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EnBee Jamboree, June 14, 1947; labor dispute arbitration
On side 1, Willis Conover hosts a program advertising the holdings of EnBee Record Sales, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito,"and other selections include Roy Milton's "Camille's Boogie"; Duke Ellington, "Minnehaha Part 2"; Reverend Utah Smith, "God's Mighty Hand;" and Herb Jeffries, "When I Write My Song." Side 2 contains a labor arbitration hearing between the Bakery and Confectionary Union Local 350 AFL, an employer (Mr. C), and a former employee (Mr. A). Arbitrators include Dr. Jane Emmel Gorman of Hunter College, and John A. Zellers, former president of the New York Board of Trade.
Date:
June 14, 1947
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tommy Tucker and two unidentified people
Photograph of Tommy Tucker and two unidentified people at a pair of microphones at radio station WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland. Tucker is identified, along with the year and location, in another photo in this collection.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Eyerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover in military uniform at WWDC
Photograph of Willis Conover in military uniform, at radio station WWDC.
Date:
1945~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unidentified music group, WTBO, Cumberland, Maryland
Photograph of an unidentified music group, gathered around a WTBO microphone.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover at the microphone
Photograph of Willis Conover in a publicity photo for radio station WWDC.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tommy Tucker
Photograph of Tommy Tucker, seated at a microphone. Willis Conover may be partially visible in the background at right.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Eyerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover
Photograph of Willis Conover in a publicity photo for radio station WWDC.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover, Tommy Tucker, Amy, and Kerwin
Photograph of Willis Conover, Tommy Tucker, Amy (possibly Arnell), and Kerwin (possibly Somerville), seated around a microphone. An unidentified man is visible in the background at right.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tommy Tucker
Photograph of Tommy Tucker at WTBO. He is identified, along with the date and location, on another photo in this collection.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Eyerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover at WWDC
Photograph of Willis Conover and 3 unidentified men at radio station WWDC.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unidentified woman, WTBO, Cumberland, Maryland
Photograph of an unidentified woman, seated near a microphone at radio station WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland. An unidentified man is partially visible on her left.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Eyerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ozzie Nelson and Rosanne Stevens
Photograph of Ozzie Nelson and Rosanne Stevens at station WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland. A handwritten note by Conover on the back of the photo identifies Nelson and Stevens, with date and location. A copy of Metronome magazine is at Nelson's right elbow.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Yerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton
Photograph of Willis Conover and Stan Kenton in an interview at radio station WWDC, in Washington, D.C., likely in 1947.
Date:
1947?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover with Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and others
Photograph of Willis Conover, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, and other band members and friends.
Date:
April 1946
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Mercer Ellington, Jack Teagarden, and Willis Conover
Photograph of Mercer Ellington, Jack Teagarden, and Willis Conover, likely in a backstage dressing room. Teagarden is in the center, playing trombone.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover conducting an interview at WWDC
Photograph of Willis Conover interviewing three unidentified men.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ozzie Nelson with Rosanne Stevens and Willis Conover
Photograph of Ozzie Nelson with Roseanne Stevens and Willis Conover. Conover's back is to the camera.
Date:
1940
Creator:
Yerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover with three people
Photograph of Willis Conover with three unidentified people.
Date:
1947~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Stan Kenton (2)
Photograph of Willis Conover and Stan Kenton.
Date:
1947~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover at the microphone
Photograph of Willis Conover at a microphone at radio station WWDC, Washington, D.C., holding a cigarette in one hand, and the May 1949 issue of Metronome magazine in the other. Fran Warren is on the cover of the magazine.
Date:
1949
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover at WTBO
Photograph of Willis Conover at WTBO in Cumberland, MD.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Unidentified man
Photograph of an unidentified man, likely at radio station WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland.
Date:
1940~
Creator:
Eyerman
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover, Tommy Tucker, Amy, and Kerwin, at WTBO, 1940
Photograph of Willis Conover, Tommy Tucker, Amy (possibly Arnell), and Kerwin (possibly Somerville), seated around a microphone. An unidentified man is visible in the background at right.
Date:
1940
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Portrait of Willis Conover
Portrait of Willis Conover for a publicity photo for radio station WWDC.
Date:
1946~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The UNT Digital Library