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

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Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28

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Title
Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28
Additional title: They're playing our song
Names
Cahn, Sammy (Interviewee)
Wilk, Max (Interviewer)
Collection

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

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1972-06-28
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LDC 53149
Shelf locator: *LT-10 2160
Topics
Cahn, Sammy
Lyricists -- United States
Musicians -- 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 New York City 1972 June 28.
Additional physical form: Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53149.
Physical Description
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 audiotape reel (approximately 60 min) : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.)
Description
Sammy Cahn, an American lyricist, songwriter and musician, known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, speaks about the creation of the song "Three coins in the fountain," his collaboration with Jule Styne (an English-born American songwriter especially famous for a series of Broadway musicals), the importance of the first time presentation of a song, writing the campaign song for J. Kennedy "High hopes" performed by Frank Sinatra, his associates, his work, and more.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 879646579
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20202504
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 251dae20-b3f9-0133-e7fc-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.

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  • 1972: Created
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1972. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2706f3b0-b3f9-0133-bd59-3c07547a230f

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2706f3b0-b3f9-0133-bd59-3c07547a230f

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1972). Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/2706f3b0-b3f9-0133-bd59-3c07547a230f

Wikipedia Citation

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Interview with Sammy Cahn, 1972-06-28