A Guide to the Donald W. Gunter research material on Tommy Edwards, 1939-2018, #52942

Series I: Biographical information .

Box 1

Extent: 1 box.

Series I: Biographical information contains articles, biographical sketches, documentaries, family genealogies and records, interviews, obituaries, proclamations, and other papers detailing Tommy Edwards' life, career, and death. Also details renewed interest in Edwards, including the establishment of a historic marker near his childhood home and a Tommy Edwards Day proclamation.

Box 1 Folder 1
"Taken by the Music: The Tommy Edwards Story " by Don Gunter
Box 1 Folder 2
Tommy Edwards biographies from the Dictionary of Virginia Biography and Encyclopedia Virginia
Box 1 Folder 3
Tommy Edwards: Henrico's Hit Maker (Henrico County) and Remembering Richmond's Tommy Edwards (WCVE-23) documentaries (DVD)
Box 1 Folder 4
Tommy Edwards biographical sketch from The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Box 1 Folder 5
Edwards family history and records
Box 1 Folder 6
World War II draft registration records
Box 1 Folder 7
WRNL radio show listings, 1939-1940
Box 1 Folder 8
Newspaper clippings, 1944-1950
Box 1 Folder 9
Newspaper clippings, 1951-1952
Box 1 Folder 10
"Caravan of Stars " clippings, May 1952
Box 1 Folder 11
Newspaper clippings, 1953-1957
Box 1 Folder 12
Newspaper clippings, 1958
Box 1 Folder 13
Newspaper clippings, 1959
Box 1 Folder 14
Newspaper clippings, 1960
Box 1 Folder 15
Newspaper clippings, 1962-1969
Box 1 Folder 16
Edwards family obituaries, 1958, 1969, 1992
Box 1 Folder 17
Newspaper clippings, 1999-2000
Box 1 Folder 18
"All in the Game: The Rise and Fall of a Richmond Crooner, " Richmond.com , 3 November 2002
Box 1 Folder 19
Tommy Edwards' posthumus royalties, May 2004
Box 1 Folder 20
Richmond Times-Dispatch articles on Tommy Edwards historical marker and documentary, 1 January 2008, 25 June 2009, 4, 11, and 20 January 2018
Box 1 Folder 21
Henrico Citizen articles on Tommy Edwards and on historical marker, 20 March-2 April 2008, 18 June-1 July 2009
Box 1 Folder 22
Tommy Edwards historical marker--Department of Historic Resources, 2007
Box 1 Folder 23
Tommy Edwards Day Proclamation--Richmond, 15 October 2008
Box 1 Folder 24
Tommy Edwards outline
Box 1 Folder 25
Tommy Edwards timeline
Box 1 Folder 26
Harriet Edwards interviews, 28 September 2007, 14 March 2008, 20 February 2009
Box 1 Folder 27
Post-marker interviews at Quioccasin Baptist Church, 26 September 2007
Box 1 Folder 28
Edwards family search
Box 1 Folder 29
African Americans to be honored by Henrico County (including Tommy Edwards)
Box 1 Folder 30
Tommy Edwards image

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Series II: Charts , 1943-2004 .

Box 1

Extent: 1 box.

Series II: Charts contains information from various publications such as Billboard, Variety, Cash Box, Down Beat and Metronome showing where Tommy Edwards' records charted.

Box 2 Folder 1
Billboard , 1943-2004
Box 2 Folder 2
Billboard orders
Box 2 Folder 3
Variety , 1951-1962
Box 2 Folder 4
Variety charts, revised 6 January 2008
Box 2 Folder 5
Cash Box , 1951
Box 2 Folder 6
Cash Box , 1952-1953
Box 2 Folder 7
Down Beat , 1951-1952
Box 2 Folder 8
Metronome , 1951-1953
Box 2 Folder 9
Joel Whitburn's Pop Hits compilations--Tommy Edwards references
Box 2 Folder 10
Tommy Edwards--songs on charts
Box 2 Folder 11
Miscellaneous charts--Tommy Edwards

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Series III: Discography .

Boxes 2-3

Extent: 2 boxes.

Series III: Discography contains information on the records and albums recorded by Tommy Edwards, as well as information on songs written by Edwards and sung by other performers. Includes cds, discographies, videos, images of album covers, and related materials.

