From WGBH: Interviews: CHOLLY-BEANS-MAXINE-MARTHA-CLAUDETTE--All In-Depth!

[Methuselah2]

Some of this may be familiar.
Some perhaps not.
In-depth & revealing.

Each part is in the vicinity of 20 mins.
A transcript of each part is also shown at the links.

CHOLLY ATKINS: PT 1

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/487194-interview-with-cholly-atkins-part-1-of-2

CHOLLY ATKINS: PT 2

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/2e7a40-interview-with-cholly-atkins-part-2-of-2

BEANS BOWLES: PT 1

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/eb0fcb-interview-with-beans-bowles-part-1-of-2

BEANS BOWLES: PT 2

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/264b4e-interview-with-beans-bowles-part-2-of-2

MAXINE POWELL: PT 1

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/e72b1c-interview-with-maxine-powell-part-1-of-2

MAXINE POWELL: PT 2

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/bf1194-interview-with-maxine-powell-part-2-of-2

MARTHA REEVES: PT 1

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/7b4137-interview-with-martha-reeves-part-1-of-2

MARTHA REEVES: PT 2

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/d67376-interview-with-martha-reeves-part-2-of-2

CLAUDETTE ROBINSON: PT 1

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/449401-interview-with-claudette-robinson-part-1-of-2

CLAUDETTE ROBINSON: PT 2

http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/77c6e7-interview-with-claudette-robinson-part-2-of-2

[drewschultz88]

Thanks Methuselah!
These interviews are incredible. I'm glad you decided to let us know they were around!

[Methuselah2]

You're very welcome, Drew. I went looking for Cholly Atkins and just happened to come across this treasure trove.

[GrtGzu]

What a fascinating read!! I especially enjoyed reading about Cholly and Miz Maxine....

[Roberta75]

Great interviews my favorite was the 2 parts with the First Lady of Motown Records Dr Martha reeves. I could listen to martha talk all day long. Shes articulate and smart and funny and inspiring. I love her so much.

Thank you dear Methuselah for sharing these.

Yours, with every good wish.

Roberta

[hwume]

I get no audio.The video plays, the lips move, the transcript rolls forward - but no sound. Anyone else having this issue?

[Methuselah2]

Harry - This might help:

Ignore the PLAY button that appears in the center of the screen.

Just click on the PLAY button at the far left corner that's right under the screen.

Hope that works. The transcripts are complete but the voices add so much more. Claudette, as I know you well know, has such a lovely voice--just as lovely as she, herself, is--all the time. It's always enjoyable to hear Maxine and I loved hearing Cholly. But I especially loved listening to Beans--he seemed completely natural and as if he was just being himself. And Martha's speaking voice and manner of conversation has such spark. She simply flows--she may not be singing here but there is so much music in that speaking voice of hers.

I thought everyone spoke so openly and freely in these interviews and had truly fascinating things to say. There's a lot to listen to here--but so worth it.