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    The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas: Autobiography of a Disc Jockey
    The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas: Autobiography of a Disc Jockey
    The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas: Autobiography of a Disc Jockey
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    The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas: Autobiography of a Disc Jockey

    By Skipper Lee Frazier

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    The man who brought a mountain of soul to Houston, Texas.

    The man who brought and promoted many Houston rhythm and blues performers.

    The man who brought and promoted many comedy shows including Amos &Andy.

    The man who watched the church he is a member of grow from 25 members to over 14,000 members.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTrafford Publishing
    Release dateJul 3, 2012
    ISBN9781466943490
    The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas: Autobiography of a Disc Jockey
    Author

    Skipper Lee Frazier

    My life on the farm in the country; my life in the city; my life as a disc jockey; my life as a record producer; my life as a patient in the hospital; my life as a funeral home owner; my life as a christian; my life as a gentelman and businessman.

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      The Man Who Brought a Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas - Skipper Lee Frazier

      THE MAN WHO BROUGHT

      A Mountain of Soul to Houston, Texas

      AUTOBIOGRAPHY

      OF

      A DISC JOCKEY

      SKIPPER LEE FRAZIER

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      © Copyright 2012 Skipper Lee Frazier.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written prior permission of the author.

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-4348-3 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-4350-6 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4669-4349-0 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2012910767

      Trafford rev. 06/13/2012

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      phone: 250 383 6864 ♦ fax: 812 355 4082

      Contents

      Author’s Acknowledgements

      Chapter One The Beginning Years

      Chapter Two: Archie Bell And The Drells

      Chapter Three: Promotions

      Charles Bush

      Chapter Four The Church That I Am A Member Of

      Chapter Five The Day God Healed My Body

      Chapter Six The Funeral Business

      Facts About Funerals

      AUTHOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      There have been many people in Houston and the surrounding areas who were instrumental in helping me further my career throughout my years in the entertainment industry, in radio and television, and the funeral business. There are some in particular who have always been there for me.

      I cannot thank each and every one of these special friends personally, but my gratitude and my prayers go out to these wonderful people who have contributed to my success: Maxine Messenger (now deceased), Houston Chronicle and her son, Jay Messenger, Denver, Colorado; Bob Claypool (now deceased) formerly with the Houston Post; Sonny Messiah, Houston Defender; Julius Carter (now deceased) and Doll Carter, Forward Times; Paul Harrasim, formerly with the Houston Post, Channel 11 and Channel 2 TV, now with St. Thomas University; Tom Reif, formerly with Channel, KPRC TV; Roy Hofheinz, former Houston Mayor; Kathy Whitmire, former Houston Mayor; Lee P. Brown, Mayor and former Police Chief of Houston; John B. Coleman (now deceased); longtime friend; Bud Johnson, formerly with The Forward Times; Congresswoman and good friend Sheila Jackson Lee; School Superintendent Rod Paige, my friend in the Bush Administration; Senator Rodney Ellis; State Representatives Al Edwards and Garnett Coleman; Jew Don Boney; Judge Al Green; Judge Betty Brock Bell; Former Precinct 7 Constable, A.B. Chambers; Dave Moss and his wife Daphne, friends I can always count on; Zoia Jones, National Council of Negro Women; Dr. Granville Sawyer, former president of Texas Southern University; Marvin Zindler, Channel 13 Eyewitness News, a longtime friend I will never forget; Charles X. White, Gangs and Prison Reform; Sylvia Brooks, Director of Houston Area Urban League; Michael Teague, a well-versed representative of Allstate Insurance Company; Troy B. Smith, President of Funeral Directors Association; James Walker, known in Denver as Dr. Daddy-O; Doris Thomas and her entire family in Denver, good friends for many years; Pha Green Printing and Staff; Fred Session, Sessions Motel, Inc.; Ava Cosce; J. Lee, owner of J. Lee Signs; Owners of Rosette Heating and Air Conditioning; my long departed friend, Virginia Byrd; Bobby Byrd, formerly with James Brown, and his wife, Vicky Anderson, now residing in Atlanta, Georgia; Grant Richards and Charles Richards, Houston Suburban Mortgage Company; Chuch Pryor and family; Petority Mortuary; Geneva Niles; Don Henry, better known as Cadillac, now residing in the State of Mississippi; Darlene Alexander; Carmanette Polk; Lula Mae Davis; Clarence Chadwick; Joyce Jones and her daughter, Eltonette Dugas; Grady Gaines; Everlina Whiting (now deceased); Sis. Kathy Formby; Offie Land; Tim Louis; Charles Earl McCloud; Novella Smith, now living in Memphis, Tennessee; Clarence Parker; Willie Baker, Mayor of Acres Homes; John Raven, Houston’s best Cadillac salesman; Coach Johnnie Peoples; Rob Williams; former Houston Rocket, Clyde Drexler and Houston Comet, Kim Perrot (now deceased); Bonnie and Janice Howard and Mrs. Gerri Wise of Houston Memorial Gardens; Ruth Haynes here in Houston; Virginia Hemphill, my former secretary of many years; Sis. Ruthie Davis, one of my most faithful listeners today.

