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Lionel Hampton at the Howard Theater, May 8, 1946, part 5 transcript

Lionel Hampton at the Howard Theater, May 8, 1946, part 5

Conclusion of the concert by Lionel Hampton and his band, performing at a benefit for the Junior Citizens and Police Corps at the Howard Theater. The recording consists mainly of a drum solo.
Date: May 8, 1946
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lionel Hampton at the Howard Theater, May 8, 1946, parts 2 and 4 transcript

Lionel Hampton at the Howard Theater, May 8, 1946, parts 2 and 4

Recording of Lionel Hampton and band, performing at a benefit for the Junior Citizens and Police Corps at the Howard Theater.
Date: May 8, 1946
Creator: Hampton, Lionel
System: The UNT Digital Library
Selections from the Dixieland vs. Bebop Concert, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1948 transcript

Selections from the Dixieland vs. Bebop Concert, Washington, D.C., May 23, 1948

Recording of selections from the Dixieland vs. Bebop concert held May 23, 1948, at the Music Hall at 9th and V Streets, NW, in Washington, DC. Advertisements for the concert indicate that Charlie Parker, Wild Bill Davison, Joe Sullivan, Sir Charles, and George Wettling were among the performers. These selections include tunes not included on the 2008 commercial release "Charlie Parker: Washington D.C. 1948," as well as enough overlap in content (C-Jam Blues, Tiny's Blues) to confirm the event.
Date: May 23, 1948
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #172-B, Interview with Art Tatum transcript

Music USA #172-B, Interview with Art Tatum

Willis Conover interviews Art Tatum, with selected Tatum recordings. Playlists and schedules within the Conover collection confirm the program was assembled in May, but Tatum's performances in Washington, D.C. in early April provide an approximate interview date.
Date: May 18, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis & Tatum, Art, 1909-1956
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #181-B, Interview with Billy Taylor transcript

Music USA #181-B, Interview with Billy Taylor

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with pianist Billy Taylor.
Date: May 25, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interviews with June Christy, Nat "King" Cole, Ted Heath, and Bob Flanigan transcript

Interviews with June Christy, Nat "King" Cole, Ted Heath, and Bob Flanigan

Willis Conover interviews June Christy, Nat "King" Cole, Ted Heath, and Bob Flanigan backstage at a performance at the National Guard Armory in Washington, D.C. The interview with Nat "King" Cole was likely used in Music USA program #520-B.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1673-B, Porgy and Bess transcript

Music USA #1673-B, Porgy and Bess

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring songs from Porgy and Bess, sung by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. This program was broadcast on July 29, 1959, and rebroadcast as #1819-B on December 22, 1959.
Date: May 6, 1959
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1638-B, Jazz from Tunis transcript

Music USA #1638-B, Jazz from Tunis

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA. This program replaced the original #1638-B only for the broadcast to North Africa on June 24, 1959. The original #1638-B was broadcast as #1737-B on October 1, 1959. This program, the Tunisian jazz feature, was later broadcast worldwide as #1917-B on March 29, 1960.
Date: May 19, 1959
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Quincy Jones on WCBS radio transcript

Willis Conover interviews Quincy Jones on WCBS radio

Willis Conover interviews Quincy Jones for WCBS radio. The interview was later incorporated into Music USA #2729-B, broadcast on June 19, 1962.
Date: May 19, 1962
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Mother's Day, 1964] transcript

[Mother's Day, 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays and friends addressing Hays' mother for Mother's Day in 1964.
Date: May 3, 1964
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/5/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/5/1964

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Wagner's Act I, Scene 3 of Die Walküre, Mendelssohn's Overture to a Midsummer Night's Dream, and an interview with Walter Legge.
Date: May 5, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/12/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/12/1964

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Verdi's Overture to I vespri siciliani, Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 5, and an interview with Edwin Bachman.
Date: May 12, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/20/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/20/1964

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Mendelssohn's Manfred Symphony, Schumann's Manfred Overture, and an interview with Herbert Grossman.
Date: May 20, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/27/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/27/1964

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Verdi's Hymn of the Nations, Il Lombardi excerpts, Cherubini's Ali Baba Overture, and an interview with Vivian Della Chiesa.
Date: May 27, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Happy Birthday and Typhoon Viola, 1964] transcript

[Happy Birthday and Typhoon Viola, 1964]

Sound recording of Margaret Parx Hays addressing her mother while in Hong Kong, China in June of 1964.
Date: [1964-05-28..1964-06-06]
Creator: Hays, Margaret Parx
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/19/1965 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/19/1965

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Wagner's Prelude to Act III of Die Meistersinger von Nürnburg and Dawn and Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung, and features an interview with Cookie Chotzinoff, daughter of RCA executive Sam Chotzinoff.
Date: May 19, 1965
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
WFAA Radio Coverage of the Jack Ruby Lawyers Dispute transcript

WFAA Radio Coverage of the Jack Ruby Lawyers Dispute

Audio recording of radio coverage of the Jack Ruby trial, including interviews with Joe Tonahill, Phil Burleson, Jack Ruby, Eva Grant, Clayton Fowler, and Earl Ruby.
Date: May 24, 1965
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/26/1965 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/26/1965

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Beethoven's Coriolanus Overture and Smetana's The Moldau, and features an interview with Edward Block, member of the Robert Shaw Chorale.
Date: May 26, 1965
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/4/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/4/1966

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes a rehearsal from February 12, 1948 of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition and a performance of the same piece.
Date: May 4, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/11/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/11/1966

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Cherubini's Ali Baba and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto in B flat minor, and an interview with composer Vittorio Rieti.
Date: May 11, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/18/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/18/1966

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Wagner's Prelude to Act III of Lohengrin, Waldteufel's Skater's Waltz and Mozart's Symphony No. 41 in C Major, and features The Eyes of the Maestro.
Date: May 18, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/25/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 5/25/1966

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Cherubini's Overture to Anacreon and Haydn's Symphony No. 101, and an interview with NBC Orchestra member Michael Krasnopolsky.
Date: May 25, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 5/3/1967 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 5/3/1967

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: Centennial Series,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini on the hundredth anniversary of his birth, and was a subset of the radio series "Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend". The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of The Fountains of Rome by Ottorino Respighi, and Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Date: May 3, 1967
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 5/10/1967 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 5/10/1967

This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: Centennial Series,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini on the hundredth anniversary of his birth, and was a subset of the radio series "Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend". The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of Prometheus Overture, Symphony No. 7 by Ludwig van Beethoven, and an interview with Sir Adrian Boult.
Date: May 10, 1967
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library