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NBC Radio Broadcast: Toscanini - The Man Behind the Legend, 6/15/1966

Description: This recording is a part of the radio series “Toscanini: The Man Behind the Legend,” which was a tribute to conductor Arturo Toscanini. The broadcasts consist of music performed by the NBC Orchestra as well as interviews with composers, conductors, orchestra members, and other people associated with Toscanini. This segment includes performances of E.E. Bagley's National Emblem, Gershwin's An American in Paris, Grofé's Sunrise on the Trail from The Grand Canyon Suite and Gillis' Symphony No. 5 1… more
Date: June 15, 1966
Duration: 53 minutes 47 seconds
Creator: Gillis, Don
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Tape made by [AFM] Local 72 in Ft. Worth to be sent to our Armed Forces in Vietnam - events of the day, 1966 August 15

Description: Recording of a radio broadcast from August 15, 1966 of musicians of the AFM Local 72, known as the Dallas/Fort Worth Professional Musicians Association today, to be played for American troops fighting in the Vietnam War. Musical and news events from the Dallas/Fort Worth area are shared between musical numbers. Red Withers and his orchestra, the Texas Woman's University Lab Band, the Ron-Dels, the Mari-Leito Combo, Neco Borgeson, and the North Texas State College Lab Band are featured on this r… more
Date: August 15, 1966
Duration: 28 minutes 12 seconds
Creator: Breeden, Leon
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