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Voices of VISTA: Charlie Byrd

Description: 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~
Duration: 15 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Voices of VISTA: Interview with Al Hirt

Description: Willis Conover interviews trumpeter Al Hirt for Voices of VISTA program #109. This recording is the raw audio which was later incorporated into the program, and includes other recorded segments for the Hirt program and another which featured Charlie Byrd.
Date: November 27, 1967
Duration: 19 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Voices of VISTA: Vikki Carr

Description: 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~
Duration: 16 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviewed by Steve Allison, WWDC, Part I

Description: Steve Allison interviews Willis Conover in the second half of 1960 -- the date is surmised from the mention of the riots at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. Allison conducted his interviews from the Black Saddle House of Beef restaurant in Washington, D.C. (709 18th St. NW).
Date: 1960
Duration: 31 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviewed by Steve Allison, WWDC, Part II

Description: Steve Allison interviews Willis Conover in the second half of 1960 -- the date is surmised from the mention of the riots at the 1960 Newport Jazz Festival. Allison conducted his interviews from the Black Saddle House of Beef restaurant in Washington, D.C. (709 18th St. NW).
Date: 1960
Duration: 41 minutes 09 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Willis Conover interviews John Wiggin

Description: 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
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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