In an interview conducted by the musicologist David Evans and his family, she stated that she and Willie met at a Christmas concert at her school in 1931. She went on to explain that Willie invited her to record with him, that they did so in Atlanta over the course of a week, and that she then returned to Augusta to continue her schooling at Paine College. According to Michael Gray, that week of recording would have been in February 1932.
In an interview conducted by musicologist David Evans and his family, she recounted meeting Willie at a Christmas concert at her school in 1931. She explained that he invited her to record with him, which they did in Atlanta over the course of a week, after which she returned to Augusta to continue her studies at Paine College. Michael Gray suggests this recording session took place in February 1932.