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Biography in Rhythm transcript

Biography in Rhythm

A 1955 radio program presenting an account of the history of jazz. Willis Conover later adapted this program's introduction for use in the Jazz at the Smithsonian television programs which he hosted.
Date: July 26, 1955
Creator: National Broadcasting Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #434-B, Interview with Bob Shad transcript

Music USA #434-B, Interview with Bob Shad

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Bob Shad, director of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Mercury Records, broadcast March 7, 1956.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA, Interview with Andy Wiswell transcript

Music USA, Interview with Andy Wiswell

An unedited program, without theme music or a program number, but likely intended for the first hour of Music USA, including an interview with Andy Wiswell, director of artists and repertoire (A&R) at Capitol Records.
Date: January 26, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/26/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/26/1963

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 Aida and a tribute to Toscanini.
Date: June 26, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
Assassination Actualities, Reel 4 transcript

Assassination Actualities, Reel 4

Audio recording of news coverage following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, with statements made by Jesse Curry, Waggoner Carr, John Tower, Tom Howard, John Connally, and others.
Date: 1963-11-26/1963-11-27
Creator: WFAA-TV (Television station : Dallas, Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
City Council after Kennedy Assassination transcript

City Council after Kennedy Assassination

Audio recording of a Dallas City Council meeting following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Date: November 26, 1963
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, 1/26/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 1/26/1966

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 Verdi's Te Deum and Hymn of the Nations, and features Toscanini: The Verdi Years.
Date: January 26, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
Definitions of Oral History transcript

Definitions of Oral History

Sound recording of Allan Nevins giving a speech under the topic of "Definitions of Oral History".
Date: September 26, 1966
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
Definitions of Oral History transcript

Definitions of Oral History

Sound recording of Elizabeth Dixon, Philip C. Brooks, Wayland D. Hand, and Louis M. Starr giving speeches under the topic of "Definitions of Oral History".
Date: September 26, 1966
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 10/26/1966 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 10/26/1966

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 Beethoven's Overture to Coriolanus, Franck's Psyché et Eros, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.
Date: October 26, 1966
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 4/26/1967 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 4/26/1967

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 Daohnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 by Maurice Ravel, and Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Date: April 26, 1967
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 7/26/1967 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - Centennial Series, 7/26/1967

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 Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream, Octet for Strings, op. 20 by Felix Mendelssohn, and includes an interview with Daniel Guillet.
Date: July 26, 1967
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #179 - Mike Piano transcript

Pop Chronicles Interviews #179 - Mike Piano

Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Mike Piano of the Sandpipers for the Pop Chronicles radio program series.
Date: March 26, 1968
Creator: Gilliland, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #135 - Perry Como transcript

Pop Chronicles Interviews #135 - Perry Como

Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Perry Como for the Pop Chronicles radio program series. This recording includes discussion of sexual harassment.
Date: August 26, 1971
Creator: Gilliland, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #160 - George T. Simon transcript

Pop Chronicles Interviews #160 - George T. Simon

Recording of John Gilliland interviewing author and critic George T. Simon for the Pop Chronicles radio program series.
Date: October 26, 1971
Creator: Gilliland, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Allen Hugh, November 26, 1971 transcript

Oral History Interview with Allen Hugh, November 26, 1971

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Allen Hugh. Hugh reads a series of letters dated 1907, when he was 21 years old, written to his mother while serving in the Navy. He speaks about schooling in the Navy and interactions with Chester Nimitz, whom he served with. He served as a deck and ordnance officer. He comments on traveling to Manila, Philippines, and his experiences hunting, swimming and touring the island. He served aboard the USS Wisconsin (BB-64), where he traveled to Nagasaki, Japan and Kuling, China. He speaks on visiting a Mr. McNally there and riding in sedan chairs with three other midshipmen. Hugh describes serving aboard the USS Decatur (DD-5) that Nimitz commanded in 1907.
Date: November 26, 1971
Creator: Hugh, Allen
System: The Portal to Texas History
Decisions and Current Legislature transcript

Decisions and Current Legislature

Sound recording of Truman Eustis III giving a Court related speech titled "Decisions and Current Legislature" at the 10th Annual Oral History Colloquium at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, N.C..
Date: October 26, 1975
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, February 26, 1976 transcript

Oral History Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, February 26, 1976

Interview with Mrs. E. L. Scott, a resident of Baytown, Texas since approximately 1920. Topics include John P. Sjolander and the history of Baytown, TX.
Date: February 26, 1976
Creator: Roberts, Linda & Scott, Annie Sjolander
System: The Portal to Texas History
Music USA #7879-A, Music of Johnny Mercer transcript

Music USA #7879-A, Music of Johnny Mercer

The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, and the first of seven programs in memory of Johnny Mercer.
Date: July 26, 1976
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978 transcript

Oral History Interview with John R. Flowers, April 26, 1978

Interview with John R. Flowers, a preacher from Wilson County, Tennessee. The interview includes anecdotes from Flowers regarding his life from childhood, family, and his relation to the church.
Date: April 26, 1978
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Flowers, John R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The American Dream; The Success Ethic transcript

The American Dream; The Success Ethic

Sound recording of Jo Blatti giving a talk titled "The American Dream; The Success Ethic" during the 14th Annual National Colloquium on Oral History at State University of New York, Buffalo, NY. Michael Frisch is the moderator and commentator during the talk.
Date: October 26, 1979
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chicago Labor History transcript

Chicago Labor History

Sound recording of Betty Balanoff giving a talk titled "Chicago Labor History" under the topic of "Working People and Workers' Unions" during the 14th National Workshop of Oral History at the University of Michigan. Commentary during the talk is provided by Bob Repas, and Joyce Kornbluth is the moderator.
Date: October 26, 1979
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Etiquette of Race Relations transcript

The Etiquette of Race Relations

Sound recording of Harlon E. Joye, E. Barnerd West, and Dana F. White from the Living Atlanta Project giving a talk titled "The Etiquette of Race Relations" during the Buffalo 14th Annual National Colloquium on Oral History.
Date: October 26, 1979
Creator: Oral History Association
System: The UNT Digital Library