What makes the goal of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project so challenging? Consider Revival Records. Ecorse, Michigan. Late 60s. Felton Williams, an electrician, builds a recording studio in a basement. From 1967 to 1981 Double U Sound records and … Continued
Forgetting things, apparently. Such as a release from the person I went there to see. I hustled to get releases from everyone else, from the people in Captain’s Hard Time Restaurant, from the employees and shoppers at Hyde Park Records, … Continued
I have these stickers, they’re little red dots. They look like this: When I capture a tape (that is, put the miniDV tape in a deck and transfer that digital information to one of my external hard drives so that … Continued
I’m not shy about telling people about the film and sometimes they will suggest a subject. (I love it when their first response is a laugh followed by, “That sounds like me and my garage.” Really, I do, because that’s … Continued
I went to meet and interview Robert Darden, founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Though I had read about him, read his books and articles, heard him on NPR, exchanged e-mails with him, and spoke with him on … Continued
I went to interview the next subject of the documentary, Robert Darden, founder of the Black Gospel Music Restoration Project. Robert is a writer and professor of journalism at Baylor University, a deacon at his church, and a passionate gospel … Continued