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Routes of American Airlines: Montauk Point; Acapulco; San Diego
Willis Conover narrates promotional films for American Airlines. The films are from reels found in the Willis Conover Collection, not corrected for color. This set of films features fishing destinations.
Date:
196X
Creator:
American Airlines
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Voice
A documentary on the Voice of America, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
Date:
199X
Creator:
United States Information Agency
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, December 24, 1960, Part I
The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for December 24, 1960, on WCBS radio in New York.
Date:
December 24, 1960
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bob LaPlante interview with Don Byas; unidentified recording
In the first track, Bob LaPlante interviews Don Byas in 1965. The second track, from the other side of the tape reel, is an unidentified jazz ensemble for roughly the first half. The ensemble in the second half is identified at 27:05 as the Ole Dixon Trio.
Date:
November 2, 1965
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviewed by Ed Joyce on WCBS "Speak Up" program
Ed Joyce interviews Willis Conover on WCBS radio, with call-in questions from listeners.
Date:
March 8, 1963
Creator:
Joyce, Ed, 1932-
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Jorge Luis Borges
Willis Conover interviews Jorge Luis Borges.
Date:
April 30, 1976
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
Music USA #172-B, Interview with Art Tatum
Willis Conover interviews Art Tatum, with selected Tatum recordings. Playlists and schedules within the Conover collection confirm the program was assembled in May, but Tatum's performances in Washington, D.C. in early April provide an approximate interview date.
Date:
May 18, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Tatum, Art, 1909-1956
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover, program pilot for Ballantine Ale
A short pilot program, from the early 1950s, followed by Conover discussing the various programs he hosted in the Washington, D.C. area. The pilot combines elements of WEAM's "House of Sounds" and a late-night program at that station. The tape had been previously used, and may have come from WEAM, which was a country music station at the time; remnants of a country music show or pilot follow Conover's material, and include a performance by the Bluegrass Valley Boys.
Date:
195X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #131-B, Interview with Kai Winding
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Kai Winding. This is the first interview conducted for Music USA.
Date:
April 15, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Voices of VISTA: Vikki Carr
Willis Conover interviews singer Vikki Carr for Voices of VISTA program #155. This recording is the raw audio which was later incorporated into the program.
Date:
1967~
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Voices of VISTA: Charlie Byrd
Willis Conover interviews guitarist Charlie Byrd for Voices of VISTA program #39. This recording is the raw audio which was later incorporated into the program.
Date:
1967~
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn of the University of Michigan
Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn, a University of Michigan student who was part of the UM Symphony Band tour of the Soviet Union
Date:
June 6, 1961
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Art Farmer
Willis Conover interviews Art Farmer.
Date:
March 2, 1964
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin
Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin, not for broadcast, but for an article he was writing. In 1954, Wiggin was deputy program manager at the Voice of America, and hired Conover for the Music USA series.
Date:
March 5, 1963
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Charles McWhorter
Willis Conover interviews Charles McWhorter for the "Conversations with Conover" series.
Date:
March 2, 1964
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews S.I. Hayakawa
Willis Conover interviews S.I. Hayakawa, then a professor, and a future U.S. Senator.
Date:
March 29, 1960
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
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
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover Presents "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C. - 3
A live performance of "The" Orchestra.
Date:
195X
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library