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Elmer Davis and the News, July 1941 transcript

Elmer Davis and the News, July 1941

Recording of two episodes of Elmer Davis and the News. Side 1 is dated July 5, 1941; side 2 is undated. This program features Davis' commentary on the news and world events, particularly the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union at this time. This recording appears to have been copied from a tape, and artifacts of tape recording, such as initial speed irregularities, are present. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally on KOMA, which station identification at the end of Side 2 confirms.
Date: July 1941
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Central City Opera House; Norman Thomas transcript

Central City Opera House; Norman Thomas

Side 1 contains a performance from the opening night of the tenth summer play festival of the Central City Opera House Association in Central City, Colorado on July 5, 1941. An Associated Press article from that date explains "For three weeks a cast recruited from New York's Metropolitan Opera Company, under the leadership of Robert Edmond Jones and Frank St. Leger, will present 'The Barber of Seville' and 'Orpheus and Eurydice' at the squat stone theater." This recording contains performances from Orpheus and Eurydice. Side 2 contains a speech by Norman Thomas of the Socialist Party of America.
Date: 1941-07-05~
Creator: Central City Opera House Association (Central City, Colo.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Julio Gerelin; Rotary Club skit in verse transcript

Julio Gerelin; Rotary Club skit in verse

Side 1 contains a speech at a Rotary Club function in Oklahoma City by Julio Gerelin of Baranquilla, Colombia. Side 2 contains a skit written in verse about the Rotary Club.
Date: July 5, 1941
Creator: Gerelin, Julio
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elmer Davis and the News, July 19, 1941 transcript

Elmer Davis and the News, July 19, 1941

This program features Davis' commentary on the news and world events, particularly the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union, as well as the situation in the Philippines and Japan, and Nazi interests in South America. In Oklahoma City, this program was broadcast locally on KOMA.
Date: July 19, 1941
Creator: Davis, Elmer, 1890-1958
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #251-B, Interview with Eartha Kitt transcript

Music USA #251-B, Interview with Eartha Kitt

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Eartha Kitt.
Date: July 20, 1955
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
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
Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland transcript

Dizzy Gillespie at Birdland

A French-language program featuring Dizzy Gillespie performing at Birdland, along with an interview with John Hammond.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993 & Roberts, Bill
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, fifth hour transcript

Louis Armstrong interview, fifth hour

The fifth of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career, with musical selections interspersed.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, first hour transcript

Louis Armstrong interview, first hour

The first of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career. In this hour, Armstrong discusses his early life and career, interspersed with musical selections.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, fourth hour transcript

Louis Armstrong interview, fourth hour

The fourth of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career. In this hour, Armstrong discusses playing the trumpet, his health, and race relations, with musical selections interspersed.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, second hour transcript

Louis Armstrong interview, second hour

The second of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career. In this hour, Armstrong discusses the Hot Five and scat singing, interspersed with musical selections.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Louis Armstrong interview, third hour transcript

Louis Armstrong interview, third hour

The third of five hours of Louis Armstrong talking at length about his life and career. In this hour, Armstrong discusses his favorite musicians, with musical selections interspersed.
Date: July 13, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bob Dixon, WCBS, July 5, 1962 transcript

Bob Dixon, WCBS, July 5, 1962

Bob Dixon's program on WBCS for July 5, 1962, with several guest speakers on poet Robert Frost. A segment by Ralph Story is interpolated near the beginning.
Date: July 5, 1962
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #2799-B: Joe Williams at Newport, 1962 transcript

Music USA #2799-B: Joe Williams at Newport, 1962

Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast August 28, 1962, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #3620-B.
Date: July 18, 1962
Creator: Conover, Willis
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/3/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/3/1963

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 Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, Gershwin's American in Paris, Grofe's The Grand Canyon Suite, and Toscanini's arrangement of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Date: July 3, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/10/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/10/1963

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 Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Prokofiev's Classical Symphony, and an interview with Howard Taubman.
Date: July 10, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/17/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/17/1963

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 Liadov's Kikimora, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and an interview with Mrs. Lionel Pererra.
Date: July 17, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/24/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/24/1963

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 Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé, Strauss's Don Juan, and an interview with Carl Glassman.
Date: July 24, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/31/1963 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/31/1963

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 Rossini's Overture to Semiramide, Schumann's Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish," and an interview with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky.
Date: July 31, 1963
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/1/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/1/1964

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 Aida, Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours, and an interview with Guilherme Figueiredo.
Date: July 1, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/8/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/8/1964

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 Franz von Suppé's The Poet and Peasant Overture, Berlioz's Rákóczy March, Kodály's Háry János Suite, and an interview with Dorothy Gordon.
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/22/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/22/1964

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 Haydn's Symphony No. 94, Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, and an interview with Mishel Piastro.
Date: July 22, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/29/1964 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/29/1964

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 Respighi's The Fountains of Rome, excerpts from Verdi's Aida, A Masked Ball and Otello, and an interview with soprano Herva Nelli.
Date: July 29, 1964
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library
NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/7/1965 transcript

NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 7/7/1965

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 Creatures of Prometheus Overture and Rossini's Semiramide Overture, and features an interview with clarinetist David Weber.
Date: July 7, 1965
Creator: Gillis, Don
System: The UNT Digital Library