Box 2 Folder 12
Tommy Edwards: The Singles Collection, 1949-1966
Box 2 Folder 13
CDs of albums and recordings
Box 2 Folder 14
Tommy Edwards playlists: MGM singles, various recordings, and various MGM album tracts, 1951-1965
Box 2 Folder 15
Video clips of Tommy Edwards on the Ed Sullivan Show and Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show
Box 2 Folder 16
Tommy Edwards discography
Box 2 Folder 17
Tommy Edwards discography, revised 14 November 2006
Box 2 Folder 18
Online biographies/discographies of Tommy Edwards
Box 2 Folder 19
Hit records, 1950-1975
Box 2 Folder 20
Tommy Edwards discography--Mike Callahan compilation
Box 2 Folder 21
Tommy Edwards discography--William Tharp compilation
Box 2 Folder 22
Albums (cover images) (folder 1 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 23
Albums (cover images) (folder 2 of 2)
Box 2 Folder 24
Records (images)
Box 2 Folder 25
The MGM Labels: A Discography , volume I, 1946-1960
Box 2 Folder 26
The MGM Labels: A Discography , volume II, 1960-1982 and volume III: additional recordings/record and artist indexes
Box 2 Folder 27
"MGM Album Discography " sections from parts 1, 5, 6, 7, 14, 19, and "Lion Album Discography "
Box 2 Folder 28
"The MGM Records Story "
Box 2 Folder 29
Album notes for Tommy Edwards: It's all in the Game The MGM Recordings, 1958-1960
Box 2 Folder 30
Album notes
Box 3 Folder 1
"It's all in the Game" " discography information
Box 3 Folder 2
"My Bicycle Tillie " by Tommy Edwards
Box 3 Folder 3
Copyright information
Box 3 Folder 4
First search catalog search on Tommy Edwards records and albums
Box 3 Folder 5
Recordings identified on eBay--all returns on search
Box 3 Folder 6
Recordings identified on eBay-- "It's all in the Game "
Box 3 Folder 7
Recordings identified on eBay--albums
Box 3 Folder 8
Recordings identified on eBay--78s
Box 3 Folder 9
Recordings identified on eBay--45s (A-H)
Box 3 Folder 10
Recordings identified on eBay--45s (I)
Box 3 Folder 11
Recordings identified on eBay--45s (M-V, various)
Box 3 Folder 12
Sheet music identified on eBay
Box 3 Folder 13
Recordings identified at online sellers

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Series IV: Don Gunter Correspondence and Presentations .

Boxes 3-4

Extent: 2 boxes.

Series IV: Don Gunter Correspondence and Presentations contains advertisements, agendas, articles, email correspondence, interviews, lists, notes, photographs, power point presentations, and related papers for interviews, presentations, and talks delivered by Don Gunter on Tommy Edwards. Email correspondence also covers Gunter's research on Edwards.

Box 3 Folder 14
Don Gunter correspondence, A-C
Box 3 Folder 15
Don Gunter correspondence, Mike Callahan--BSN Publications
Box 3 Folder 16
Don Gunter correspondence, Katherine Calos (with Ed Critzer, Glenn Crone, Wade Crump, Guillermo Gray, Andrew Ryan, and Jim Scott)
Box 3 Folder 17
Don Gunter correspondence, D-I
Box 3 Folder 18
Don Gunter correspondence, L-P
Box 3 Folder 19
Don Gunter correspondence, Hank Moore
Box 3 Folder 20
Don Gunter correspondence, Bill Shurk--Bowling Green State University
Box 3 Folder 21
Don Gunter correspondence, S-T
Box 3 Folder 22
Don Gunter correspondence, W
Box 3 Folder 23
Don Gunter correspondence, Paul Wheatley
Box 3 Folder 24
Don Gunter correspondence, Janet Wheeler (Harriet Edwards) (with Lloyd Peace)
Box 3 Folder 25
Don Gunter correspondence, Tommy Edwards Day
Box 4 Folder 1
Don Gunter presentation on Tommy Edwards at the Library of Virginia, 19 February 2008
Box 4 Folder 2
Don Gunter presentation on Tommy Edwards at the Library of Virginia--photographs, 19 February 2008
Box 4 Folder 3
Don Gunter presentation on Tommy Edwards at Tuckahoe Library (Henrico County), 18 October 2008
Box 4 Folder 4
Power point presentations on Tommy Edwards, including audio clips
Box 4 Folder 5
Don Gunter presentation on Tommy Edwards at Glen Allen Library (Henrico County), 21 April 2011
Box 4 Folder 6
Tommy Edwards power point images--hard copies
Box 4 Folder 7
Tommy Edwards power point images--hard copies
Box 4 Folder 8
Power point song list
Box 4 Folder 9
Conversion
Box 4 Folder 10
List of power point presentations and media interviews
Box 4 Folder 11
PBS Tommy Edwards Documentary interview, 10 July 2017
Box 4 Folder 12
Henrico County Documentary--Tommy Edwards questions
Box 4 Folder 13
University of Richmond Rock and Roll Seminar--power point notes
Box 4 Folder 14
Henrico 2011 African American Subcommittee meeting agenda, 22 February 2010
Box 4 Folder 15
Library of Virginia Broadside magazine, Summer 2008, Fall 2009, Fall 202
Box 4 Folder 16
Virginia Review , July/August 2008
Box 4 Folder 17
Hunt for Henrico History 2011 Exhibitor Application, 11 January 2011
Box 4 Folder 18
Tommy Edwards notes
Box 4 Folder 19
Google Books search on Tommy Edwards

