heard a sound behind him.
“I looked up just in time to see Mary’s reflection in the mirror. She had the steaming pot in both hands.”
“In the next second, my world exploded into a thousand splatters of pure agony. Mary had added grits to the water, making a thick, boiling hot paste. With all her strength, she hurled it at me, splashing the bathroom walls and scorching my naked back. The pain was so intense that I wasn’t sure what was happening for a moment.”
Green’s screams alerted Williams, who opened her bedroom door. Green pushed past her and ran into her bathroom. Williams helped Green into the bathtub and turned on the cold water of the shower, full strength.
“I screamed again, bent over, and started to black out when I suddenly heard, over the thundering spray of the shower, the sound of a loud bang.”
“I looked at Carlotta and she looked at me. It was as if we both knew that something terrible was unfolding around us and all we could do was stand in horrible, helpless witness. Then another bang, and the sickening, unmistakable sound of something heavy hitting the floor.”
Woodson had retreated to a bedroom after scalding Green. Grabbing Green’s gun, she fired one shot into a wall before killing herself with the second bullet. A suicide note was found in her purse.
They later found out that Mary Woodson had tried to kill herself just days before that night, by slitting her wrists and taking a bunch of sleeping pills.
Al Green had previously written the song “Sha-La-La” for Mary Woodson, prior to this tragic incident.
Green said he will forever love Mary Woodson and is forever grateful to her. He said she was the only person who predicted that he would eventually be singing for the Lord and have his own church 10 years prior to that even being a thought in his mind. He said he chuckled at her statement and jokingly told her she was “crazy” for thinking he’d ever do that. Turns out, that’s exactly what he did and he’s still singing gospel and preaching his sermons to this day at his Full Gospel Tabernacle Church located in his hometown of Memphis.
[Source: boombox.com; vibe magazine]
-ILoveOldSchoolMusic, Old school news with a new point of view
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.