Code,200002
Subject,Charm Warren-Celestine
Date,10/12/2009
Interviewer,Dana Aritonovich
Abstract,"Charm Warren-Celestine was born in Cleveland in 1950 and grew up in the Wade Park neighborhood.  Her parents owned several record stores from the 1960s through the 1990s, Dean's House of Jazz.  She worked for her parents and continued her love of music with a career in radio sales and artist promotions. This 2009 interview opens Warren-Celestine sharing childhood memories of her parents' store, the radio stations she listened to, and the venues around Cleveland at which she saw concerts.  She also talks about racial issues in Cleveland, describing a personal experience with racism and reminiscing about the 1966 Hough Riots.  The interview closes with Warren-Celestine commenting on rap musicians, comparing them to the artists of previous generations and noting their positive contributions to African-American communities."
Tags,"Wade Park, music, WJMO, Jazz Temple, Motown, WABQ, Loop Lounge, jazz, WNCI, racial discrimination, African Americans, riots, Carl Stokes, rap music"
Special Notes,
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1,"born in Cleveland 1950, grew up in Wade Park"
2,attended Addison school
3,parents opened first record shop in 1960
4,spents lots of time listening to music
5,recreation time in school made it fun
6,"""You had to be up on your music"" at record store; started working at age 10"
7,different music played in store at different times of day
8,young people bought radio hits
9,"""a regional sound in Cleveland"""
10,most record store clientele from neighborhood
11,live music venues
12,most live music venues were not mixed
13,WJMO--she could relate to it
14,"saw O'Jays, Temptations, Supremes, etc."
15,Jazz Temple was bombed
16,WABQ was the daytime station
17,parents objected to comedians
18,song lyrics
19,parents loved jazz
20,Loop Lounge had national acts
21,learned to sing songs she liked
22,became musical director for WJMO
23,working in radio
24,in the 1970s she worked in radio promotion
25,music as social movement
26,worked at WNCI when they went country
27,experiences racism on the job
28,first experience of racism on the job
29,"most teachers white, most students black"
30,parents' recoord store affected by riots
31,signs on black businesses during riots
32,Superior riots
33,causes of riots
34,her parents were very protective at this time
35,Carl Stokes' election
36,Stokes and riots
37,impact of music on race relations
38,black people most impacted by local music scene
39,"""disposable music"" today"
40,recycling older music
41,rappers create new culture
42,music today has just as much impact
43,rappers
44,rappers committed to their community
45,rappers committed to their community
46,music today creates social and financial opportunities
47,"""As we grew up, we listened to a variety of music"""
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