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Back to SearchThe Playboy In His Prime
Season 7 Episode 14
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Shelley's popularity is growing in strength and numbers as his fresh style and approach pays off as begins to dominate the airwaves i…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Birth of Shelley "The Playboy"
Season 7 Episode 13
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As we celebrate Shelley’s 90th birthday this week, Shelley shares an episode in his life that marks the birth of Shelley “The Playboy…
1 year, 11 months ago
Escape from Mississippi
Season 7 Episode 12
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In this week’s episode, Shelley talks about a daring escape where Shelley recused his brothers Sam and Dave from a plantation in Miss…
1 year, 11 months ago
A Reunion with Bubba and Some Trouble With A Gun
Season 7 Episode 11
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As we continue our march towards Shelley’s 90th birthday, Shelley shares some stories about his first experience with journalism, pub…
1 year, 11 months ago
Shelley Heads to High School
Season 7 Episode 10
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As we enter September and get closer to Shelley’s 90th birthday celebration, we explore the ironic challenges Shelley faced. He lived…
1 year, 11 months ago
Shelley's Life: Shelley Learns His Name is Shelley
Season 7 Episode 9
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Did you know when Shelley was growing up, he thought his name was Shurley? Stay tuned and learn how Shelley learned his name was Shel…
2 years ago
Shelley's Life: Back with Aunt Mamie
Season 7 Episode 8
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We continue sharing the story of Shelley’s life as we get closer to the celebration of his 90th birthday in September. In this week’s…
2 years ago
1947: The Year Everything Changed for Shelley
Season 7 Episode 7
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So far, we’ve followed Shelley from living on a screened-in porch to living in a horse stable with his brother Bubba and then to the …
2 years ago
Shelley Learns About Black and White Cultures in the 1940s
Season 7 Episode 6
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In this week’s episode, Shelley discusses how there were two curriculums. The one he was taught in the negro school, and the one he s…
2 years ago
A Decade at a Time: The Last Words of Mattie C. Stewart
Season 7 Episode 5
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Hey, Plumbliners. Yes, we received all your texts and emails telling us that we missed an episode last Wednesday.
Thanks for noticing.…
2 years ago