ASCAP radio interview with Jack Segal

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Title

ASCAP radio interview with Jack Segal

Collection

ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection

Names

Rhodes, Roger (Donor)
Segal, Jack, 1918-2005 (Interviewee)
Bookspan, Martin (Interviewer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Approximate)

Library Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2845

Subjects

Segal, Jack, 1918-2005
Segal, Jack, 1918-2005 -- Friends and associates
Lyricists -- United States
Composers -- United States
Popular music -- Writing and publishing -- United States
Radio programs

Genres

Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Additional Physical Form: Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, mono. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 45123, tracks 7-10.
Acquisition: Gift; Roger Rhodes; 2007.
Citation/Reference: Forms part of the ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection, *L(Special) 07-11.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 sound tape reel (16 min.) : analog, mono. ; 7 in.

Abstract

Martin Bookspan interviews American composer and lyricist Jack Segal during an undated broadcast. Segal speaks about his life and his career as a lyricist and composer. He comments on his songs, including his greatest hit Scarlet ribbons (music by Evelyn Danzig ), When sunny gets blue (music by Marvin Fisher), That's the kind of girl I dream of (music by Marvin Fisher), A boy from Texas, a girl from Tennessee (music by John Benson Brooks and Joseph Allan McCarthy), and When Joanna loved me (music by Robert Wells). At the end of the interview he also talks about his desire to work for Broadway productions in the future.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 463028830
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18168629
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0be8f960-764c-0136-e017-35c1cde6fdcd

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Sound Recording

Cite this item

MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Jack Segal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0be8f960-764c-0136-e017-35c1cde6fdcd

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). ASCAP radio interview with Jack Segal Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0be8f960-764c-0136-e017-35c1cde6fdcd

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Jack Segal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0be8f960-764c-0136-e017-35c1cde6fdcd

Wikipedia citation

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