LG011 Interview: Albertina Walker (LG011Goreau_Side1)

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Side 1: Interview with Albertina Walker in Chicago, Illinois, continued from Tape ID: LG008. Abstract for Walker: [00:00–11:19] Continued from LG008Goreau_Side2, in this November 7, 1972 interview, Albertina Walker speaks about coming up in the gospel world after Jackson, meeting her first as a little girl at the West Point Baptist Church in Chicago. She describes being impressed by Jackson's singing and personality, and their deep and candid relationship. She speaks briefly about times Jackson would take her on tour, naming specifically the tour in support of "Salute to Black Women" – 05:47. The interview concludes with Walker reminiscing about helping Jackson move and other day-to-day interactions.

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Laurraine Goreau Interviews and Recordings

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Title: LG011 Interview: Albertina Walker (LG011Goreau_Side1)
Part Name: LG011Goreau_Side1
Interviewer: Goreau, Laurraine
Interviewee(s): Walker, Albertina
Date Created: 1972-11-07
Date Captured: 2014-03-24
2014-03-24
Description: Side 1: Interview with Albertina Walker in Chicago, Illinois, continued from Tape ID: LG008. Abstract for Walker: [00:00–11:19] Continued from LG008Goreau_Side2, in this November 7, 1972 interview, Albertina Walker speaks about coming up in the gospel world after Jackson, meeting her first as a little girl at the West Point Baptist Church in Chicago. She describes being impressed by Jackson's singing and personality, and their deep and candid relationship. She speaks briefly about times Jackson would take her on tour, naming specifically the tour in support of "Salute to Black Women" – 05:47. The interview concludes with Walker reminiscing about helping Jackson move and other day-to-day interactions.
Extent: 11 min., 20 sec.
Form: sound recording
Genre: interviews
Physical Location: Hogan Archive of New Orleans Music and New Orleans Jazz, Tulane University Special Collections
Sublocation: Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059
URL: https://archives.tulane.edu/
Name Subject(s): West Point Missionary Baptist Church (Chicago, Ill.)
Walker, Albertina
Jackson, Mahalia, 1911-1972
Topical Subject(s): Gospel music
Women in the music trade
Geographic Subject(s): Chicago (Ill.)
Publisher: Tulane University Digital Library
Language: eng
Identifier (Local): LG011_01.mp3
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Type of Resource: Audio
Source Note: This recording was digitized in 2014 by George Blood, LP.
Preferred Citation: LG011 Interview: Albertina Walker, Laurraine Goreau collection, HJA-059, Tulane University Special Collections, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA.
Contact: specialcollections@tulane.edu