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Willis Conover's eulogy for Duke Ellington

Description: Recording of a eulogy for Duke Ellington by Willis Conover, likely incorporated into one of the memorial programs following Ellington's death. It may have been included in Music USA #7427-B, broadcast May 1, 1975.
Date: 1975
Duration: 12 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Partner: UNT Music Library
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Short promotional film for Music USA

Description: A short promotional film, perhaps designed as a "day in the life" of Willis Conover. The film follows him from the Voice of America studios to a tour of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts under construction, to the New York City club Jim and Andy's, at the piano with his wife at the time, Shirley Conover, and back to the studio.
Date: 1971~
Duration: 3 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Voice of America
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews Johnny Mercer

Description: Part 3 of 4 segments of raw audio of Willis Conover's 1970 interview with Johnny Mercer, which was used in the series of seven memorial broadcasts between program numbers #7879-A and #7893-A.
Date: January 30, 1970
Duration: 33 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Partner: UNT Music Library
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Ben Grauer interviews Willis Conover

Description: Recording of the raw audio of an interview with Willis Conover by Ben Grauer. Grauer mentions that Conover has hosted his program on the Voice of America for the past 20 years, placing the date around 1975. This interview is about Conover's book Lovecraft at Last. There are frequent interjections from someone off-microphone. This audio was used in an episode of the VOA program "New York, New York with Ben Grauer."
Date: 197X
Duration: 57 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis & Grauer, Ben
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Partner: UNT Music Library
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Crescent Club Advertisements; Meet Your Congress

Description: 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 Co… more
Date: 194X
Duration: 22 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Cummings, Al & Moody, Blair
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Partner: UNT Music Library
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EnBee Jamboree

Description: Willis Conover hosts a program advertising local record store EnBee Records.
Date: unknown
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
Partner: UNT Music Library
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