THE NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER - A stellar football player at South Side High School, Tillman attended Fisk University on a track and field scholarship and played on a championship Fisk football team. He became a prolific player of the harmonica and developed a great love and interest in filmmaking and music. Tillman was deeply moved by the closing of Stax Records.| By Dr. Sybil C. Mitchell “The Birth of Soul Music” screened at the Orpheum Theatre, kicking off with a live concert on May 7. Local film writer, George Whitaker Tillman Jr., showcased his latest documentary. For local filmmaker George Whitaker Tillman Jr., “The Birth of Soul Music” was another of his labors of love. (Photo: […]