Master of Ceremonies Richard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality,introduced the HistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams;Knowlton Atterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly;Amy Tate Billingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr.Nelvia Brady; Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon.David Coar; Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. ElnoraDaniel; Dr. Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; RitaAliese Fry; Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; RichardHatcher; Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; JerlineLambert; Al Johnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; BeckyLove; William Lowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr.Samuel L. Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni EugenePerkins; Charles Johnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin;Rev. Marion Roddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; StuartRankin; Alisa Starks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr.Wayne Watson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White;Susan Cayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr.Dorothy Height; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer forWBEZ-FM, introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, Gregory Rush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts,President of Discover Bank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director ofCorporate Communications for American Airlines; Floyd Pitts, SeniorDirector of Diversity Programs for Hilton Hotels; and William H.Smith, Executive Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion atEmerson College, spoke of their organization's efforts in supportingThe HistoryMakers. Julieanna Richardson, Founder & ExecutiveDirector of The HistoryMakers; Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager forThe HistoryMakers; Amy Billingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-AtlanticRegion Coordinator for The HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta/ Southeast Region Coordinator for The HistoryMakers; DeborahThomas, The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; SharonMorrow, The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member;Crystal Foster, Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe,Producer & Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns,Videographer for The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakersaccomplishments and plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introducedseveral members of the Chicago blues community in attendance:Fernando Jones, Marie Dixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, ShirleyKing, Joyce "Cookie" Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, BruceIglauer, and Koko Taylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with



B.B. King. Mr. King spoke of his childhood on a plantation in theMississippi delta, his introduction to music, and forming the St. John'sGosel Singers. This is tape one of three.

Raw Footage: Quad Split: Tape 2, TRT: 1:03:00This tape contains the quad split of An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B.King. Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named hisguitar "Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success amongwhite audiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and EastGermany, coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and familylife, and his thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." This is tape two of three.

Raw Footage: Quad Split: Tape 3, TRT: 0:07:00This tape contains the quad split of An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram. This is tape three of three.

Raw Footage: Line Cut: Tape 1, TRT: 1:03:00This tape contains the line cut of An Evening With B.B. King, recordedat The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium onOctober 24, 2003. After an opening performance by student musiciansDavid Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams, Master of CeremoniesRichard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality, introduced theHistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams; KnowltonAtterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly; Amy TateBillingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr. Nelvia Brady;Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon. David Coar;Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. Elnora Daniel; Dr.Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; Rita Aliese Fry;Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; Richard Hatcher;Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; Jerline Lambert; AlJohnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; Becky Love; WilliamLowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr. Samuel L.Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni Eugene Perkins; CharlesJohnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin; Rev. MarionRoddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; Stuart Rankin; AlisaStarks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr. WayneWatson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White; SusanCayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr. DorothyHeight; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer for WBEZ-FM,introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, GregoryRush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts, President of DiscoverBank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director of Corporate Communications forAmerican Airlines; Floyd Pitts, Senior Director of Diversity Programsfor Hilton Hotels; and William H. Smith, Executive Director of theCenter for Diversity and Inclusion at Emerson College, spoke of theirorganization's efforts in supporting The HistoryMakers. Julieanna



Richardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers;Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager for The HistoryMakers; AmyBillingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator forThe HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta / Southeast RegionCoordinator for The HistoryMakers; Deborah Thomas, TheHistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Sharon Morrow,The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Crystal Foster,Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe, Producer &Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns, Videographerfor The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakers accomplishmentsand plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introduced several members ofthe Chicago blues community in attendance: Fernando Jones, MarieDixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, Shirley King, Joyce "Cookie"Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, Bruce Iglauer, and KokoTaylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King. Mr. Kingspoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippi delta, hisintroduction to music, and forming the St. John's Gosel Singers. This istape one of three.

Raw Footage: Line Cut: Tape 2, TRT: 1:03:00This tape contains the line cut of An Evening With B.B. King, recordedat The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium onOctober 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King.Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during World War II,his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named his guitar"Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success among whiteaudiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and East Germany,coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and family life, andhis thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." This is tape two of three.

