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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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Melody Lane, Part 2
Recording of the second part of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Parade of Hits, part 2 of 2
Willis Conover hosts the second part of this episode of Parade of Hits, which focuses on the music of Duke Ellington.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Parade of Hits, part 1 of 2
Willis Conover hosts this episode of Parade of Hits, which focuses on the music of Duke Ellington, played by "Frank [Duval], Peggy [Lee], Skitch [Henderson], and the King Sisters." There are many skips and glitches in this recording.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jack Holliday and Betty Madigan with Willis Conover
Side 1 of this recording features brief, unrelated orchestral music. Side 2 is an apparent promotional program for Madigan and Holliday, hosted by Willis Conover, and sponsored by Old Georgetown Beer. Selections include “In the Blue of Evening” (introduction); “My Melancholy Baby”; Conover reading an advertisement for Old Georgetown Beer; “It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House”; “You Go to My Head”; “Laura” (solo piano); “These Foolish Things”; and “In the Blue of Evening” (reprise).
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EnBee Jamboree, August 22, 1947
Willis Conover hosts a program advertising the holdings of EnBee Records, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito,"and other selections include Francis Craig, "Near You"; The Beale Street Boys, "Lights Out"; the signoff theme from Sunday spirituals show, “God Be With You”; and the King Cole Trio, "I Miss You So."
Date:
August 22, 1947
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Melody Lane, part 2 of 2, August 15, 1945
Recording of the second part of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad.
Date:
August 15, 1945
Creator:
Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Melody Lane, part 1
Recording of the first part of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad. The mention of a January, 1947 sale by sponsor Zlotnick the Furrier, provides an approximate date.
Date:
January 1947
Creator:
Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazel and Harold, April 28, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date:
April 28, 1946
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Sherman, Nathalie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazel and Harold, January 6, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date:
January 6, 1946
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Sherman, Nathalie
Object Type:
Sound
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazel and Harold, April 21, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date:
April 21, 1946
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vocalist; unidentified big band
Side 1 contains several selections from a vocalist, presumably Lea Matthews: Too Marvelous for Words, Sometimes I'm Happy, The Wildest Gal in Town, and You're Blasé. Side 2 contains a performance by an unidentified big band.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Melody Lane, part 1
Recording of part 1 of Melody Lane, hosted by Mark Austad.
Date:
1947
Creator:
Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Aristo Theater of the Air, Part 2, October 21, 1945
Mark Austad (later known as Mark Evans) hosts the second part of Aristo Theater of the Air, with selections from June Havoc (There Must Be Someone for Me); Wilbur Evans (Girls), a war bonds advertisement, and Corinna Mura (Carlotta_/
Date:
October 21, 1945
Creator:
Evans, Mark, 1917-1988
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazel and Harold, February 10, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date:
February 10, 1946
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Sherman, Nathalie
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EnBee Jamborees
Willis Conover hosts two programs advertising the holdings of EnBee Records, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito." The first program, dated June 27, features the Mills Brothers' "Put Another Chair at the Table"; Deacon Tom Foger And his Congregation, “Working on the Building”; Bob Crosby, "Big Noise from Winnetka"; and Sonny Boy Williamson, "Hoodoo Hoodoo." The second program features the theme played in full, Ike Carpenter's "Jeep Blues," and the Mills Brothers' "Put Another Chair at the Table." The second recording ends just after ten minutes, and may have been a rejected take.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Crescent Club Advertisements; Meet Your Congress
Tracks 1 through 5 correspond to side 1 of the disc, which contains five advertisements for the Crescent Club (1338 New York Ave, corner of 14th and New York Avenue) recorded by Al Cummings. The advertisement notes the club's status as a music venue, with nightly performances by the Beach Johnson band. Track 6 corresponds to side 2, which contains an episode of Meet Your Congress, hosted by Blair Moody. This episode features a debate between four United States senators, members of the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, on the Taft-Hartley Act
Date:
194X
Creator:
Cummings, Al & Moody, Blair
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EnBee Jamboree
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 Sonny Terry, "All Alone Blues"; Ike Carpenter, "Things Ain’t What They Used to Be"; Sister Katie Marie, "When I Come to the End of My Journey"; and Coleman Hawkins, "Body and Soul."
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hall of Hits, Part 1
Willis Conover hosts this episode of Hall of Hits, based on the top 5 tunes identified by Billboard Magazine. The program was sponsored by Cafe Parisien, at 1120 Connecticut Ave. The four additional tracks may have been used as stock music for other programs.
Date:
194X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hazel and Harold, March 3, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date:
March 3, 1946
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library