| Summary: | Box 2 Folder 43: "We’re now at folder 43 which contains an original picture of Gatemouth Moore. This is a promo picture that was given out compliments of the Guarantee Jewelry Company, which was one of his sponsors. We received this tattered copy from a niece of his, I believe, at his behest. And Gatemouth was an incredibly colorful figure, first as a blues singer, later as a gospel singer. He began his radio career at WEDR. At one point he told me he taught Shelley Stewart how to work on the air there. One of the things he was known for was staging his own funeral down 4th Ave North in an open casket, then resurrecting himself at the Masonic Temple. And people threw money in the casket; it was quite a scene, I understand. Something I would have given anything to see, and I imagine anybody would. The classic days of 1950s radio. We have several interviews with him as well as examples of his blues and gospel recordings."
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