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Series V: General Subjects .

Boxes 4-5

Extent: 2 boxes.

Series V: General Subjects includes materials gathered by Don Gunter concerning singers, song writers, records, recording studios, locations, and other information to provide context and background for his research on Tommy Edwards.

Box 4 Folder 20
Louis Armstrong
Box 4 Folder 21
Tony Bennett
Box 4 Folder 22
Bobby Blue Bland
Box 4 Folder 23
Martin Block
Box 4 Folder 24
Ruth Brown
Box 4 Folder 25
Ray Charles-- Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, Volume 2
Box 4 Folder 26
Dick Clark
Box 4 Folder 27
Rosemary Clooney
Box 4 Folder 28
Nat King Cole
Box 4 Folder 29
Sam Cook
Box 4 Folder 30
Charles G. Dawes
Box 4 Folder 31
Tommy Dorsey
Box 4 Folder 32
Pete Drake
Box 4 Folder 33
Billy Eckstine
Box 4 Folder 34
Red Foley
Box 4 Folder 35
Tony Fontane
Box 4 Folder 36
Fredric Fradkin
Box 4 Folder 37
Connie Francis
Box 4 Folder 38
Alan Freed
Box 4 Folder 39
Cecil Gant
Box 4 Folder 40
Dale Hawkins (and Tommy Edwards)
Box 4 Folder 41
Belford Hendricks
Box 4 Folder 42
Jimmy Hilliard
Box 4 Folder 43
Leroy Holmes
Box 4 Folder 44
Keith Jarrett
Box 4 Folder 45
Norman Jewison--Lucky Strike, Your Hit Parade , and Tommy Edwards
Box 4 Folder 46
Louis Jordan
Box 5 Folder 1
Sammy Kaye
Box 5 Folder 2
Fritz Kreisler
Box 5 Folder 3
Robert Q. Lewis
Box 5 Folder 4
Barry Manilow
Box 5 Folder 5
Adam Clayton Powell
Box 5 Folder 6
Elvis Presley
Box 5 Folder 7
Sammy Price
Box 5 Folder 8
Teddy Randazzo
Box 5 Folder 9
Virginia Randolph
Box 5 Folder 10
Johnnie Ray
Box 5 Folder 11
Herman Roberts
Box 5 Folder 12
Cliff Richard
Box 5 Folder 13
Chris Rouse--Rubin Mitchell Trio
Box 5 Folder 14
Dinah Shore
Box 5 Folder 15
Carl Sigman
Box 5 Folder 16
Bill Silbert (including information on letters to him, including from Tommy Edwards)
Box 5 Folder 17
Tommy Smalls--Dr. Jive
Box 5 Folder 18
Eddie South
Box 5 Folder 19
Billy Tolles
Box 5 Folder 20
Andy Williams
Box 5 Folder 21
Hank Williams biograph--references to Tommy Edwards
Box 5 Folder 22
Earl Wilson
Box 5 Folder 23
Si Zentner
Box 5 Folder 24
Bill Samuels--Cats 'n' Jammer Three
Box 5 Folder 25
Deep River Boys
Box 5 Folder 26
Four Tops
Box 5 Folder 27
Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross
Box 5 Folder 28
Prisonaires
Box 5 Folder 29
Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers
Box 5 Folder 30
"It's All in the Game "
Box 5 Folder 31
"I Really Don't Want to Know "
Box 5 Folder 32
"I Wish You Love "
Box 5 Folder 33
"Rock and Roll Music " (Chuck Berry)
Box 5 Folder 34
"Secret Love "
Box 5 Folder 35
"That's All "
Box 5 Folder 36
Songs for Sale (TV show)
Box 5 Folder 37
About Face (movie)
Box 5 Folder 38
Brill Building (New York) (see also Tin Pan Alley)
Box 5 Folder 39
Fack's in San Francisco
Box 5 Folder 40
Howard Theatre (Washington D.C.)
Box 5 Folder 41
Kitten's Korner (Atlanta)
Box 5 Folder 42
Parsons the New School for Design (New York)
Box 5 Folder 43
The Round Table (Henrico County)
Box 5 Folder 44
Tin Pan Alley (New York) (see also Brill Building)
Box 5 Folder 45
Tivoli Theater (Chicago)
Box 5 Folder 46
Virginia Manual Labor School (Hanover County)
Box 5 Folder 47
YMCA (Harlem)
Box 5 Folder 48
Pittsburgh night spots
Box 5 Folder 49
Billboard Hot 100
Box 5 Folder 50
Chitlin' Circuit
Box 5 Folder 51
Cross Canada Hit Parade
Box 5 Folder 52
Henrico Citizen --award for Tommy Edwards story
Box 5 Folder 53
Record labels--Musicor, National, Regent, Savoy, Signature
Box 5 Folder 54
"Show Business Business " from Life , 22 December 1958
Box 5 Folder 55
A & R (artists and repertoire)
Box 5 Folder 56
Crooners
Box 5 Folder 57
Music of the post-war era
Box 5 Folder 58
Novelty song
Box 5 Folder 59
Rock and Roll
Box 5 Folder 60
Miscellaneous
Box 5 Folder 61
First search--library searches

