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Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WNEW audition tape 1

Description: An audition tape apparently made for WNEW, with a pilot episode of WIllis Conover's House of Sounds. This program shows continuity with his work a decade earlier in Washington, D.C., and a version of this program was eventually picked up by WCBS in late 1960.
Date: September 28, 1960
Duration: 59 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2233-B, Interview with Woody Herman

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 8, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2457-B. This program is the second of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 16, 1960
Duration: 46 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2234-B, Interview with Woody Herman

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 9, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2458-B. This program is the third of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 17, 1960
Duration: 45 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2232-B, Interview with Woody Herman

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, broadcast on February 7, 1961, and later rebroadcast as Music USA #2456-B. This program is the first of a series of three which feature the music of Woody Herman and include an interview with him.
Date: November 15, 1960
Duration: 46 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Music USA #2205-B, South African jazz opera "King Kong"

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, featuring a brief interview with Miriam Makeba, and the South African jazz opera "King Kong." This program was broadcast on January 11, 1961, and rebroadcast as Music USA #2387-B on July 12, 1961.
Date: October 13, 1960
Duration: 45 minutes 07 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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Music USA #2204-B, Interview with Miriam Makeba

Description: The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, including an interview with Miriam Makeba, and tune selections from the opera "King Kong," and from the Mal Waldron Trio. This program was broadcast on January 10, 1961, and rebroadcast on July 11 of that year as Music USA #2386-B.
Date: October 21, 1960
Duration: 46 minutes 08 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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