Raw Footage: Line Cut: Tape 3, TRT: 0:29:30This tape contains the line cut of An Evening With B.B. King, recordedat The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium onOctober 24, 2003. Following the interview, B.B. King acknowledgedseveral members of his family and greeted attendees onstage. KokoTaylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-show program. Thisis tape three of three.

Raw Footage: Switched ISO: Tape 1, TRT: 0:58:25This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. After an opening performance by studentmusicians David Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams, Master ofCeremonies Richard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality, introducedthe HistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams; KnowltonAtterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly; Amy TateBillingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr. Nelvia Brady;Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon. David Coar;Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. Elnora Daniel; Dr.Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; Rita Aliese Fry;Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; Richard Hatcher;Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; Jerline Lambert; AlJohnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; Becky Love; William



Lowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr. Samuel L.Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni Eugene Perkins; CharlesJohnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin; Rev. MarionRoddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; Stuart Rankin; AlisaStarks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr. WayneWatson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White; SusanCayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr. DorothyHeight; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer for WBEZ-FM,introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, GregoryRush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts, President of DiscoverBank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director of Corporate Communications forAmerican Airlines; Floyd Pitts, Senior Director of Diversity Programsfor Hilton Hotels; and William H. Smith, Executive Director of theCenter for Diversity and Inclusion at Emerson College, spoke of theirorganization's efforts in supporting The HistoryMakers. JulieannaRichardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers;Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager for The HistoryMakers; AmyBillingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator forThe HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta / Southeast RegionCoordinator for The HistoryMakers; Deborah Thomas, TheHistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Sharon Morrow,The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Crystal Foster,Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe, Producer &Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns, Videographerfor The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakers accomplishmentsand plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introduced several members ofthe Chicago blues community in attendance: Fernando Jones, MarieDixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, Shirley King, Joyce "Cookie"Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, Bruce Iglauer, and KokoTaylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King. Mr. Kingspoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippi delta, hisintroduction to music, and forming the St. John's Gosel Singers. This istape one of three.

Raw Footage: Switched ISO: Tape 2, TRT: 1:05:53This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B.King. Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named hisguitar "Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success amongwhite audiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and EastGermany, coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and familylife, and his thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." This is tape two of three.

Raw Footage: Switched ISO: Tape 3, TRT: 0:34:00This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram. This is tape three of three.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 1: Tape 1, TRT: 0:59:50



This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. After an opening performance by studentmusicians David Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams, Master ofCeremonies Richard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality, introducedthe HistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams; KnowltonAtterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly; Amy TateBillingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr. Nelvia Brady;Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon. David Coar;Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. Elnora Daniel; Dr.Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; Rita Aliese Fry;Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; Richard Hatcher;Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; Jerline Lambert; AlJohnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; Becky Love; WilliamLowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr. Samuel L.Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni Eugene Perkins; CharlesJohnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin; Rev. MarionRoddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; Stuart Rankin; AlisaStarks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr. WayneWatson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White; SusanCayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr. DorothyHeight; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer for WBEZ-FM,introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, GregoryRush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts, President of DiscoverBank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director of Corporate Communications forAmerican Airlines; Floyd Pitts, Senior Director of Diversity Programsfor Hilton Hotels; and William H. Smith, Executive Director of theCenter for Diversity and Inclusion at Emerson College, spoke of theirorganization's efforts in supporting The HistoryMakers. JulieannaRichardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers;Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager for The HistoryMakers; AmyBillingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator forThe HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta / Southeast RegionCoordinator for The HistoryMakers; Deborah Thomas, TheHistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Sharon Morrow,The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Crystal Foster,Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe, Producer &Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns, Videographerfor The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakers accomplishmentsand plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introduced several members ofthe Chicago blues community in attendance: Fernando Jones, MarieDixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, Shirley King, Joyce "Cookie"Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, Bruce Iglauer, and KokoTaylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King. Mr. Kingspoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippi delta, hisintroduction to music, and forming the St. John's Gosel Singers. This istape one of three.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 1: Tape 2, TRT: 1:04:48This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B.King. Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named his



guitar "Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success amongwhite audiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and EastGermany, coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and familylife, and his thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." This is tape two of three.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 1: Tape 3, TRT: 0:16:40This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram. This is tape three of three.This tape contains raw footagefrom An Evening With B.B. King, recorded at The Art Institute ofChicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium on October 24, 2003. Followingthe interview, B.B. King acknowledged several members of his familyand greeted attendees onstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during the post-show program. This is tape three of three.