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Series VI: Henrico County 400th Anniversary , 2011 .

Boxes 6-7

Extent: 2 boxes.

Series VI: Henrico County 400th Anniversary contains exhibition materials gathered by Don Gunter to highlight Henrico native Tommy Edwards' musical career. Exhibit materials include records, posters, and signage. Also includes a DVD titled Henrico's Legacy: Commemorating 400 Years.

Box 6
"Sweet Emalina, My Gal "/ "Huckleberry Heaven (Tommy Edwards Trio) (78) "
Box 6
"Up in the Alley "/ "A Long Time " (Tommy Edwards Trio) (78)
Box 6
"Once There Lived a Fool "/ "A Friend of Johnny's " (78), 1950
Box 6
"Once There Lived a Fool "/ "A Friend of Johnny's " (78), 1950
Box 6
"It's All in the Game "/ "All Over Again " (78), 1951
Box 6
"A Fool Such as I "/ "I Can't Love Another " (78), 1952
Box 6
"A Fool Such as I "/ "I Can't Love Another " (78), 1952
Box 6
"You Win Again "/ "Sinner or Saint " (78), 1952
Box 6
"It's All in the Game "/ "Please Love Me Forever " (45), 1958
Box 6
"Please Mr. Sun "/ "The Morningside of the Mountain " (45)
Box 7 Folder 1
Exhibition papers relating to Tommy Edwards
Box 7
Exhibition posters and signage relating to Tommy Edwards
Box 7
Henrico's Legacy: Commemorating 400 Years

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Oversize materials .

Boxes 8-11

Extent: 4 boxes.

Contains oversize materials from Series I: Biographical Information; Series II: Charts; and Series IV: Don Gunter Correspondence and Presentations.

