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Hand-Written Program Lists, 1978-1981
Handwritten program lists for Music USA, 1978-1981.
Hand-Written Program Lists, 1981-1982
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.
Hand-Written Program Lists, 1982-1983
Handwritten cue sheets for Music USA, 1982-1983. Includes: Handwritten Program Lists, September-December 1982; Handwritten Program Lists, January-February 1983.
Handwritten Program Lists, March-July 1982
Handwritten cue sheets for Music USA, March-July 1982.
Music USA Broadcast List 1964-1979
Typed list of Music USA broadcast schedule, 1964-1979.
Debrecen Jazz Days 1981
Handwritten notes relating to the Debrecen Jazz Days, July-August 1981
Music USA, list of international performances on programs, 1966
A list of programs for the year 1966 which substantially consisted of performances from musicians and groups in other countries.
Hand-Written Program Lists, Debrecen Jazz Days, September 8-13, 1981
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 Workshop of Debrecen; Pege Quintet: Budapest; Tomsits Quartet: Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone & Weet Gev. Aladar Pege, bass: Budapest; String Connection: Warsaw, Poland; Markovic-Gut Sextet: Beograd, Yugoslavia; Christian Esconde and his Workshop: Paris, France; Siger Small Band: London; Workshop Group of Gyorgy Vukan; Saturnus, Budapest; Erich Klunshuster Quintet: Vienna, Austria; Jazz Band Radi Ostrava: Tscheckoslovakia; Enrico Rava Quartet: Milano, Italy; Workshop Group of Gyorgy Szabados: Budapest; Kaszako Group: Budapest; Hulin Quintet: Szeged, Hungary.
Music USA promo scripts, January 1983 - October 1984
Scripts for promotional announcements about upcoming programs from January 17, 1983, through October 22, 1984.
Music USA playlists, 1968
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 4750 through 5115, broadcast in 1968. There are 172 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1967
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 4386 through 4744, broadcast in 1967. There are 160 pages in this document.
Music USA Storage Data Sheets
Handwritten contents listing for Music USA storage boxes.
Music USA playlists, November-December 1971
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6150 through 6209, broadcast in November and December of 1971. There are 25 pages in this document.
Music USA program lists, 1985
Lists of programs, with brief content notes, for programs broadcast from January 26 through December 7, 1985 (10985 - 11300).
Music USA program lists and promo scripts, 1980-1982
Lists of programs, with brief content notes, for programs broadcast from November 14, 1980 through the end of 1982, with a small set of scripts for promotional announcements about upcoming programs. Program numbers are not regularly stated from the beginning until April of 1981. This document has 80 pages.
Music USA playlists, January-June 1973
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6581 through 6714, broadcast in 1973. There are 91 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1972
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6211 through 6572, broadcast in 1972. There are 134 pages in this document.
Music USA program lists, 1983-1984
Lists of programs, with brief content notes, for programs broadcast from January 1, 1983 through December 31, 1984 (10229 - 10959).
Music USA Recording Schedule, January-March 1978 and 1980
Music USA Recording Schedule, January-March 1978 and 1980. Includes: Music USA B Show (Jazz) Broadcast to Africa; Due Dates for Music USA Recording Schedule; Individual Program Lists for March 13 and 17, 1978.
Music USA Recording Schedule, 1984-1990
Music USA recording schedule for May 27, 1984 through January 27, 1990 (10741 - 12812).
Music USA playlists, 1974
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6951 through 7306, broadcast in 1974. There are 109 pages in this document.
Music USA Recording Schedule, 1965-1977
Music USA Recording Schedule, June 13, 1965- December 9, 1977
Individual Program List, 1981
Hour-by-hour breakdown of music played on Music USA, 1981. Includes: Duke Ellington Tribute Programs, April 1978. Handwritten program notes, 1978-1979 and unknown date.
Music USA playlists, 1976
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 7673 through 8033, broadcast in 1976. There are 92 pages in this document.
Music USA Recording Schedule, 1962-1973
Music USA Recording Schedule, January 1, 1962-January 13, 1973.
Music USA playlists, 1977
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 8038 through 8128, broadcast in 1977, along with a list of broadcast dates for programs from June through December of that year. There are 24 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1975
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 7319 through 7669, broadcast in 1975. There are 81 pages in this document.
Music USA playlists, 1969-1970
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 5117 through 5845, broadcast in 1969 and 1970. There are 376 pages in this document.
Individual Program List, July-October 1982
Hour-by-hour breakdown of music played on Music USA, July-October 1982.
Music USA playlists, June-December 1973
A partial set of playlists for individual Music USA programs 6731 through 6941, broadcast in 1973. There are 157 pages in this document.
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.
Willis Conover Presents "The" Orchestra of Washington, D.C.
A live performance of "The" Orchestra.
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.
Willis Conover, program pilot for Ballantine Ale
A short pilot program, from the early 1950s, followed by Conover discussing the various programs he hosted in the Washington, D.C. area. The pilot combines elements of WEAM's "House of Sounds" and a late-night program at that station. The tape had been previously used, and may have come from WEAM, which was a country music station at the time; remnants of a country music show or pilot follow Conover's material, and include a performance by the Bluegrass Valley Boys.
Music USA #131-B, Interview with Kai Winding
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including tune selections and an interview with Kai Winding. This is the first interview conducted for Music USA.
Louis Armstrong reel addressed to Joe Glaser
A tape from Louis Armstrong, with the container addressed to his manager, Joe Glaser. The contents of the tape include recorded music and a spoken message from Armstrong.
Bill Evans at the Village Vanguard
Bill Evans with Chuck Israels on bass, and Larry Bunker on drums at the Village Vanguard. The reel-to-reel tape container indicates that titles performed include "Slow Dance" and "A Song for Now."
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.
Willis Conover interview with Johnny Hodges
Willis Conover interviews Johnny Hodges. The intended program and broadcaster are not stated.
Music USA #365-B, Interview with George Avakian
Willis Conover interviews George Avakian. This recording only contains the interview, and not the full program.
Willis Conover interviews an unidentified an
Photograph of Willis Conover interviewing an unidentified man
Man in hat with necktie
Photograph of an unidentified man in a necktie. The stamp on the reverse side for Eyerman studios places the photo in Cumberland, Maryland, likely at radio station WTBO.
Willis Conover on television
Photograph of Willis Conover on television, likely for WNBW (now WRC).
Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, and Willis Conover
Photograph of Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, and Willis Conover.
Unidentified woman
Photograph of an unidentified young woman. The reverse side is stamped for a photographer in Wisconsin, suggesting the photo may have been part of Conover's prolific science fiction correspondence in the mid-1930s.
Tommy Tucker and two unidentified people
Photograph of Tommy Tucker and two unidentified people at a pair of microphones at radio station WTBO in Cumberland, Maryland. Tucker is identified, along with the year and location, in another photo in this collection.
Unidentified woman
Photograph of an unidentified young woman.
Portrait of Willis Conover
Portrait of Willis Conover, probably in his late teens.
Willis Conover in military uniform at WWDC
Photograph of Willis Conover in military uniform, at radio station WWDC.
Unidentified music group, WTBO, Cumberland, Maryland
Photograph of an unidentified music group, gathered around a WTBO microphone.
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