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Excerpt of speech by Harry S Truman, March 17, 1948: “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe”
Recording of President Harry S. Truman's speech, “Special message to the Congress on the threat to the freedom of Europe,” followed by announcer Mark Austad (later known as Mark Evans) interviewing Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho and Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri.
Date:
March 17, 1948
Creator:
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Duke Ellington, March 27, 1948
Recording of an interview by Willis Conover with Duke Ellington on March 27, 1948. Topics include the story behind the robe Ellington was wearing backstage, musicians, and the re-working of old material. The audio includes announcements of tune selections to be added in the studio later.
Date:
March 27, 1948
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
WWDC, Meet the Composer: Duke Ellington, Part I
Willis Conover presents a program on the music of Duke Ellington.
Date:
October 31, 1948
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong, radio program
Louis Armstrong plays tunes and reads advertisements on Willis Conover's radio show. He mentions that he was performing at the Blue Mirror, situating this program between December 22, 1949, and January 4, 1950.
Date:
[1949,1950]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Veterans' Cab advertisements; Meet Your Congress
Side 1 of the recording contains five short advertisements for the Veterans' Cab company, dated February 24, 1949. Side 2 contains an excerpt of an episode of Meet Your Congress, in which United States senators discuss rent control.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Cummings, Al & Moody, Blair
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover: American Jazz #1
The second part of a broadcast which featured Willis Conover discussing the music of Duke Ellington, followed by a translation in Swedish by an unknown speaker. This program occurred more than five years before the beginning of Conover's long-running VOA program, Music USA.
Date:
August 23, 1949
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews George Shearing, November 2, 1949
Willis Conover interviews George Shearing. This is the raw interview, and refers to song selections to be inserted later.
Date:
November 2, 1949
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
["14th Conference of the National Council of Negro Women"]
Audio cassette from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during a radio broadcast covering the 14th Conference of Negro Women" with guests President Truman, an individual from the United Nations and one other. The tape was recorded in Washington D.C at the departmental auditorium. The journalist describes the scene and lists attending organizations. The rest of the tape covers live audio of speakers.
Date:
November 15, 1949
Creator:
unknown
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Recording of The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., likely with singer Jack Maggio. The band plays selections that also appear on their lone full-length album, Willis Conover's House of Sounds Presents THE Orchestra, including "Willis" (written for Willis Conover), and "Light Green."
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Quintaesencia
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Recording of Julio Roloff's, Quintaesencia. This piece features a wide ambience of frequencies, Roland piano improv, and electronically produced sounds. The frequent changes in energy and direction allow for free flowing ambient sections and intense section with strict rhythm.
Date:
1951
Creator:
Roloff, Julio
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Chicago Theater of the Air: Yma Sumac
A recording found in Willis Conover's collection of reel-to-reel tapes: Yma Sumac performs at the 22nd annual Chicagoland Music Festival, at Soldier Field.
Date:
August 25, 1951
Creator:
Sumac, Yma
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover Presents "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C. - 4
A recording only labeled "Sir Oliver," dated November 30, 1951, and likely of "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
Date:
November 30, 1951
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover presents The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., part 1
Recording of a radio program by Willis Conover, featuring recorded selections by The Orchestra of Washington, D.C. Following the theme song, "Early Autumn," the program includes "Roundhouse," "Don't Worry 'Bout Me" (Lea Matthews, vocals), "Light Green," and "Don't Blame Me" (featuring trombonist Earl Swope).
Date:
December 15, 1951
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover presents The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., part 2
Continuation of a radio program by Willis Conover, featuring recorded selections by The Orchestra of Washington, D.C, including "Tiny's Blues," "I Cover the Waterfront" (Jack Maggio, vocals), "Not Really the Blues," "Early Autumn" (program theme), and comments by Conover.
Date:
December 15, 1951
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Donald Chipman Audio: Lamar Hunt]
Audio recording of Donald E. Chipman interviewing with Lamar Hunt. Hunt was the principal founder of the American Football League (AFL) and Major League Soccer (MLS). He was also the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly known as Dallas Texans). Hunt passed away on December 13, 2006.
Date:
[1952,1969]
Creator:
Chipman, Donald E.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fantasy in Space
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This is another in a series of pieces Luening made by recording himself playing flute, and then while listening on earphones, taped a second flute part over the first, and so forth.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Invention in 12 Notes
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Recording of Otto Luening's Invention in 12 Notes.
Date:
1952
Creator:
Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Low Speed
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The work is made around tape recordings of Luening's improvisations on the flute. The flute recordings were transposed through change of tape playback speed and transformed through "tape recorder feedback".
Date:
1952
Creator:
Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., September 10, 1952
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., as heard on Willis Conover's radio program.
Date:
September 10, 1952
Creator:
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Orphée 53
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Recording of Pierre Schaeffer's Orphée 53.
Date:
1953
Creator:
Schaeffer, Pierre, 1910-1995
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Party
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Recording of Rune Lindblad's Party.
Date:
1953/1954
Creator:
Lindblad, Rune, 1923-1991
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Rhapsodic Variations
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Recording of Otto Luening's Rhapsodic Variations.
Date:
1953/1954
Creator:
Luening, Otto, 1900-1996
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Baytown-La Porte Tunnel Opening
Interviews with area citizens and speeches of prominent guest speakers, including Allen Shivers, governor, and Tommy Cook, president of Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce. Also, a recording of Edward R. Murrow's radio broadcast of "I can hear it now", recorded July 4, 1953 from station KREL, Baytown, TX.
Date:
September 22, 1953
Creator:
Murrow, Edward R.; Cook, Tommy & Shivers, Allen
System:
The Portal to Texas History