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["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum. In this interview, Al speaks about his life growing up in Osage, his work as a musician, and his role in and history of the Scotts Run community. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

1. Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson

Identifier:
4224.AndersonAl.IntTranscript.4.5.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson
Date:
2019-04-05
Creator:
Anderson, Al
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Racism, Rhythm and blues music, Community museums, Shoemakers, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)
["Sarah Boyd Little, 94, is an African American gospel singer who grew up in Scots Run, West Virginia. When she was in high school, Littles choir sang for President Roosevelt at the White House. Little still performs in the group Al Anderson and Friends, and is active in the Scots Run community. I spoke with her and West Virginia University art professor Eve Faulkes at Faulkes home in Morgantown. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

2. Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little

Identifier:
4224.LittleSarahBoyd.IntTranscript.3.16.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sarah Boyd Little
Date:
2018-03-16
Creator:
Little, Sarah Boyd
Contributor:
Faulkes, Eve and Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Working class families, Community museums, Interracial friendship, Coal mines and mining, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Gospel music, and Evans, Walker, 1903-1975
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)