Box 8 Folder 1
Richmond Times-Dispatch articles, 1 January 2008, 25 June 2009, 4 and 11 January 2018 (from Series I: box 1, folder 20)
Box 8 Folder 2
Henrico Citizen articles, 20 March-2 April 2008, 18 June-1 July 2009 (from Series I: box 1, folder 21)
Box 8 Folder 3
Site/location plan for Tommy Edwards historical marker (from Series I: box 1, folder 22)
Box 8 Folder 4
Billboard articles and mentions, 1943-1945 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 8 Folder 5
Billboard articles and mentions, 1946 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 8 Folder 6
Billboard articles and mentions, 1947 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 8 Folder 7
Billboard articles and mentions, 1948 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 8 Folder 8
Billboard articles and mentions, 1949 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 1
Billboard articles and mentions, 1950 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 2
Billboard articles and mentions, January-August 1951 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 3
Billboard articles and mentions, September-December 1951 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 4
Billboard articles and mentions, January-May 1952 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 5
Billboard articles and mentions, July-December 1952 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 6
Billboard articles and mentions, January-April 1953 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 7
Billboard articles and mentions, May-December 1953 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 8
Billboard articles and mentions, 1954 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 9 Folder 9
Billboard articles and mentions, 1955 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 1
Billboard articles and mentions, 1956-1957 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 2
Billboard articles and mentions, July-October 1958 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 3
Billboard articles and mentions, November-December 1958 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 4
Billboard articles and mentions, January-April 1959 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 5
Billboard articles and mentions, May-December 1959 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 6
Billboard articles and mentions, January-June 1960 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 7
Billboard articles and mentions, July-December 1960 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 10 Folder 8
Billboard articles and mentions, 1961-1968, 2002, 2004 (from Series II: box 2, folder 1)
Box 11 Folder 1
Variety articles and mentions, 1951 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 2
Variety articles and mentions, 1952 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 3
Variety articles and mentions, January-June 1953 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 4
Variety articles and mentions, August-November 1953 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 5
Variety articles and mentions, 1954 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 6
Variety articles and mentions, 1958 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 7
Variety articles and mentions, 1959 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 8
Variety articles and mentions, 1960-1962 (from Series II: box 2, folder 3)
Box 11 Folder 9
Don Gunter presentation on Tommy Edwards at the Library of Virginia--photographic proofs, 19 February 2008 (from Series IV: box 4, folder 2)

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CDs .

Boxes 12-13

Extent: 2 boxes.

Contains CDs from Series I: Biographical Information; Series III: Discography; and Series IV: Don Gunter Correspondence and Presentations.

Box 12
Remembering Richmond's Tommy Edwards (from Series I: box 1, folder 3)
Box 12
Tommy Edwards (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
Tommy Edwards: It's All in the Game (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
Tommy Edwards: The Lamp Is Low (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
The Very Best of Tommy Edwards (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
Tommy Edwards: Greatest Hits (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
Songs written or sung by Tommy Edwards, including other performers (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
"It's All in the Game " by other singers (from Series III: box 2, folder 13)
Box 12
MGM Singles, 1951-1955 (from Series III: box 2, folder 14)
Box 12
MGM various recordings, 1951-1965 (from Series III: box 2, folder 14)
Box 12
Various MGM album tracks (from Series III: box 2, folder 14)
Box 12
Ed Sullivan Show , 14 September and 9 November 1958 (from Series III: box 2, folder 15) (copy 1)
Box 12
Ed Sullivan Show , 14 September and 9 November 1958 (from Series III: box 2, folder 15) (copy 2)
Box 12
Dick Clark Beechnut Show , 14 March, 8 August, 12 September 1959, 12 February 1960 (from Series III: box 2, folder 15)
Box 13
Power points created by Don Gunter, including sound files. Also includes photographs from LVA talk and flash drive (from Series IV: box 4, folders 4-5)

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Oversize materials .

Box 14

Extent: 1 box.

Contains oversize materials from Series I: Biographical Information and Series IV: Don Gunter Correspondence and Presentations.

Box 14
Richmond Times-Dispatch article "Voice of the Past, " poster and printed copy (from Series I: box 1, folder 20)
Box 14
Poster for Dictionary of Virginia Biogaphy volume 4--Tommy Edwards (from Series IV: box 4, folder 1)
Box 14
Poster for Don Gunter's presentation on Tommy Edwards at the Library of Virginia, 19 February 2008 (from Series IV: box 4, folder 1)
Box 14
Poster for Don Gunter's presentation on Tommy Edwards at the Glen Allen Library (Henrico County), 21 April 2011 (from Series IV: box 4, folder 5)
Box 14
Poster of Broadside cover, Summer 2008 (from Series IV: box 4, folder 15)

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A Guide to the Donald W. Gunter research material on Tommy Edwards, 1939-2018

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 52942

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Biographical Information

Scope and Content

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Contents List

A Guide to the Donald W. Gunter research material on Tommy Edwards, 1939-2018

A Collection in the Library of Virginia Accession Number 52942

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Biographical Information

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Contents List

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 52942