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AADL Talks To: Jerry DeGrieck

Fri, 01/19/2024 - 4:48pm

AA City Councilman Jerry DeGrieck in 1973 In this episode, AADL Talks To Jerry DeGrieck. Jerry was the first elected official to come out as gay in the U.S. alongside council member Nancy Wechsler in 1973. Both were members of the Human Rights Party, and in 1972 beat out local democrats and republicans for two seats on Ann Arbor’s City Council. Jerry recalls his time in Ann Arbor and discusses influential moments in his life politically and personally. Though Jerry moved to Seattle in 1974, he still remembers his time in Ann Arbor fondly, has visited several times over the years, and has maintained lifelong friendships that began here.

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A Short Telephone Interview with Howlin' Wolf, conducted by Doug Fulton, circa 1970

Wed, 06/08/2022 - 11:53am

This short telephone interview with Chicago blues musician and singer Howlin' Wolf was conducted by Doug Fulton, noted blues photographer and writer, prior to a performance by Wolf in Ann Arbor, Michigan, sometime in the early 1970s. Wolf talks for a few minutes about a fishing trip and then mentions personnel on his upcoming tour.