Raw Footage: Breakfast, TRT: 0:30:50This tape contains footage of a breakfast held before TheHistoryMakers PBS-TV celebrity interview and fundraiser An EveningWith B.B. King. The breakfast was held at the House of Blues Hotel inChicago on October 24, 2003 to honor actress Lynn Whitfield. Rev.William Smith delivered the opening blessing. He was followed byJames Malackowski, member of The HistoryMakers National AdvisoryBoard, who spoke of his involvement with The HistoryMakersorganization. Julieanna Richardson, Founder & Executive Director ofThe HistoryMakers, spoke about the organization and played a shortvideo with highlights from The HistoryMakers' interview archives. Theguest of honor, actress Lynn Whitfield, spoke about the struggles sheencountered in her career and the importance of preserving history.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 2: Tape 1, TRT: 0:59:50This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. After an opening performance by studentmusicians David Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams, Master ofCeremonies Richard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality, introducedthe HistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams; KnowltonAtterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly; Amy TateBillingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr. Nelvia Brady;Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon. David Coar;Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. Elnora Daniel; Dr.Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; Rita Aliese Fry;Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; Richard Hatcher;Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; Jerline Lambert; AlJohnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; Becky Love; WilliamLowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr. Samuel L.Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni Eugene Perkins; CharlesJohnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin; Rev. MarionRoddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; Stuart Rankin; AlisaStarks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr. WayneWatson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White; Susan



Cayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr. DorothyHeight; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer for WBEZ-FM,introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, GregoryRush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts, President of DiscoverBank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director of Corporate Communications forAmerican Airlines; Floyd Pitts, Senior Director of Diversity Programsfor Hilton Hotels; and William H. Smith, Executive Director of theCenter for Diversity and Inclusion at Emerson College, spoke of theirorganization's efforts in supporting The HistoryMakers. JulieannaRichardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers;Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager for The HistoryMakers; AmyBillingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator forThe HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta / Southeast RegionCoordinator for The HistoryMakers; Deborah Thomas, TheHistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Sharon Morrow,The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Crystal Foster,Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe, Producer &Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns, Videographerfor The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakers accomplishmentsand plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introduced several members ofthe Chicago blues community in attendance: Fernando Jones, MarieDixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, Shirley King, Joyce "Cookie"Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, Bruce Iglauer, and KokoTaylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King. Mr. Kingspoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippi delta, hisintroduction to music, and forming the St. John's Gosel Singers. This istape one of three.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 2: Tape 2, TRT: 1:04:48This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. After an opening performance by studentmusicians David Kendall Houston and Jeremy Williams, Master ofCeremonies Richard Steele, WBEZ-FM Radio Personality, introducedthe HistoryMakers interviewed in 2003: Dr. Carol Adams; KnowltonAtterbeary; Hon. D'Army Bailey; Dr. Sherman Beverly; Amy TateBillingsley; Chester Blair; William Bonaparte, Jr.; Dr. Nelvia Brady;Lonnie Bunch; Dr. Iva Carruthers; Erma Clanton; Hon. David Coar;Hon. William Cousins, Jr.; Mildred Cruzat; Dr. Elnora Daniel; Dr.Richard Fairley; H. Marrell Foushee; Wilson Frost; Rita Aliese Fry;Nikki Giovanni; Paul Goodnight; Ernest G. Green; Richard Hatcher;Gloria Owens Hemphill; Jason Miccolo Johnson; Jerline Lambert; AlJohnson; Junius "Red" Gaten; Anna Langford; Becky Love; WilliamLowry; Hon. Blanche Manning; Salim Muwakkil; Dr. Samuel L.Myers; Bob Nash; Audrey R. Peeples; Useni Eugene Perkins; CharlesJohnson; Madeline Murphy Rabb; Marlene Rankin; Rev. MarionRoddy-Hart; Dorothy Runner; Eugene Sawyer; Stuart Rankin; AlisaStarks; Donzell Starks; Jim Tilmon; La Donna Tittle; Dr. WayneWatson; Clinton Warner; Standish E. Willis; Linda White; SusanCayton Woodson; Robert "Gene" Wooten; Don Porter; Dr. DorothyHeight; and James Wheeler. Sylvia Ewing, producer for WBEZ-FM,introduced the evening's co-chairs: Patricia Andrews-Keenan, GregoryRush, and Tom & Sue Carey. Kathy Roberts, President of DiscoverBank; Mary Francis Fagan, Director of Corporate Communications for



