ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn

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Title
ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn
Names
Rhodes, Roger (Donor)
Cahn, Sammy (Interviewee)
Bookspan, Martin (Interviewer)
Van Heusen, Jimmy, 1913-1990 (Performer)
Collection

ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1960 - 1969 (Approximate)
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LT-7-A 2831
Topics
Cahn, Sammy
Cahn, Sammy -- Friends and associates
Lyricists -- United States
Radio programs
Genres
Radio programs
Interviews
Notes
Performers: Jimmy Van Heusen, piano.
Additional physical form: Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 50234, tracks 11-15.
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
Audiotape reel
Extent: 1 sound tape reel (24 min.) :analog, mono. ; 7 in.
Description
Martin Bookspan interviews American lyricist, songwriter and musician Sammy Cahn. Cahn discusses his Jewish background; his career as a lyricist; his partnership with music publisher Lou Levy that lasted many years; and with various composers and songwriters such as Saul Chaplin, and later with Jimmy Van Heusen. The interview is accompanied by piano music played by Jimmy Van Heusen.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 463016684
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18168601
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc1bb800-764b-0136-3e68-0a95d7405d14
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1960: Created (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62b4a100-c35d-0133-818a-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62b4a100-c35d-0133-818a-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/62b4a100-c35d-0133-818a-60f81dd2b63c

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ASCAP radio interview with Sammy Cahn