00:00 Allison Miner lists upcoming events at the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage. 3:09 Inez Andrews is introduced by Miner. Andrews talks about starting to sing at church. She mentions losing her mother when she was two years old and being raised by her singler father in Birmingham, Alabama. 6:59 Andrews talks about playing shows with the Gospel Harmonettes, a gospel group from Birmingham. She played her first show with them in Tennessee to fill in for one of their singers. 9:26 She talks about going on a caravan tour and the difficulties of going on tour back then, including making no money because they did not know they could get paid. Andrews talks about writing songs, which she did using the “window sill,” meaning she would think of a melody and hold on to it until running into someone who could play music. She mentions writing a song called “No Tears in Heaven,” which she showed to Sally Martin and Raymond Rasberry. They then subsequently recorded the song and owned the publishing and copyright, according to Andrews. 15:48 ”I’m Glad About It” by Inez Andrews and the Andrewettes is played over the speakers. 18:42 After Miner mentions a “crossover” hit for Andrews, Andrews explains how she doesn’t really understand the term and that it’s a term designed by the record company based only record sales. 22:07 ”Lord Don’t Move That Mountain” by Andrews is played over the speakers. 25:17 Andrews talks about how “Lord Don’t Move That Mountain” was recorded in the studio after her producer said she did not have enough tracks for the album she was recording. She mentions how they did it in only one take. 26:45 Andrews talks about her seven children and their careers now that they are grown. She mentions how one of her sons is the lead musician in her band. She also talks about her husbands, one who was a musician for Sam Cooke until he passed away, and another who is a mortician. 29:16 Andrews speaks about how God played a large role in taking her from poverty, when she had to feed her children baloney while she went hungry, to riches. 33:54 Interview ends.
