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Source Collection
Commercial Appeal newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0452.01.045a_06.001
Description
Nat D. Williams (also known simply as Nat D) was the first African American disc jockey in Memphis for WDIA radio. He was also a teacher at Booker T. Washington High School, a journalist for "Memphis World" as well as a promoter and entertainer.
Date Created
6-25-2021
Date
1974 July
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
"Nat D. Williams at Handy Park, 1974" (2021). Music. 8.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-commercialappeal3/8
Keywords
Memphis (Tenn.)--Music, Williams, Nat D., WDIA (Radio Station: Memphis, Tenn.)., Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958.
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