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Interview with Benny Goodman
Unedited audio of Willis Conover's interview with Benny Goodman, including short statements for various broadcast services within VOA, and a longer interview presumably for Music USA #394-B.
Date:
December 21, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #399-B, Interview with Bob Thiele and Steve Allen, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Bob Thiele. The interview with Steve Allen occurs in Part II.
Date:
December 2, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part I
Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler.
Date:
December 1, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part II
Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler. "Laura," the last selection in this part, was not included in the final broadcast.
Date:
December 1, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #392-B, Interview with Milt Gabler, Part III
Part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Milt Gabler. The first and second selections in this part, "Laura" and "Spanish Lace," were not included in the final broadcast.
Date:
December 1, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #365-B, Interview with George Avakian
Willis Conover interviews George Avakian. This recording only contains the interview, and not the full program.
Date:
November 29, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #357-B, Interview with Dave Brubeck
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Dave Brubeck.
Date:
November 10, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA: Transcript of interview with Dave Brubeck
Transcript of Willis Conover's interview with Dave Brubeck for Music USA program #357-B.
Date:
November 10, 1955
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #345-B, Interview with Peggy Lee
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Peggy Lee.
Date:
October 21, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pop Chronicles Interviews #88 - Patti Page with Jack Rael
Recording of John Gilliland interviewing Patti Page and Jack Rael on the KCUL House of Wax program in Fort Worth. Gilliland later used this audio in the Pop Chronicles radio program series. The interview is in tracks 1 through 5, with unrelated material on the tape before and after.
Date:
October 12, 1955
Creator:
Gilliland, John
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #310-B, Interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
Date:
September 28, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #310-B, Interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
Date:
September 28, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #300-B, Interview with Duke Ellington, Part I
The first part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections. The interview occurs in Part II.
Date:
September 20, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #300-B, Interview with Duke Ellington, Part II
The second part of the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Duke Ellington.
Date:
September 20, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #295-B, Interviews with John Lewis and Sarah Vaughan
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and interviews with John Lewis and Sarah Vaughan.
Date:
September 14, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Biography in Rhythm
A 1955 radio program presenting an account of the history of jazz. Willis Conover later adapted this program's introduction for use in the Jazz at the Smithsonian television programs which he hosted.
Date:
July 26, 1955
Creator:
National Broadcasting Company
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #251-B, Interview with Eartha Kitt
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Eartha Kitt.
Date:
July 20, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #230-B, Interview with Chet Baker
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Chet Baker.
Date:
June 29, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #226-B, Interviews with Barney Bigard, Bobby Hackett, Woody Herman, and Louis Armstrong
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and interviews with Barney Bigard, Bobby Hackett, Woody Herman, and Louis Armstrong.
Date:
June 28, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #219-B, Interview with George Shearing
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with George Shearing.
Date:
June 22, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #191-B, Interview with Marian McPartland
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Marian McPartland
Date:
June 1, 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WEAM - Interview with Woody Herman, Bobby Hackett, Louis Armstrong
An interview with Woody Herman, Bobby Hackett, and Louis Armstrong, conducted in late June of 1955, in connection with the performance of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars at the Carter Barron Amphitheater, Washington, D.C.
Date:
June 1955
Creator:
Conover, Willis
Object Type:
Sound
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #181-B, Interview with Billy Taylor
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with pianist Billy Taylor.
Date:
May 25, 1955
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