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Music USA #1672-B, Warsaw, Poland
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 28, 1959. This episode was the fifth and final part of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the second part of the second concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date:
June 8, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Magazine of the Air "97": "A Short History of Jazz"
A short Indonesian-language program on the history of jazz, including excerpts of recordings. "Magazine of the Air" was a weekly program of the Voice of America, broadcast on Tuesdays.
Date:
August 18, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1791-A, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria
A broadcast of Music USA transmitted by station WLWO in Cincinnati, Ohio, and recorded off of shortwave radio in Lagos, Nigeria. It was sent to the Voice of America to document the quality of radio reception in that area. As a live broadcast, the recording also includes news breaks and station identification.
Date:
November 24, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1791-B, as heard in Lagos, Nigeria
A broadcast of Music USA transmitted by station WLWO in Cincinnati, Ohio, and recorded off of shortwave radio in Lagos, Nigeria. It was sent to the Voice of America to document the quality of radio reception in that area, and this hour includes most of Music USA 1791-B, a repeat of Music USA #1619-B, which was a tribute to Lester Young. As a live broadcast, the recording also includes news breaks and station identification.
Date:
November 24, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
News Close-Up, WNEW, December 13, 1959
This episode of News Close-Up offers "a preview of July, 1960," in a program about U.S. politics and the upcoming presidential election.
Date:
December 13, 1959
Creator:
Conover, Willis & Weldon, Martin
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1664-B, Interview with Roman Waschko
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 20, 1959. This episode was the first of a series following Conover's highly successful trip to Poland earlier that year, and includes an interview with Roman Waschko, president of the Polish Jazz Federation.
Date:
{1959-05,1959-06}
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA: Transcript of interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich; excerpt of interview with Bud Freeman
Transcript of Willis Conover's interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich for Music USA program #310-B, completed on September 28, 1955. Final page is an excerpt of an interview with Bud Freeman at the Newport Jazz Festival, dated July 16, 1955.
Date:
{1956-01-21,1955-07-16}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library