American Airlines; Floyd Pitts, Senior Director of Diversity Programsfor Hilton Hotels; and William H. Smith, Executive Director of theCenter for Diversity and Inclusion at Emerson College, spoke of theirorganization's efforts in supporting The HistoryMakers. JulieannaRichardson, Founder & Executive Director of The HistoryMakers;Nicole Hawkes, Project Manager for The HistoryMakers; AmyBillingsley, Washington, D.C. / Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator forThe HistoryMakers; Cynthia Moreland, Atlanta / Southeast RegionCoordinator for The HistoryMakers; Deborah Thomas, TheHistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Sharon Morrow,The HistoryMakers National Advisory Board member; Crystal Foster,Project Director for The HistoryMakers; Larry Crowe, Producer &Interviewer for The HistoryMakers; and Scott Stearns, Videographerfor The HistoryMakers, spoke of The HistoryMakers accomplishmentsand plans for the future. Isaac Hayes introduced several members ofthe Chicago blues community in attendance: Fernando Jones, MarieDixon, Barry Dolins, Lonnie Brooks, Shirley King, Joyce "Cookie"Threatt, Pervis Spann, Eddy Clearwater, Bruce Iglauer, and KokoTaylor. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King. Mr. Kingspoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippi delta, hisintroduction to music, and forming the St. John's Gosel Singers. This istape one of three.

Raw Footage: ISO Cam 2: Tape 3, TRT: 0:16:40This tape contains raw footage from An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumon October 24, 2003. Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram. This is tape three of three.This tape contains raw footagefrom An Evening With B.B. King, recorded at The Art Institute ofChicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium on October 24, 2003. Followingthe interview, B.B. King acknowledged several members of his familyand greeted attendees onstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during the post-show program. This is tape three of three.

Master Footage (2 Beta Cam SP Tapes)Master, TRT: 0:56:46

This tape contains the master version of The HistoryMakers' PBS-TVcelebrity interview and fundraiser, An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at the Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium onOctober 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King.Mr. King spoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippidelta, his introduction to music, and forming the St. John's GoselSingers. Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named hisguitar "Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success amongwhite audiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and EastGermany, coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and familylife, and his thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram.



Master: Digital Beta, TRT: 0:56:46This tape contains the master version of The HistoryMakers' PBS-TVcelebrity interview and fundraiser, An Evening With B.B. King,recorded at the Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditorium onOctober 24, 2003. Isaac Hayes conducted the interview with B.B. King.Mr. King spoke of his childhood on a plantation in the Mississippidelta, his introduction to music, and forming the St. John's GoselSingers. Mr. King spoke of his service in the U.S. Army during WorldWar II, his musical influences, moving to Memphis, how he named hisguitar "Lucille," the rise of rock & roll, his crossover success amongwhite audiences, his tours throughout the Soviet Union and EastGermany, coping with diabetes and its effects on his career and familylife, and his thoughts on the blues today. Koko Taylor's Blues Machineperformed during breaks in the interview and B.B. King led the groupin performing "The Thrill is Gone." Following the interview, B.B. Kingacknowledged several members of his family and greeted attendeesonstage. Koko Taylor's Blues Machine performed during the post-showprogram.

Behind The Scenes Footage (8 Beta Cam SP Tapes)Behind the Scenes, TRT: 0:30:50

This tape contains pre-show and behind the scenes footage from TheHistoryMakers PBS-TV celebrity interview and fundraiser, AnEvening With B.B. King. This tape contains speaches from ScottStearns and Julieanna Richardson. There is also a ceremony whichhonors some of the more recent HistoryMakers. The footage was shotprior to "An Evening With B.B. king."

