[AFRICAN-AMERICANA] [GOSPEL MUSIC] Souvenir Journal Portraying 36 Years of Publis Life (1945-1981) of Bro. Charlie Storey in One of Brooklyn's Biggest Days of the Year at Tompkins Park Tompkins - Marcy - Greene - Lafayette Avenues Sunday, September 27, 1981 2:30 PM [cover title] by (WALKER, Barbara, compiler); Charlie Storey - subject - 1981

(Brooklyn): (Man-Alive Printing Service), 1981. Staplebound. Near fine. Octavo, unpaginated [16pp.], illustrated. Near fine in the publisher's printed stapled glossy vardstock wrappers. Tiny corner stains, else very nice. A highly ephemeral souvenir booklet honoring Brother Charlie Storey, a gospel singer and co-founder of Charlie Storey and the Brooklyn All-Stars. He founded the group in 1945, and this 1981 pamphlet is evidence of his cultural influence in the African-American community in Brooklyn, decades into his career. A spread in the middle of the pamphlet is entitled "Highlights in Bro. Charlie Storey's Life," and contains brief descriptions of his accomplishments, such as: "Fruit & Vegetable Stores, Bar-Be-Que, Trucking Business, New & Used Furniture Store," etc. There are reproductions of photographs from his professional life, including an honorific portrait of his wife. The menu for the celebration held at Tompkins Park (now named Herbert Von King Park) in Bedford-Stuyvesant is here, as well. The fare: "Pit-cooked pigs, chicken, cakes, salads, sodas, etc." The pamphlet is SIGNED by Storey on the front wrap. A delightful ephemeral piece, which transports the reader right back to Bed-Stuy in the 1980s.