feel the need to let his co-worker know that woman was his mother. There seems to be somewhat of a detachment of Barry from that memory of his mother because he and his family were just as confused about why their mother did what she did, as the public was. At the time of Woodson’s death, the eldest of her four children, Barry, was only 11 years old. Woodson was 29.
As you may recall, Al Green didn’t find out Mary Woodson was a married woman with four children until after she committed suicide. According to Mary’s family and friends, Al even unknowingly sent roses to Mary and her husband’s home on numerous occasions. Her husband allegedly turned a blind eye, not wanting to assume, or either confirm the worst- that his dear wife was having an affair.
Mary Woodson is often the forgotten element of the “hot grits” story, but to her family and friends, what she did and the woman she was prior to scorching Al, rings loudly in their minds.
You see, there were many warning signs that Mary was unfortunately a warm, yet troubled soul prior to the Al Green incident.
Woodson was a beautiful woman, 5’4″, shapely, and always dressed in the hottest threads. Her family and friends say she had ‘the ability to walk into a room and wrap any man she wanted around her finger,’ but she had a bit of a rocky history with some of the men in her life.
According to her running buddy and long time friend, Nora Drewery, Woodson liked to use her sex appeal to attract famous musicians. Drewery says “We’d go into Newark to the Continental Ballroom whenever there were stars in town. We would make sure we were visible so the entertainers would notice us. People like James Brown.” Drewery wasn’t as aggressive as her good friend Woodson. “Sometimes she would duck me and go on with the band,” Drewery laughs.
It’s almost as if Woodson was partying hard to escape the pressures of being a young 20 something year old mother and wife.
As far as dousing Green with hot grits, Woodson’s sister, Jo James, says “She definitely…
Wow she was a troubled soul, how tragic!
Very tragic indeed Samantha. May Mary Woodson continue to rest peacefully.
Wow she was a troubled soul, how tragic!
Very tragic indeed Samantha. May Mary Woodson continue to rest peacefully.
at the time it was reported that Al Green had shot and killed her in self defense. I love that song Sha-la-la. I thought his song Belle was about her. Still love me some Al Green and all of his music.
That was a rumor that I remember hearing as well Rosa, but it turned out to be 100% false. Forensic evidence and the coroner’s examination of Mary’s bullet entry wounds proved that it was, in fact, a suicide.
at the time it was reported that Al Green had shot and killed her in self defense. I love that song Sha-la-la. I thought his song Belle was about her. Still love me some Al Green and all of his music.
That was a rumor that I remember hearing as well Rosa, but it turned out to be 100% false. Forensic evidence and the coroner’s examination of Mary’s bullet entry wounds proved that it was, in fact, a suicide.
How sad that she killed herself she was beautiful, she had a lot to live for ?! Glad Al Green is preaching and letting God use him!!! God bless him in his ministry!!!
Yeah that was extremely sad Dorothy and it sounds like she was dealing with severe bouts of depression long before she was with Al Green. I wish Mary would have been able to get some help for the sake of her four children. May she continue to rest peacefully.
How sad that she killed herself she was beautiful, she had a lot to live for ?! Glad Al Green is preaching and letting God use him!!! God bless him in his ministry!!!
Yeah that was extremely sad Dorothy and it sounds like she was dealing with severe bouts of depression long before she was with Al Green. I wish Mary would have been able to get some help for the sake of her four children. May she continue to rest peacefully.
Many quotes and lines from this story were PLAGIARIZED from my story on this incident that appeared in VIBE Magazine. The fact that myself, the writer, and the magazine, are not cited at all is disgraceful. http://tinyurl.com/l9sbz4j
Aliya we’ve just replied to you on Facebook, but here is the our message again, in case you didn’t get it:
The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion my friend.
Many quotes and lines from this story were PLAGIARIZED from my story on this incident that appeared in VIBE Magazine. The fact that myself, the writer, and the magazine, are not cited at all is disgraceful. http://tinyurl.com/l9sbz4j
Aliya we’ve just replied to you on Facebook, but here is the our message again, in case you didn’t get it:
The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion my friend.
Denise you may want to re-read the article. The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion. Thanks for commenting.
Denise you may want to re-read the article. The sources for our article has been listed ever since it was posted on 5/19/15. If you read the entire article, you will find that at the end of the story is where we credit our sources, which are listed as VIBE MAGAZINE and BOOMBOX.COM…we also mentioned within the article, that a few of Al Green’s publicly published interviews were our source as well. Any time one of our writers gets information from external sources, the publishers of that information are always credited. Hope this clears up any confusion. Thanks for commenting.