Behind the Scenes: Tape 1, TRT: 0:30:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage from An Evening WithB.B. King, recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur RubloffAuditorium on October 24, 2003. Footage includes exteriors of The ArtInstitute of Chicago, load-in and setup at the Arthur RubloffAuditorium, lighting and camera checks, production meetings, andarrangement of gift bags in the lobby. This is tape one of six. Note: noaudio.

Behind the Scenes: Tape 2, TRT: 0:30:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage from An Evening WithB.B. King, recorded at The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur RubloffAuditorium on October 24, 2003. Footage includes setup and light andcamera checks inside the Arthur Rubloff Auditorium, productionmeetings, sound check by Koko Taylor's Blues Machine, and B.B.King's rehearsal interview with Isaac Hayes. This is tape two of six.

Behind the Scenes: Tape 3, TRT: 0:30:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage recorded before AnEvening With B.B. King, on October 24, 2003. Footage includes B.B.King's rehearsal interview with Isaac Hayes, production meetings, andrehearsal speeches by Richard Steele and Isaac Hayes. This is tapethree of six.

Behind the Scenes: Tape 4, TRT: 0:30:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage recorded before AnEvening With B.B. King, on October 24, 2003. Footage includes B.B.King's rehearsal interview with Isaac Hayes, setup in the control room



and lobby, and rehearsals by Master of Ceremonies Richard Steele andperformers Jeremy Williams and David Kendall Houston. This is tapefour of six.

Behind the Scenes: Tape 5, TRT: 0:30:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage recorded before AnEvening With B.B. King, on October 24, 2003. Footage includes themembers of Koko Taylor's Blues Machine receiving their make-upbackstage, arriving guests, and the pre-show reception with aperformance by the Koko Taylor's Blues Machine. This is tape five ofsix.

Behind the Scenes: Tape 6, TRT: 0:28:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage recorded before, during,and after An Evening With B.B. King, on October 24, 2003. Footageincludes B.B. King and Isaac Hayes signing autographs and meetingattendees before and after the program. Live footage of the event iscaptured from the control room, orchestra pit, and stage right. This istape six of six.

Behind the Scenes: Testimonials, TRT: 0:22:00This tape contains behind the scenes footage recorded after An EveningWith B.B. King, on October 24, 2003. Judge Shelvin Louise Hall,Jason Miccolo Johnson, Wilson Frost, Rita Fry, Audrey Peeples,Knowlton Atterbeary, Marrell Foushee, Pamela Hunt, Paul Goodnight,Nicole Chaney, and Angela Billingsley were interviewed and sharedtheir thoughts on the program.

Show Elements (4 Beta Cam SP Tapes)Show Element: HistoryMaker Montage Loop, TRT:

This tape contains a montage loop featuring images of eachHistoryMaker interviewed during 2003. The montage was played in thelobby of The Art Institute of Chicago's Arthur Rubloff Auditoriumduring An Evening With B.B. King on October 24, 2003.

Show Element: Voiceovers, TRT: 0:06:44This tape contains voiceovers for the An Evening With B.B. Kingsponsor reel.

Show Element: Clip Roll Ins, TRT: 0:26:00This tape contains clip roll ins for An Evening With B.B. King,recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003 Clip 1: sponsor reel(running time: 00:02:23). Clip 2: Isaac Hayes intro (00:00:25). Clip 3:B.B. King intro, featuring Pervis Spann, Shirley King, Lonnie Brooks,Eddie Clearwater, and Koko Taylor (00:04:22). Clip 4: B.B. Kingbiography, part one. Featuring Riley King's childhood in theMississippi Delta, listening to Lonnie Johnson and Blind LemonJefferson, buying a guitar as a teenager, and forming the St. John'sGospel Singers (00:02:00). Clip 5: B.B. King biography, part two.Featuring Riley King's performances on Beale Street in Memphis,performing on WDIA Radio, Koko Taylor's memories of King'sadvertisements for Pepticon tonic, and how Riley King was given thenickname "B.B." (00:01:04). Clip 6: B.B. King biography, part three.Featuring crossover success for blues artists such as Chuck Berry, RayCharles, and Little Richard, and B.B. King's first performance for amainly white audience at the Fillmore West (00:00:43). Clip 7: B.B.King biography, part four. Featuring B.B. King performing "Ain't



Nobody Home" and accepting the award for Best Male R&B VocalPerformance at the 1971 Grammy Awards (00:03:55). Clip 8: B.B.King biography, part five. Featuring B.B. King performing "Let theGood Times Roll" in 1987, "Woman's Got Soul" in 1994, and "RockMe Baby" in 1999 with Eric Clapton (00:01:45). Clip 9: end credits(00:02:00).

