Code,200011
Subject,"Lynn Tolliver, Jr."
Date,10/25/2009
Interviewer,Dana Aritonovich
Abstract,"Lynn Tolliver was born in Cleveland in 1950.  He started working in radio at age 18 and is still in the music industry as a radio announcer and song writer; he is also an author.  The interview discusses his childhood, family, race issues and music."
Tags,"Hough, WHK, WJMO, Beatles, music, rock and roll, Motown, Leo's Casino, Smokey Robinson, Funky Broadway, James Brown, WVJM, WABQ, Carl Stokes, riots, U2, Marvin Gaye, MTV"
Special Notes,
minutes,
1,"born in Cleveland in 1950, grew up in Hough"
2,segregated neighborhood
3,"interracial school, lots of friends"
4,played sports
5,family
6,"father worked for Caterpillar, mother was seamstress"
7,street football
8,played with friends
9,"WHK, WJMO, loved Beatles"
10,favourite artists and songs
11,Record Rendezvous
12,saw Smokey Robinson at Leo's Casino
13,Leo's Casino had a mixed crowd
14,experience of watching live performers; started writing for DJs at age 15
15,Leo's Casino
16,parents' reaction to the music
17,"mother hated ""Funky Broadway"" song"
18,"father listened to Broadway, Cole, Sinatra"
19,sister could sing
20,connection between music and social activism
21,"""Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now"" and ""A Change Is Gonna Come"" as political songs"
22,"""Music covers all spectrums"""
23,"""Music is the universal language"""
24,black roots of music
25,"""Black music doesn't mean as much to black people"""
26,James Brown
27,black culture not responding the same as whites
28,his start in radio
29,worked at WJMO on Saturdays
30,DJ Gary Edwards
31,getting full-time job
32,becoming successful in radio industry
33,giving radio audience what they want
34,songs can't make something happen that's not already happening
35,"worked at WGCL, made more money in white radio"
36,owned 92.3 WVJM in 1990s
37,never experienced racism in radio industry
38,attacked by blacks in radio more than whites
39,Jackson 5 concert
40,jealousy among DJs
41,left Cleveland in 2004 and moved to Florida
42,riots in Cleveland
43,WABQ broadcasted 24 hours during riots
,"""very hostile time"""
44,other riots
45,riots
46,music is soothing during times of hostility
47,spiritual songs that take the sting out of you
48,"""Music has played its part in soothing the savage beast"""
,Carl Stokes' election
49,cultural milestones in Cleveland history
50,Carl Stokes
51,white kids and race music
,music that was shunned brought people together
52,music helped people find out what they had in common
53,appeal of the music of 50s and 60s
54,"""music makes you dance"""
55,U2's message in their songs
56,radio and MTV and audience not looking for messages in music these days
57,message songs today
58,negativity in modern songs
59,Marvin Gaye
60,Motown
61,Marvin Gaye
62,Marvin Gaye
63,Marvin Gaye
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