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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
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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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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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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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EnBee Jamboree

Description: 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 Sonny Terry, "All Alone Blues"; Ike Carpenter, "Things Ain’t What They Used to Be"; Sister Katie Marie, "When I Come to the End of My Journey"; and Coleman Hawkins, "Body and Soul."
Date: 194X
Duration: 14 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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EnBee Jamborees

Description: Willis Conover hosts two programs advertising the holdings of EnBee Records, at 1016 7th St NW in Washington, D.C. The theme song is Stan Kenton's "Machito." The first program, dated June 27, features the Mills Brothers' "Put Another Chair at the Table"; Deacon Tom Foger And his Congregation, “Working on the Building”; Bob Crosby, "Big Noise from Winnetka"; and Sonny Boy Williamson, "Hoodoo Hoodoo." The second program features the theme played in full, Ike Carpenter's "Jeep Blues," and the Mill… more
Date: 194X
Duration: 24 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Hall of Hits, Part 1

Description: Willis Conover hosts this episode of Hall of Hits, based on the top 5 tunes identified by Billboard Magazine. The program was sponsored by Cafe Parisien, at 1120 Connecticut Ave. The four additional tracks may have been used as stock music for other programs.
Date: 194X
Duration: 22 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Hand-Written Program Lists, 1981-1982

Description: Handwritten cue sheets for Music USA, 1981-1982. Includes: Individual Program Lists, February and March 1978; Handwritten Program Lists, December 1981; Handwritten Program Lists, January-March 1982; Interview with Lee Bark; Notes for Art Farmer program; UDC Lab Jazz Band; Toni Wilson notes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Conover, Willis
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Hand-Written Program Lists, Debrecen Jazz Days, September 8-13, 1981

Description: Handwritten cue sheets for Music USA, unknown dates. Includes: Gyorgy Szabados, piano: Budapest; "Philadelphia" Jerry Ricks, vocals & guitar: USA; Radio Big Band: Berlin; Pori Bigband featuring Ted Burson: Finland; Jazz group of Rousse/Bulgaria; Kati Bontovica and Supertrio: Budapest; Fusti-Lakatos Quintet featuring Tat Guinez, conga: Budapest; Thermacnius Quartet: Kobenhaven; Jana Koubkova Trio: Praha; Graham Collier Band: London; Team/Tamas Berki: Budapest; Binder Quintet: Budapest; Jazz … more
Date: unknown
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Hazel and Harold

Description: Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold. The program is reminiscent of the early Ethel and Albert programs he did with Peg Lynch at WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland, before the Second World War.
Date: 194X
Duration: 14 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Interview with Duke Ellington

Description: The only physical identification on this disc was the note "sign-off effect improperly done." However, it contains a brief interview with Duke Ellington. The mention of the death of "Tricky Sam" Nanton places it after July 20, 1946. Despite mentions of further interview segments, there is only one such segment.
Date: 194X
Duration: 13 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Interview with Marshall Brown and George Wein

Description: Willis Conover interviews Marshall Brown and George Wein about their 20-nation talent-searching tour for Newport International Youth Band. This recording is the raw audio, apparently incorporated into Music USA program #1147-B.
Date: unknown
Duration: 24 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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Jack Holliday and Betty Madigan with Willis Conover

Description: Side 1 of this recording features brief, unrelated orchestral music. Side 2 is an apparent promotional program for Madigan and Holliday, hosted by Willis Conover, and sponsored by Old Georgetown Beer. Selections include “In the Blue of Evening” (introduction); “My Melancholy Baby”; Conover reading an advertisement for Old Georgetown Beer; “It’s So Nice to Have a Man Around the House”; “You Go to My Head”; “Laura” (solo piano); “These Foolish Things”; and “In the Blue of Evening” (reprise).
Date: 194X
Duration: 15 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
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