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Interview with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and Farmingdale High School students
The interview which accompanied Music USA #551-B, broadcast July 2, 1956, featuring Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and four Farmingdale (New York) High School students.
Date:
June 7, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interview with W.C. Handy, Part I
The first part of Willis Conover's extended interview with W.C. Handy. This recording is the raw audio, and includes a glitch in the tape in the opening seconds, and other preliminaries before the interview begins.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interview with W.C. Handy, Part II
The second part of Willis Conover's extended interview with W.C. Handy.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Interviews with Billy Eckstine and Teddi King
Willis Conover interviews Billy Eckstine and Teddi King at Washington, D.C.'s Union Station, on the RCA Victor Starliner train. Eckstine and King were performing to benefit the March of Dimes; the interviews were apparently used in Music USA programs #420-B (Eckstine) and #421-B (King).
Date:
January 21, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
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
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
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
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
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
Music from Trinidad, Part 1
One of two reels of music from Trinidad found in Willis Conover's collection. The artists and recording date have not been determined.
Date:
April 17, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #429-B, Interview with Eddie Condon
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Eddie Condon.
Date:
January 31, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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 #569-A
The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on July 10, 1956, and rebroadcast as #831-A on April 8, 1957. On internal documents, Conover had rated the program "AA," indicating that it was one he was particularly pleased with.
Date:
June 21, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #621-B
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast September 10, 1956.
Date:
August 14, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #695-B, Hungarian Jazz Guests
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, aired on November 23, 1956. This program features Hungarian jazz musicians who sent a recording to Conover shortly before the Hungarian Uprising of 1956; this hour was apparently was quickly assembled to replace the original program #695-B which had been recorded in October, but set aside for this replacement. The musicians remain unnamed, presumably for their safety, as Conover notes that it is unknown whether the musicians in the recording were still alive. Gerry Mulligan, Tony Scott, Quincy Jones, J.J. Johnson, and Billy Taylor comment on the musical selections.
Date:
November 21, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #750-A
The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on January 17, 1957, and rebroadcast as #826-A on April 3, 1957.
Date:
December 19, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Savremena Muzika Amerika: Danny Kaye
The music of Danny Kaye is featured in a program apparently broadcast by the Voice of America's Yugoslav Service.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Danny Kaye
Willis Conover interviews entertainer Danny Kaye, who was serving as an ambassador-at-large for the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).
Date:
June 28, 1956
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Kaye, Danny
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Pop Chronicles Interviews #6 - Tony Bennett
Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Tony Bennett in Fort Worth, Texas. Gilliland later used this recording in the Pop Chronicles radio program series.
Date:
April 15, 1956
Creator:
Gilliland, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #131 - Nat "King" Cole
Interview with Nat "King" Cole by a Voice of America interviewer identified as Walter. The mention of Cole's NBC television show narrows the possible date range to 1956 or 1957.
Date:
1956~/1957~
Creator:
Gilliland, John
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ninety nine Generators
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Recording of Hugh le Caine's Ninety nine Generators. The title refers to the 99 organ sound generators sensitive keys - a separate generator for each note of the keyboard that can all be operated simultaneously. Le Caine here uses a resonance pedal and a device that can change the pitch to produce a vibrato or long glissandi impossible to achieve on an organ. The particular reverb of this piece is caused by the unusual acoustics of the place where it was realized.
Date:
1956
Creator:
Le Caine, Hugh, 1914-1977
System:
The UNT Digital Library