Show Element: Still Images, TRT: 0:05:30This tape contains still images used in the production of An EveningWith B.B. King.

Stock Footage (17 Beta Cam SP Tapes)Stock Footage: Soundstage, TRT: 0:59:49

This tape contains an episode of the television series "Soundstage,"originally aired on April 9, 1977 and featuring B.B. King and Bobby"Blue" Bland. This footage was used in the production of An EveningWith B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003.This footage is owned by WTTW-TV Chicago -http://www.pbs.org/wttw/soundstage/index.htm

Stock Footage: Give My Poor Heart Ease, TRT: 0:21:00This tape contains the 1975 film "Give My Poor Heart Ease." The filmfeatures an account of the blues experience through the recollectionsand performances of B.B. King, Son Thomas, inmates from Parchmanprison, a barber from Clarkesdale, a salesman from Beale Street, andothers. "Give My Poor Heart Ease" is one of a series of films made inMississippi in the mid 1970s by William Ferris and the Center forSouthern Folklore and produced in association with Howard SayreWeaver. This field work is the basis for Ferris's 2009 book Give MyPoor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues. This film was usedin the production of An Evening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS inChicago on October 24, 2003. This film is owned by William Ferris,Yale University Media Design Studio, and the Southern FolklifeCollection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collection Library of theUniversity of North Carolina -http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/f/Ferris,William_R.html#d1e64424;http://www.folkstreams.net/film,80

Stock Footage: Eddy Clearwater Interview, TRT: 0:16:15This tape contains an interview with blues musician Eddy Clearwater.This interview was used as stock footage during the production of AnEvening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24,2003. Mr. Clearwater spoke of meeting B.B. King, hearing B.B. King'smusic for the first time, B.B. King's friendship with Muddy Waters,and T. Bone Walker's influence on B.B. King's style. Mr. Clearwateralso shared some of his favorite stories of B.B. King, played excerptsfrom several B.B. King songs, and listed his favorite B.B. Kingrecords.

Stock Footage: Lonnie Brooks Interview: Tape 1, TRT: 0:31:15This tape contains an interview with blues musician Lonnie Brooks.This interview was used as stock footage during the production of AnEvening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24,2003. Mr. Brooks spoke of playing shows with B.B. King, B.B. King'sunique guitar technique and vocal style, and musical advice that B.B.King gave him in his early career. Mr. Brooks also listed his favorite



B.B. King songs and shared stories from his first tour with B.B. King.This is tape one of two.

Stock Footage: Lonnie Brooks Interview: Tape 2, TRT: 0:14:40This tape contains an interview with blues musician Lonnie Brooks.This interview was used as stock footage during the production of AnEvening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24,2003. Mr. Brooks spoke of racism and segregation he and B.B. Kingencountered during their tours in the 1950s and 1960s, and B.B. King'scrossover to white audiences in the 1970s. Mr. Brooks also sharedstories of his music career in Chicago and of his friendship with B.B.King. This is tape two of two.

Stock Footage: Shirley King Interview: Tape 1, TRT: 0:31:00This tape contains an interview with B. B. King's daughter ShirleyKing. This interview was used as stock footage during the productionof An Evening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago onOctober 24, 2003. Ms. King spoke of her educational program "Bluesin the School," her earliest memory of her father, and her childhoodmemories of B.B. King's performances. Ms. King also spoke of B.B.King's connection with his fans around the world, the pressures ofliving in a famous family, and life lessons she learned from her father.This is tape one of three.

Stock Footage: Shirley King Interview: Tape 2, TRT: 0:30:50This tape contains an interview with B. B. King's daughter ShirleyKing. This interview was used as stock footage during the productionof An Evening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago onOctober 24, 2003. Ms. King spoke of how her father introduced her tothe music business, accompaning her father on his tours, the trials andtribulations of having a famous father, and how she has learned fromher father's mistakes. Ms. King also spoke of her favorite B.B. Kingsongs, witnessing her father's recording sessions, and how B.B. Kingearned his pilot license. This is tape two of three.

