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Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

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Interview with Lee Adams

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Title
Interview with Lee Adams
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Adams, Lee, 1924- (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

Interviews for the book "They're playing our song"

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1971-05-08
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 53141
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2154
Topics
Adams, Lee, 1924-
Lyricists -- United States
Genres
Interviews
Notes
Source note: Title supplied by cataloger from information on the original container.
Content: Original interview conducted by Max Wilk, playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books, for the book "They're playing our song" published in 1973.
Venue: Recorded in Westport, Connecticut 1971 May 8.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53141.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 60 min.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.
Description
Adams, an American lyricist, speaks about how to succeed in songwriting and how he personally succeeded; musical theatre collaboration with Charles Strouse and writing Bye Bye Birdie; what inspired him to make writing lyrics his profession; Cole Porter and his works; the 12 years he struggled before reaching stardom; artists he associated with; Mel Brooks' attempt and failure to get him into TV shows, and such. Adams and Wilk discuss radio reporting, some people in the TV show industry such as Phil Donahue, Dick Van Dyke, Merv Griffin, Carol Burnett and others, prejudices of critics and Brooks Atkinson in particular, various issues of show business such as the meaning of success, the definition of high standards, the economic side of show business, the perils of putting on a show, and more.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 871339164
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20050630
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4c3c4590-b3f2-0133-2148-3c07547a230f
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1971: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lee Adams" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1971. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/830bba90-c32b-0133-dae3-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Lee Adams" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/830bba90-c32b-0133-dae3-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1971). Interview with Lee Adams Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/830bba90-c32b-0133-dae3-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Lee Adams