I am a big fan of Tommy Edwards but was not able to attend the lecture.  Was
this program audio or videotaped or is a transcript available?

Thanks.

On Feb 13, 2008 8:43 AM, Weisiger, Minor (LVA) <
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> The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the
> Treasure House lecture series will be held at noon on Tuesday, 19
> February, 2008 in the conference rooms adjacent to the lobby of the
> Library of Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The
> speaker will be Don Gunter, Assistant editor of the Dictionary of
> Virginia Biography. He will give a multimedia presentation on prominent
> African-American singer and songwriter Tommy Edwards, a native of
> Richmond. By the time Edwards graduated from high school he was hosting
> a 15-minute music program that aired twice weekly on WRNL, a Richmond
> radio station. He moved to New York and had success with his songs being
> recorded by Tony Bennett and Red Foley. In 1950 Edwards signed with MGM
> Records and in July 1951 had his first hit with "The Morningside of the
> Mountain." He followed up with another hit when "It's All in the Game"
> peaked at number 18. In 1958 he recorded "It's All in the Game" as a
> rock-and-roll ballad and the recording went to the top of the Billboard
> chart, where it remained for six weeks. The recording eventually sold
> three and a half million records. Gunter's presentation will include
> short clips of Edwards' music.
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