Preview B. J. Papa
PAPA B. J. B.J.Papa,ajazzmusician,bandleaderandcomposer,remembershisadventuresin NorthBeach,SanFrancisco,from 1955tothepresent. Helivedthroughthetimeof theBeatPoetsandplayedbackgroundsaxophoneandpianoastheyrecitedtheir poems. HealsoplayedintheFillmore,theTenderloinandtheHaightdistricts,as wellasmanyplacesinNorthBeach. SANFRANCISCO HISTORYCENTER "SanFranciscoPublicLibrary STACKS REFERENCE BOOK Not to be takenfrom the Library onn 3 1223 3^/1 THIS INTERVIEW ISTHE PROPERTY OF THETELEGRAPH HILLDWELLERS NO PORTION OFTHISTRANSCRIPTION MAYBE QUOTEDORREPRODUCEDWITHOUTWRITTEN PERMISSION FROM: Office ofthe President TheTelegraph Hill Dwellers P.O. Box 330159 San Francisco, CA 94133 BOX 330159 SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133 . 415.273.1004 www.lhd.org lai'm1954toperpehjoleiiehislocklracfilkinsofSanFrandsoj'sTelegraphHfflandto BIOGRAPHICALINFORMATION Name William David Jackson (aka B.J. Papa) (First) (Middle) (Last) Address (Street) (City) (Zip) DateofBirth 02/09/36 PlaceofBirth Mobile,Alabama Name Dateand PlaceofBirth Dateand PlaceofDeath GRANDPARENTS: Daisy Mobile,Alabama Mobile,Alabama PARENTS: WillieJackson Mobile.Alabama Mobile,Alabama GladysJackson Mobile,Alabama Mobile,Alabama SIBLINGS: MitchellJackson Mobile,Alabama (living) CHILDREN: Eric PROJECT: TELEGRAPH HILL DWELLERS ORAL HISTORY NARRATOR: William David Jackson, aka B.J. Papa INTERVIEW DATES: February 25, 2008 INTERVIEWER: Catz Forsman TRANSCRIPT DATES: June, 2008 TRANSCRIBER: Claudette Alison EDITORS: Rozell Overmire PHOTO EDITING AND PHOTO COMPOSITION: Peter Overmire [ ] : Transcriber's/Editor's Comments [B.J. Papa died August 31, 2008. He lived on Washington Square in North Beach at Casa Melissa. At the end of this interview, see: "Notes on B.J. Papa".]
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