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Melvin Reid Jr., Full Interview

Collection: Queens Memory Collection at the Archives at Queens Library: Melvin Reid Jr.
Date: Time Period: 1970 - 1990; 2016-12-06; Interview recorded: December 6 2016 Material: Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth. Dimension: Total running time: 0:30:20
Creator: Melvin Reid Jr. interviewed by Peter Szelez Identifier: aql:22126 reid-melvin-full

Description: Melvin Reid Jr. was disc jockey back in the 1980's. In this interview, he talks about how life back in the day was different from now. He goes onto talk about his career as a disc jockey, and how he was introduced to the profession. He continues by discussing various of topics related to African-American life and culture.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:22194

Creator : Melvin Reid Jr. interviewed by Peter Szelez

Date : Time Period: 1970 - 1990; 2016-12-06; Interview recorded: December 6 2016

Summary/Description : Melvin Reid Jr. was disc jockey back in the 1980's. In this interview, he talks about how life back in the day was different from now. He goes onto talk about his career as a disc jockey, and how he was introduced to the profession. He continues by discussing various of topics related to African-American life and culture.

Subject : Disc jockeys; African Americans

Rights : Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for research and reproduction requests.

Coverage : Locations discussed: Queens, NY Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : Digital audio recording made using a digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth.; Total running time: 0:30:20

Identifier : aql:22126 reid-melvin-full

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