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Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America: Folk songs of America no. 7

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Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

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Tom Scott audio collection

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Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America

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Title
Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America: Folk songs of America no. 7
Additional title: Folk songs of America no. 7
Additional title: Songs that helped build America
Additional title: El-a-noy
Additional title: John Randall
Additional title: Lord Randall
Additional title: American Troubadour (Radio program)
Additional title: Shenandoah (Song)
Names
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Arranger)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Narrator)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Performer)
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Conductor)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Commentator)
Brand, Oscar (Performer)
Foss, Lukas, 1922-2009 (Performer)
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982 (Author)
Bernstein, Leonard, 1918-1990 (Composer)
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973 (Author)
New York Philharmonic (Performer)
Voice of America (Organization) (Organizer)
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950-02-22
Date Created: 1951-02-24
Table of Contents
Shenandoah ; [Opening remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) -- El-a-noy -- Ars poetica / Archibald MacLeish -- John Randall [Lord Randall] -- Colloquy for the states / Archibald MacLeish -- [Excerpt] Fall of the city, a radio play / Archibald MacLeish ; [Excerpt] The age of anxiety (Symphony no. 2): The dirge ; Epilogue / Leonard Bernstein -- Shenandoah (Reprise) ; [Closing remarks] (Unidentified VOA host) [ends abruptly]
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-16 11645
Topics
Radio programs, Musical
Symphonies
Songs (Low voice) with guitar
Songs (High voice)
Oral interpretation of poetry
Radio plays
Folk songs, English
Banjo music
Genres
Radio programs
Music
Notes
Content: Titles from original audio disc label and audio.
Content: "011; U.S. Dept. of State International Information; International Broadcasting Division; 2/24/51; Trans script print 7 53(?) R3; END-2506; 14:11"--From original audio disc label.
Content: Audio on side 1 only.
Performers: Tom Scott, vocals and guitar (1st, 4th, and 8th works), narrator (3rd, 5th-6th works), arranger and commentator (all works) ; Oscar Brand, vocals and banjo (2nd work) ; [Lukas Foss, piano (7th work) ; Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York (7th work) ; Leonard Bernstein, conductor (7th work)] ; [featuring unidentified VOA host]
Venue: Broadcast [Voice of America], Department of State, [Washington, D. C.] 1951 February 24 (original radio broadcast); Recorded Columbia Records's 30th Street Studio, New York, New York 1950 February 22 (7th work only).
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 1 audio disc (14 min., 41 sec.) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 16 in.
Description
American Troubadour Tom Scott shares writings by Archibald MacLeish.
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 947119747
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20945314
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f9901610-0c21-0135-2994-35f4aa2a91fe
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

  • 1912: Creator Born
  • 1950: Created (Approximate)
  • 1961: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1951. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/752292c0-c376-0133-cae3-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/752292c0-c376-0133-cae3-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1951). Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/752292c0-c376-0133-cae3-60f81dd2b63c

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Voice of America brings you Tom Scott, the American Troubadour, or Songs that helped build America