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Tramos

Description: Recording of Eduardo Bértola's Tramos for tape. The piece was made from two sound sources: radio broadcasts and direct recordings of popular events. These materials were structured by simple juxtaposition excluding the mixes and any kind of development of the original sound. It is therefor a purely horizontal structure in which we note the union of fragments of hard edge, perfectly delimited, similar to that used in some works of North American Pop Art. In this way, Bértola expresses his own po… more
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Date: 1975
Duration: 16 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Bértola, Eduardo, 1939-1996
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Cowtown, USA - 1998 October 12

Description: Recording of Leon Breeden's "Cowtown, USA." This recording begins with a radio broadcast of the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony performing "Cowtown, USA" when Breeden was bandmaster of the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony. This first performance is assumed to be recorded from an older broadcast (1948) and potentially the premiere performance of "Cowtown, USA." The second performance is from October 12, 1998 and is the Texas Christian University Wind Symphony performing "Cowtown… more
Date: {1948,1998-10-12}
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Breeden, Leon
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Thomas E. Dewey, November 1, 1944; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, November 4, 1944

Description: Side 1 contains a presidential campaign speech by Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey, introduced by Ford Bond for a paid program on the Mutual network. Side 2 contains a presidential campaign speech by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in Boston, in his final major appearance before Election Day.
Date: {1944-11-01,1944-11-04}
Duration: 54 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 & Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #24

Description: The twenty-fourth and final program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the years 1948 and 1949, with discussion of the musicals Kiss Me Kate and South Pacific.
Date: 197X
Duration: 50 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library

[Let's Hear From a Lady KUZU 92.9 poster]

Description: Poster advertising the radio show, Let's Hear From a Lady, live every Friday from 10-11 a.m. on KUZU 92.9, Denton, Texas. Black and white poster features informational text underneath a circular logo image of a silhouetted female figure with one fist raised and speaking into a megaphone. Text indicates that the show launched July 8. The radio show, hosted by DJ Emily White, aired on KUZU 92.9, Denton's low-power-FM community radio station.
Date: 2018
Partner: UNT Music Library
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EnBee Jamboree, June 14, 1947; labor dispute arbitration

Description: On side 1, 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 Roy Milton's "Camille's Boogie"; Duke Ellington, "Minnehaha Part 2"; Reverend Utah Smith, "God's Mighty Hand;" and Herb Jeffries, "When I Write My Song." Side 2 contains a labor arbitration hearing between the Bakery and Confectionary Union Local 350 AFL, an employer (Mr. C), and a former employee (… more
Date: June 14, 1947
Duration: 27 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Conover, Willis
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Big Band Chronicles Cassette 2A

Description: Part A of the second cassette of a condensed version of John Gilliland’s 1940s Big Band Chronicles, originally produced in the early 1970s. This segment emphasizes the time of the Second World War, with musical excerpts and commentary from performers and other music industry figures. Excerpted selections include "Skylark," "All or Nothing At All," "Pistol Packin' Mama," and "Don't Get Around Much Anymore."
Date: 1994
Duration: 44 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #20

Description: The twentieth program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the years 1947 and 1948, with discussion of Disney movies and their songs, nostalgia, and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) recording ban of 1948.
Date: 197X
Duration: 50 minutes 46 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #9

Description: The ninth program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the year 1943, with discussion of wartime movies.
Date: 1972
Duration: 54 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #8

Description: The eighth program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the years 1942 and 1943, with discussion of Frank Sinatra, and the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma.
Date: 1972
Duration: 54 minutes 53 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Big Band Chronicles Cassette 1A

Description: Part A of the first cassette of a condensed version of John Gilliland’s 1940s Big Band Chronicles, originally produced in the early 1970s. This segment emphasizes the pre-war years through the early years of the Second World War, with musical excerpts and commentary from performers and other music industry figures. Excerpted selections include "The Last Time I Saw Paris," "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and "I'll Walk Alone."
Date: 1994
Duration: 44 minutes 42 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #22

Description: The twenty-second program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the years 1948 and 1949, with discussion of politics, travel-related songs, and the end of the AFM recording ban.
Date: 197X
Duration: 50 minutes 23 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #19

Description: The nineteenth program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the year 1947, with discussion of the challenges that contributed to the decline of the big bands.
Date: 197X
Duration: 50 minutes 22 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Big Band Chronicles Cassette 4B

Description: Part B of the fourth cassette of a condensed version of John Gilliland’s 1940s Big Band Chronicles, originally produced in the early 1970s. This segment emphasizes the late 1940s, with musical excerpts and commentary from performers and other music industry figures. Excerpted selections include "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm," "Ghost Riders in the Sky," the Spike Jones Orchestra's rendition of "My Old Flame," and "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye."
Date: 1994
Duration: 41 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #1

Description: The first program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program introduces the first half of the 1940s, with discussion of wartime culture, celebrity participation in the war effort, and the Golden Age of Radio.
Date: 1972
Duration: 53 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Big Band Chronicles Cassette 3B

Description: Part B of the third cassette of a condensed version of John Gilliland’s 1940s Big Band Chronicles, originally produced in the early 1970s. This segment emphasizes the years immediately following the Second World War, with musical excerpts and commentary from performers and other music industry figures. Excerpted selections include "Rumors Are Flying," "Sioux City Sue," "That's My Desire," and "Puttin' on the Ritz."
Date: 1994
Duration: 43 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #2

Description: The second program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the year 1940, with discussion of the "sweet" bands and the influence of Bing Crosby.
Date: 1972
Duration: 53 minutes
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #17

Description: The seventeenth program in John Gilliland’s 24-program series on popular music and culture in the 1940s, produced following the success of his extensive Pop Chronicles series on the 1950s and 1960s. This program highlights the years 1946 and 1947, with discussion of the beginnings of the Cold War, and the prevalence of nostalgia in popular culture.
Date: 197X
Duration: 50 minutes 37 seconds
Creator: Gilliland, John
Partner: UNT Music Library
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