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EnBee Jamboree, June 14, 1947; labor dispute arbitration transcript

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
Interview with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and Farmingdale High School students transcript

Interview with Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and Farmingdale High School students

The interview which accompanied Music USA #551-B, broadcast July 2, 1956, featuring Marshall Brown, John LaPorta, and four Farmingdale (New York) High School students.
Date: June 7, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #191-B, Interview with Marian McPartland transcript

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
Music USA #219-B, Interview with George Shearing transcript

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 #226-B, Interviews with Barney Bigard, Bobby Hackett, Woody Herman, and Louis Armstrong transcript

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 #230-B, Interview with Chet Baker transcript

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 #569-A transcript

Music USA #569-A

The entire program for the first hour of Music USA, broadcast on July 10, 1956, and rebroadcast as #831-A on April 8, 1957. On internal documents, Conover had rated the program "AA," indicating that it was one he was particularly pleased with.
Date: June 21, 1956
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1665-B, Warsaw, Poland transcript

Music USA #1665-B, Warsaw, Poland

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 21, 1959. This episode was the second of a series following Conover's highly successful trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the first part of the first concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date: June 7, 1959
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1666-B, Warsaw, Poland transcript

Music USA #1666-B, Warsaw, Poland

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 22, 1959. This episode was the third of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the second part of the first concert at the Warsaw Philharmonic Hall during Conover's visit.
Date: June 7, 1959
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA #1667-B, Warsaw, Poland transcript

Music USA #1667-B, Warsaw, Poland

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast July 23, 1959. This episode was the fourth of a series following Conover's trip to Poland earlier that year, and featured the first 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
Music USA #1672-B, Warsaw, Poland transcript

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
Music USA 7102-B, Duke Ellington Memorial Program transcript

Music USA 7102-B, Duke Ellington Memorial Program

The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, dedicated to the memory of Duke Ellington.
Date: June 10, 1974
Creator: Conover, Willis
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Willis Conover interviews Charles Martyn of the University of Michigan transcript

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 Lynda Johnson transcript

Willis Conover interviews Lynda Johnson

Willis Conover interview Lynda Bird Johnson, the elder daughter of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Date: June 16, 1964
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 transcript

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
Willis Conover interviews Danny Kaye transcript

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
H.Res.189 - Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America, 103rd Congress of the United States captions transcript

H.Res.189 - Honoring cultural achievements of the Voice of America, 103rd Congress of the United States

Representatives Lee H. Hamilton (D., Indiana), Benjamin A. Gilman (R., New York) and Robert H. Michel (R., Illinois) speak on H. Res. 189 in the 103rd Congress, honoring the Voice of America and Willis Conover for their cultural programming related to jazz. Rep. Michel notes at the 7:22 mark that Conover is present for the resolution, though he is not shown on camera. Speaker Pro Tempore G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery (D., Mississippi) presides.
Date: June 8, 1993
Creator: United States. Congress. House
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Music USA: Transcript of Clifford Brown Memorial Program (open access)

Music USA: Transcript of Clifford Brown Memorial Program

Transcript of Music USA program #576-B, a tribute to jazz trumpeter Clifford Brown, who died on June 26, 1956. The original interview was done on December 6, 1955, and first aired on Music USA #376-B.
Date: June 30, 1956
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library