Stock Footage: Shirley King Interview: Tape 3, TRT: 0:26:00This tape contains an interview with B.B. King's daughter ShirleyKing. This interview was used as stock footage during the productionof An Evening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago onOctober 24, 2003. Ms. King spoke of her favorite members of herfather's backing band, B.B. King's musical influences, and her son'smusical career in his grandfather's band. This is tape three of three.

Stock Footage: Koko Taylor Interview, TRT: 0:28:55This tape contains an interview with Koko Taylor. This interview wasused as stock footage during the production of An Evening With B.B.King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. Ms. Taylorspoke of hearing B.B. King's advertisements for Pepticon Tonic on theradio in Memphis, recording and touring with B.B. King, appearingalongside B.B. King and Eric Clapton in Blues Brothers 2000, B.B.King's unique style, how she was influenced by B.B. King, and whyshe sings the blues.

Stock Footage: Pervis Spann Interview: Tape 1, TRT: 0:29:05This tape contains an interview with Pervis Spann. This interview wasused as stock footage during the production of An Evening With B.B.King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. Mr. Spann



spoke about playing B.B. King's records on the radio in Chicago,promoting B.B. King concerts on Chicago's West side in 1960, endingB.B. King's feud with Big Bill Hill, his friendship with B.B. King, andB.B. King's unique character. This is tape one of two.

Stock Footage: Pervis Spann Interview: Tape 2, TRT: 0:09:55This tape contains an interview with Pervis Spann. This interview wasused as stock footage during the production of An Evening With B.B.King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. Mr. Spannspoke about how B.B. King has changed over the years, B.B. King'sperseverance and professionalism, how B.B. King made blues musicaccessible and respected throughout the world, and B.B. King'srelationship with his backing musicians. This is tape two of two.

Stock Footage: Research Video, TRT: 0:20:00This tape contains stock footage used in the production of An EveningWith B.B. King. This tape contains footage from four televised B.B.King appearances and performances. Clip #1: B.B. King at the 14thGrammy Awards, March 16, 1971 at the Hollywood Palladium, LosAngeles, California. B.B. King recieves the Grammy for Best MaleR&B Vocal Performance and performs "Ain't Nobody Home." Clip #2:B.B. King at the 29th Grammy Awards, February 24, 1987 at theShrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California. B.B. King performs "Letthe Good Times Roll" with Junior Wells, Etta James, Big JayMcNeely, Robert Cray, Albert King, Dr. John, Willie Dixon, and RyCooder. Clip #3: B.B. King at A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield, 1994.B.B. King performs "Woman's Got Soul." Clip #4: B.B. King at the41st Grammy Awards, February 24, 1999 at the Shrine Auditorium,Los Angeles, California. B.B. King performs "Rock Me Baby" withEric Clapton and receives the Grammy for Best Traditional BluesAlbum. This footage is owned by Research Video, North Hollywood,California - http://www.researchvideo.com/

Stock Footage: Discovery Health Channel, TRT:This tape contains an episode of "Medical Profile," produced byDiscovery Health Channel in association with the American DiabetesAssociation. This episode features B.B. King, chronicling hischildhood, musical career, and battle with diabetes. This footage wasused in the production of An Evening With B.B. King, recorded forPBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. This footage is owned byDiscovery Health Channel - http://health.discovery.com/

Stock Footage: All Day and All Night, TRT: 0:29:00This tape contains the 1990 documentary "All Day and All Night:Memories from Beale Street Musicians." This documentary "takes awarm, personal look at a neighborhood where the 'lights never wentout' and the music lasted 'all day and all night.' B.B. King recalls thatBeale Street was 'a place to learn, to make friends, it was a little worldall of your own. There were always musicians who were willing tohelp you if you wanted to learn.' Performers Rufus Thomas, EvelynYoung, 'Gatemouth' Moore, Fred Ford, 'Honeymoon' Garner, 'Hot Rod'Hulbert, Andrew Chaplin, Jr., Booker T. Laury, Laura Dukes andothers reminisce about life on Beale Street and reveal the camaraderie,the love and the respect musicians had, and still have for each other."This footage was used in the production of An Evening With B.B.King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. This



documentary is owned by the Center for Southern Folklore, Memphis,Tennessee - http://www.southernfolklore.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=78

