The HistoryMakers video oral history with Fred Jones.

Entrepreneur and music manager Fred Jones, Jr. was born January 2, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee. After receiving his B.A. degree from the University of Memphis in 1971, Jones worked as a tour manager for singer Isaac Hayes. In 1984, he founded Summitt Management Corporation to manage and promote enter...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (Production company)
Other Authors: Jones, Fred, 1948- (Interviewee)
Crowe, Larry F. (Interviewer)
Stearns, Scott (director of photography.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
Subjects:
Jones, Fred, > 1948- > Interviews.
African Americans > Interviews.
African Americans.
Event Management Chief Executive > Entertainment Promoter > Music Manager.
Internet videos.
Interviews.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Internet videos.
Nonfiction films.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (The HistoryMakers)
Physical Description:1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 12 min., 20 sec.)) : sound, color.
Variant Title:
History Makers video oral history with Fred Jones
Fred Jones
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Entrepreneur and music manager Fred Jones, Jr. was born January 2, 1948 in Memphis, Tennessee. After receiving his B.A. degree from the University of Memphis in 1971, Jones worked as a tour manager for singer Isaac Hayes. In 1984, he founded Summitt Management Corporation to manage and promote entertainment events. Jones created the Southern Heritage Classic Music and Football Weekend and the Southern Heritage Classic 2 Basketball Weekend featuring popular competitions among historically black colleges and universities. He also created the Memphis Blues Festival. Jones has received numerous awards for his work and civic contributions, including the 1996 Black Business of the Year Award from the Memphis Black Business Association and the 2002 Award of Excellence from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Active in a number of civic organizations, including the NAACP and Leadership Memphis, Jones was also president of the Southern Heritage Foundation.
Call Number:E185.97
Playing Time:02:12:20
Credits:Videographer, Scott Stearns.
Participant or Performer:
Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Event Details:
Recorded Memphis, Tennessee 2003 June 26.
Source of Description:
Vendor-supplied metadata.