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Duke Ellington at the White House - insert for NBC Monitor
An excerpt from the recording of Duke Ellington's 70th birthday party at the White House on April 29, 1969, for use on the NBC radio program Monitor.
Hazel and Harold, February 10, 1946
Recording of a radio comedy, Hazel and Harold, featuring Willis Conover as Harold and Nathalie Sherman as Hazel. 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.
Interview with Ella Fitzgerald, for Voices of VISTA #127
Willis Conover interviews Ella Fitzgerald for "Voices of VISTA" program number 127. The short programs featured various celebrities and were used, like Treasury broadcasts in decades past, to promote the U.S. government's Volunteers in Service to America program.
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.
Music USA 7102-B, Duke Ellington Memorial Program
The entire program for the jazz hour (second hour) of Music USA, dedicated to the memory of Duke Ellington.
Music USA: Transcript of interview with Dave Brubeck
Transcript of Willis Conover's interview with Dave Brubeck for Music USA program #357-B.
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., September 10, 1952
The Orchestra of Washington, D.C., as heard on Willis Conover's radio program.
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, December 10, 1960, Part I
The first segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for December 10, 1960, on WCBS radio in New York.
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, December 10, 1960, Part II
The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for December 10, 1960, on WCBS radio in New York.
Willis Conover's House of Sounds, WCBS, February 10, 1962, Part II
The second segment of Willis Conover's House of Sounds program for February 10, 1962, on WCBS radio in New York.
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