Stock Footage: Mississippi Delta Blues, TRT: 0:18:00This tape contains the 1974 documentary "Mississippi Delta Blues."This documentary features "rare footage from the 1960s revealing thevanishing world of live music found in juke joints, shops, and houseparties. Homemade, improvised instruments combine with voices andelectric guitars while the camera seems at times to participate in thelife it records. Editing unfolds a crescendo of music, dancing, shouts,and laughter. Quieter scenes and solos return. Finally a visual montageof blues from many Delta settings accompanies the closing song:'Bottle Up and Go.'" This footage was used in the production of AnEvening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS in Chicago on October 24,2003. This documentary is owned by the Center for Southern Folklore,Memphis, Tennessee - http://www.southernfolklore.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=60&Itemid=78

Stock Footage: Berman-Bogdan Productions, TRT: 0:03:22This tape contains footage from a B.B. King performance, circa 1965.B.B. King and his band perform "That's Wrong Little Mama." Note:the footage has narration spoken in German. This footage was used inthe production of An Evening With B.B. King, recorded for PBS inChicago on October 24, 2003. This footage is owned by Berman-Bogdan Productions, Haworth, New Jersey -http://www.footagefinders.com/

Stock Footage: The Montreux Workshop, TRT: 1:00:00This tape contains the 1999 documentary "B.B. King: The MontreuxWorkshop," originally broadcast in the U.S. on Ovation TV. Thedocumentary features B.B. King conducting an artist's workshop at theMontreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Mr. King discusses hisinfluences, playing techniques, and answers questions from theaudience. The documentary also features interviews with Mr. King inwhich he explains what blues means to him, and footage of B.B. Kingperforming "Since I Met You Baby," "When Love Comes to Town,""The Thrill is Gone," and "Let the Good Times Roll." This footage wasused in the production of An Evening With B.B. King, recorded forPBS in Chicago on October 24, 2003. This footage is owned by NVCArts - http://www.nvcarts.co.uk/

Miscellaneous Footage (1 Beta Cam SP Tape)Miscellaneous: Comcast Newsmakers, TRT: 0:05:00

This tape consists of an interview program entitled "ComcastNewsmakers" produced by Comcast and aired during October 2003.Host, Lisa Aprati, interviews The HistoryMakers Founder andExecutive Director, Julieanna Richardson, about "An Evening WithB.B. King." Richardson talks about the program and that each celebrityinterview programs raise funds for The HistoryMakers. Richardson alsotalks about the 2003 public program "Meet The HistoryMakers: A Dayof Education." Richardson also mentions that The HistoryMakers isworking with Carnegie Mellon University in creating a digital archiveto be utilized within educational institutions.



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Event, Box# 6 (0.3 Linear Feet)Folder# 1: Printed Materials, Ticket DesignsFolder# 2: Public Relations, PressFolder# 3: Travel & TransportationFolder# 4: VenueFolder# 5: Volunteers



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Production, Box# 8 (0.4 Linear Feet)Folder# 1: AgreementsFolder# 2: AudioFolder# 3: Broadcasts, PBSFolder# 4: Broadcasts, TV StationsFolder# 5: CorrespondenceFolder# 6: CreditsFolder# 7: CrewFolder# 8: Hair & Make-upFolder# 9: InsuranceFolder# 10: MiscFolder# 11: NotesFolder# 12: ScheduleFolder# 13: ScriptFolder# 14: Stock Footage, ContactsFolder# 15: Production, Stock Footage, CorrespondenceFolder# 16: Stock Footage, Photos #1Folder# 17: Stock Footage, Photos #2Folder# 18: Stock Footage, Photos #3Folder# 19: TalentFolder# 20: Talent, Actors

Production, Box# 9 (0.3 Linear Feet)Folder# 1: Talent, HonoreeFolder# 2: Talent, InterviewerFolder# 3: Talent, Interviewer (Declines)Folder# 4: Talent, MusiciansFolder# 5: Talent, SpeakersFolder# 6: Production, TranscriptFolder# 7: WardrobeFolder# 8: VolunteersFolder# 9: Equipment, Video

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