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And you know how here falls it? It fell from tip from cocky to doctors like, get in there. I'm still. Very close contact with Nick Charles. Really? Yeah. I've seen a couple of times. Two years. And I saw contact with Judy. Well, I saw the film. Yeah. No. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I was thinking that Sunday night. I thought about this last night. Sunday night. If I doubt Caesars Palace or my house was built at Caesars Palace for me. I don't have any idea. Or when were you at Caesars Palace? What year? All year. My. Okay. Caesars Palace in 74. That was her first singing job. Professional singing job. She worked for Delegate Reverter. All right. First off, not not your first name or spell read. Am I voice this morning o r a r d o r. A. A r e. E d. Okay. Or a parade route. And of course, being the all good Southerner, I am his or Katharine at home. Everyone calls me all Catherine or a Catherine Southerner. Are you from this area? No, I'm from Mississippi and I grew up in Lexington, Mississippi. Mississippi. Yes. Okay. So, Magnolia boss. Here we go. You you work the Channel 13? As a matter of fact, I have some footage. I found some footage, put it on the air and asked if anyone could help me find or read. And I got several phone calls. This told me you were in Atlanta. Is that right? No, I'm in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson. Okay. Yes. That's one city I haven't been. So they said that you were in Jackson. Yes. Yes. You were interviewing one of the Cole. The Cole? Yes. Tell me about that. Freddie Cole, the brother of Nat King Cole, I I'm still in contact with him.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=13.92,245.58"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/2","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I know where he is. He there are two brothers that are still living. And he I think one of the reasons that maybe he isn't any bigger than he is is because he sounds so much like his brother. In fact, they both do. They both play piano. They both sing ones in the Phenix area. So in Atlanta and Chicago, he works at Magic City. Well, what was Freddie doing in Baltimore at the night? Do you recall the night? I do. Have you had him? There was a restaurant, nightclub into ammonium on York Road. I can't remember. It was maybe just opening. And that was one of the first featured acts that they were bringing in. And I was asked to interview him for that because I was doing entertainment, of course, you know, and I did all of the, you, you know, artists that came in. I had that pleasure. But that was the occasion because he was a Cole. And no one of that, you know, family had at that time had come to Baltimore to perform because this was really just when Natalie was starting to get big. So that was the reason that I was asked to do that. You came to Baltimore. Why? Why did you come to vote? I came to Baltimore right out of college, along with two other girlfriends who had gotten jobs as teachers. I was a music teacher in the Baltimore City Public School system. I taught for three years. Yeah. And you. And you. You did some some work for a delegate. A state senator. State senator. State Senator Vertu, welcome. Yes, I was our administrative assistant. Yes. For two and a half years. As a matter of fact. Was that along with your teaching do? No.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=245.73,341.83"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/3","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Afterwards, I taught for three years, and then I really wanted to do something else. But not having any job experience other than being a music teacher. Okay, Hold it right there. Don't move. You're moving, but don't move. Okay. You're comfortable. That's the way I want you to stay. Okay. That's good. All right. That's fine. You're fine. I know. Okay, so you taught for a couple of years, and then you want. You want to try something different. So you got into politics? Yes, I did. And that was wonderful. I thoroughly enjoyed that. And the one thing that I wanted to do from having worked with her, I wanted to work on a presidential campaign staff. And I got that pleasure in 1976. I was on Jimmy Carter's staff, national staff. The entire year before anyone even knew who he was. I was a part of that staff. And after he won the election, of course, I was asked to do something in Washington. But I really did not want to work for the government. That wasn't why I did that. But ironically, I ended up working in Washington for a concert promotion company, and we booked national Rhythm and Blues acts, did national tours across the country, and I managed that office. When did you come to Baltimore? 1970, September of 1970. To teach your But your first professional singing job was at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Is that correct? During the time that. Yes, that is correct. During the time that I was working for Senator, welcome. Bruce Westcott, who was a very dear friend, invited me to come and work with his ensemble. He was working at Caesar's in Vegas. He always works Caesars in Vegas and the Pimlico Hotel, which was just something that was very near and dear to the hearts of many Baltimoreans.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=342.34,441.34"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/4","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"And so I agreed to do that. Senator, welcome. Let me ask you to do that. And I was at Caesar's with Bruce for a month. So you so that was your your first, first singing job on Cleopatra's barge in Caesar's Palace? Yeah. How did that go for her? I mean, living at Caesar's and was wonderful. I loved it. And it made me see, well, maybe I can enjoy this singing thing, you know? So I did. And I ended up my first job in Baltimore was at the Friendship International Hotel At the airport? Sure. I ended up doing a gig there for a year and a half, and it was one of those six night a week things. And I was working for Senator, Welcome during the day and doing that at night. You performed at chipper rallies? I did rallies in Tulsa, type rallies in towns. And I did I was there for about a year as well. How did you get the job at Channel 13? Jerry Turner, who was anchorperson at Jay Z at the time, was a very close friend, and I had been doing the. Manage the booking agency out of the concert promotion company. That's what I've been doing that for a little over a year and I was bored with it because I learned the business and it really wasn't that exciting to me. Once you, you know, once you book a few tours, they just repeat themselves. The names of us, you know, change. But the thing, the procedures are the same. So I had talked to several friends and said, I'm interested in doing something else over here. Something you think might catch my ear. Call me. And Jerry called and asked if I'd be interested in Jerry Turner.