Charles "Charlie" Brantley
Dublin Core
Title
Charles "Charlie" Brantley
Alternative Title
Charlie Brantley
Subject
Honey Drippers (Musical group)
Brantley, Charlie
Tampa (Fla.)
Music--Florida
Blues (Music)--Florida
Musicians--Southern States
Rhythm and blues music--United States
R&B (Music)
Description
Charles "Charlie" Brantley, a musician born in West Tampa, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida, around the turn of the 20th century. Brantley began his music career in 1935, when he joined the Florida Collegians, a group of Tampa musicians. Influenced by bandleader Louis Jordan, he started his own group, Charlie Brantley and His Original Honey Dippers, in 1944. Brantley gave young musicians the opportunity to break into the music scene by performing with his band and would often allow them to stay at his home on 1901 Cherry Street in Tampa. When a young Ray Charles came to Tampa in the fall of 1946, Brantley hired him as a piano player and allowed him to stay at his house. Brantley founded the Negro Musical Association in the late 1940s and continued to perform with his band until June 1949, when a severe heart and nerve condition forced him to quit playing and take on a management role. Brantley passed away on Christmas Day in 1964.
Source
Original black and white photograph: Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Publisher
Date Created
ca. 1935-1964
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original black and white photograph: http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/charlie-brantley-and-his-original-honey-dippers.php.
Is Part Of
Profiles: Bands & Artists, Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Blues Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
12.6 KB
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Home of Charlie Brantley, West Tampa, Tampa, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher
Provenance
Published digitally by the Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Tampa Bay Music Scene Historical Society and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Curator
Cravero, Geoffrey
Source Repository
External Reference
Ripani, Richard J. The New Blue Music Changes in Rhythm & Blues, 1950-1999. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2006.
"Charlie Brantley and His Original Honey Dippers." TampaBayMusicHistory.com. http://www.tampabaymusichistory.com/charlie-brantley-and-his-original-honey-dippers.php.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 black and white photograph
Collection
Citation
“Charles "Charlie" Brantley,” RICHES, accessed November 8, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5489.