Still Holding On: The Music of Dorothy Love Coates and the Original Gospel Harmonettes
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary that tells the story of one of Alabama's most original and influential voices, Dorothy Love Coates, a Birmingham musician who revolutionized gospel music with her passionate delivery and poetic lyrics. Her songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Etta James and Ray Charles, among others.
Cast & Crew
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Dwight Cammeron
Director
Tonea Stewart
Narration
Dorothy Love Coates
Interviewee
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Interviewee
David Baughn
Engineer
Horace Boyer
Humanities Advisor
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2000
Production Company
University Of Alabama Center For Public Television And Radio
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary that tells the story of one of Alabama's most original and influential voices, Dorothy Love Coates, a Birmingham musician who revolutionized gospel music with her passionate delivery and poetic lyrics. Her songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Etta James and Ray Charles, among others. Coates and her music were key elements in three motion pictures: "Ghost," "The Long Walk Home" and "Beloved."
Director
Dwight Cammeron
Director
Crew
David Baughn
Engineer
Horace Boyer
Humanities Advisor
Dwight Cammeron
Executive Producer
Dwight Cammeron
Producer
George Campbell
Production Assistant
Scott Chapman
Production Assistant
Kevin Clay
Editor
Gena Clements
Production Assistant
Suzanne Cornette
Videotape Transcriptions
Chad Crawford
Production Assistant
Quintin Crum
Production Assistant
Brent Davis
Publicist (University Of Alabama Center) (For Public Television And Radio))
Martha Earl
Production Assistant
Arthur Gay
Videotape Technician
Ron Hammer
Engineer
Ricky Harmon
Videography
Ann Henderson
Archive Specialist
Tony Holt
Audio
Aslean Jones
Script Consultant
Jim Jones
Engineer
Neal Lester
Humanities Advisor
Michael Letcher
Production Manager (Center) (For Public Televison))
Anita B Mcallister
Humanities Advisor
Greg Mcnair
Videography
Bradley Payne
Videography
Vincent Pruitt
Graphic Designer
Patricia Richardson
Production Assistant
Tom Rieland
Executive Producer
Michelle Scott
Videotape Transcriptions
Demetria Shabazz
Production Assistant
Francie Ann Vono
Closed Captioning
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
2000
Production Company
University Of Alabama Center For Public Television And Radio
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