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=442.42,542.2"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/5","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"Yes. Said, Would you be interested in auditioning to review movies for Channel 13? Sure, why not? You know, and I did. And it ended up that I became entertainment critic. I would just review new movies, plays, concerts, restaurants, whatever was going on in the city of Baltimore and stars coming in. Because that's how you got to meet Freddie Go. That's right. And so many others. Yeah. So you left Channel 13 and went where? Well, my mother became ill, and I'm an only child, so I moved to Mississippi to take care of her. I lived with her for a year and last year and a half of her life, which was wonderful. And after that I stayed in Mississippi for another year and a half because I only had at that time two living relatives and I just wanted to be with them. So I actually took off for three years. And did, you know, just family things? Afterwards, I moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where I worked for the president of the National Baptist Convention. That's the largest black organization in the country. They have about 6 or 8 million members. I'm not sure what it is now, but at that time it was larger. I was his administrative assistant for three years. That was interesting. So what are you doing now? I mean, you're back here to Baltimore just visiting, and you were kind enough to call me and let me know you were going to be here. So what what are you working on? Well, I'm actually I'm doing a lot of things now, and I don't have one cap that I wear, fortunately. However, I guess music is a forte right now. I have been doing. One thing I started to do is play piano a lot more since I've been in the South than I've ever done before, other than when I was growing up.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=542.62,641.62"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/6","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"That was the first thing that I ever did. I started taking piano lessons at three, so I played piano for years and I graduate in piano. But then after that I stopped playing completely because a lot of people in Baltimore don't even know that I play because this is something that not something that I was doing. Well, here we're at McCafferty. McCafferty happens to have a piano. Yeah. Would you close this segment? I would love to. Now, I remember you closed the segment on your Freddie Cole piece. You were at the piano. He was playing. And I believe that you said this is or read Eyewitness News, something like that. So we can segway from that to you on the piano. How's that sound? That sounds like a lot of fun. But I've been I've been blessed to do a lot of things that I enjoy. And besides my music now I'm doing political and public relations consulting. That is what really what I'm enjoying doing now. And I'm involved with an organization, Mission Mississippi, which is a Christian ministry about denominational and racial reconciliation. And that's where we are in America today. So I'm really pleased to be involved with that. So that's what I'm doing these days. And. But you still keeping your hands on the keyboard? Yes, definitely. And your voice goes to a microphone? Pretty much. Pretty much, yeah. Whenever you get the chance. Yes. Yes, of course. So how long you been here in Baltimore? I'm here until Tuesday. And then you going back to Mississippi? Yes, I'm going back to Mississippi and looking to do some other things. I've done some things in Europe this year. And I've I did live in Brazil. I think that's something I did forget to mention to you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=641.71,737.8"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/7","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I was living in Rio de Janeiro for a while and I'm looking to go back there and do some work as well. Performing. Yes, yes. Yeah, that it is. And the main thing that I'm enjoying now as far as performing is concerned, I've done several concerts with the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra and I have a symphony orchestra, so I'm interested in doing Pops concerts with orchestras. When I was I probably audition in Baltimore. And any thoughts of perhaps getting back into politics or teaching? No, I don't know politics. The only thing I would want to do, I have a little itch maybe to work in another presidential campaign, and I considered it this year, but time won't allow it. I'm just a little bit too busy, but I'd love to do that. Senator Reid has a nice ring to it, though. No, it doesn't work. Is entirely too hard for me. Much too hard. I wouldn't want that. It's an ongoing. Yeah. It never ends. Yeah. And I just time is the most important thing to me. And I want to be. I don't like to take jobs that tie me down. I want to be free. Just like the butterfly. I like to be free to do the things that I want to do when I want to do them well. Will you play piano and sang a song for us? I'd be delighted. I wish you. Because if I know you're ready to. Kim, you are. But most of all, I. What she. I don't know. You're starting. Here. That's a good point. Just the day. She lost her. I'll be loving you. That's all right. I'm rolling. You just take your time and go ahead and go into it. Okay. I'll be loving you.","format":"text/plain"},"target":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846#t=737.86,884.1"},{"id":"https://marmia.aviaryplatform.com/collections/948/collection_resources/136834/file/253846/transcript/71655/annotation/8","type":"Annotation","motivation":"transcribing","body":{"type":"TextualBody","value":"I know that's true. For what? For just. Not for just the day. Not for just. Yeah, but hey. Not just. Just today? No. Just. I don't want to just see if I can do that again. And then the other. I'll be loving you. Also true. I. So they're not just going to do that again, starting right. I'll be helping you. Boy is also true. Not for just. Not for just a day. Not. Just. But. Not just, not for south today. Just. But. More than you ever know whom I long to hold in your soul. My life will be in your keeping. Waiting to leave me laughing. Always a long, long, long time. And for the young. For you. I know I've met before. And my heart is very sure no one else could love you. I know. Good morning. Things happen. We can do this. I want to tell you something. My life will be in your keeping away. So let's be laughing. We know that our way is a long, long time. And for the young. For you, my body and my heart is very short. I like that. I don't like that one. So sorry, ma'am. Go right ahead. It's going to take some time and I'll be gone for you. My mom. I don't know. I channel before. And my heart is very sure no one else could love you. God, no. No. No. He. How's that? Yeah. 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