      Then, there are my good friends at KCOH Radio Station: the one and only Don Sams and Mr. Sports himself, Ralph Cooper; the renowned Michael Harris; the well-versed Lisa Berry Dockery; the dependable Travis Gardner; and we can’t leave out Mike Peterizzo and the entire staff at KCOH Radio; Leroy Jones of Magic 102; George Thomas, Manager of KTSU Radio Station; Reverend Ricky Williams, KTSU; Brother George Nelson, formerly of KYOK and KTSU; all my wonderful co-workers I am affiliated with at KWWJ 1360 Gospel AM Radio at Baytown, Reverend Gregory Griffin, Darryl Martin, Latisha Jackson, Jennifer Martin, Anthony Valary, Gene Moore, Jr., Dr. Stacy Haynie, Darryl Waldrup, and the entire staff at KWWJ 1360 Gospel Radio Station.

      Over the years there have been many ministers in Houston who have also played an integral part in my life, some even before they became ministers. First, I would like to give thanks to all the men of God located here in the Houston area, and although it is not my intention to omit even one of them, I will name only a few. Looking back on my life, I have to include the following ministers in this book:

      My own pastor, Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, Windsor Village; Rev. J.J. Roberson, Mount Hebron; Rev. Kenneth Rose, Mount Vernon; Rev. James Dixon, Northwest Community; Rev. Joe Ratliff, Brentwood; Rev. Huey Augustine, Second Church of Christ Holiness; Rev. Thomas L. McGruder and Mortician Rev. Clarence Davis, Mount Moriah; Rev. A.L. Mallet, Mount Gilead; Rev. H.B. Randall and First Lady Evonne Randall, Randall Cathedral COGIC; Rev. Bill Lawson, Wheeler Avenue; Rev. Wiley Dumas, New Pleasant; Rev. Gene Moore, St. Agnes; Prophet P.A. Smith; Rev. M.L. Jackson, Pleasant Grove; Rev. Ricky Byrd, Good Samaritan; Rev. Manson Johnson, Holman Street; Rev. Earl Allen, Miracle Land; Rev. O.C. Johnson, Lyons Unity; Rev. Curtis Barber, Canaan Missionary; Rev. Chris Hartwell, Sugar Valley; Rev. E.L. Bible, Mount Olive; Rev. Larry Randle, Mount Gilead; Rev. L.V. Adams and Son, Canaan Baptist Church; Rev. Allen Cain, Jordan River; Rev. James Ray Parker, New Life; Rev. Dr. I.V. Hilliard, New Light Christian Center; Rev. Marvin Delaney, South Park; Rev. Mouton; Rev. Rudy Ramus, St. John; The Olsten Family and Pastor Olsten (now deceased), Lakewood Church; Rev. Gusta Booker, Greater St. Matthews; Rev. Walt Love, longtime friend and syndicated radio DJ; Rev. Bo Williams, whom I knew for many years as Bo Bo Mr. Soul; Rev. Donald Byrd, Sr., Greater Tabernacle; Rev. Patrick; Rev. Kevin Bullock, South Wesley AME; Rev. Bennie Thomas, St. John; Rev. J.L. White, Pleasant Hill; Rev. Celestine, East Macedonia; Minister Jeremiah, who I knew before as Johnnie (J.J.) Binder and Minister Muhammad of the Nation of Islam in Houston; and last, but not least, Eternal Rest Funeral Home’s very own Staff Minister, Rev. Johnnie Davidson.

      And in putting this book together, I have special thanks to the person who compiled this list: my very able, gossiping secretary and office manager, Annamarie Bryant Evans.

      I also want to thank Harry Preston, veteran Dallas author and screenwriter, for his invaluable editorial assistance in getting this book ready for publication. My thanks go to DC Rapids Computerized Services and Sheretta Edwards for Word Processing.

      If by any chance I have somehow overlooked or failed to thank anyone by omission, it was not my intention. May God bless each and every one of you.

      Skipper Lee Frazier

      Houston, Texas

      April, 2001

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      Me as a baby,

      I still look the same, not too much has changed. I’ve gotten a little

      taller, my eyes are the same,

      My nose and lips are the same,

      My hair has gotten grayer; however,

      it’ll still grow as long as I let it!

      My ears, mouth … all still the same.

      Oh, by the way, notice my long legs.

      CHAPTER ONE

      THE BEGINNING YEARS

      America was moving forward in the Roaring Twenties. World War One was fading into the past as flappers danced the Charleston and President Calvin Coolidge pushed the economy ever upward, creating new jobs for the workforce and a burgeoning prosperity for the land.

      Things looked better than they ever had before. The economy was booming and no one dreamed that in 1929 the stock market would crash and the great depression of the Thirties would descend on

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