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Keith & Sylvia : [from Station KSJ?]

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Title
Keith & Sylvia : [from Station KSJ?]
Additional title: Keith and Sylvia
Additional title: Fred Waring show (Television program)
Names
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Adapter)
Scott, Tom, 1912-1961 (Performer)
Textor, Keith (Performer)
Textor, Sylvia (Performer)
Collection

Tom Scott audio collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1950 - 1959 (Approximate)
Place: New York, New York (?)
Table of Contents
[*LJ-12 5998]: Part 1 (3:40): Opening remarks (Narrator) ; Who is Sylvia? parody excerpt (Keith Textor, vocals) ; [Excerpt] St. Louis blues (Sylvia Textor, vocals) [ends abruptly] -- Part 2 (4:04): [Excerpt, end of] St. Louis blues (Sylvia Textor, vocals) ; When I'm not near the girl I love (Keith Textor, vocals) [ends abruptly] |||| [*LJ-12 5999]: Part 3 (3:55): These foolish things (Remind me of you) (Sylvia Textor, vocals) ; [Excerpt] I've told every little star (Keith Textor, vocals) [ends abruptly] -- Part 4 (2:21): [Excerpt, end of] I've told every little star (Keith Textor, vocals) ; Closing remarks (Narrator).
Library locations
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound
Shelf locator: *LJ-12 5998--5999
Topics
Songs (High voice) with piano
Musicals
Jazz
Popular music -- 1951-1960
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Two gentlemen of Verona. Who is Sylvia?. Selections
Schubert, Franz, 1797-1828. An Sylvia
Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958. Saint Louis blues
Lane, Burton, 1912-1997. Finian's rainbow. When I'm not near the girl I love
Strachey, Jack, 1894-1972. These foolish things (Remind me of you)
Kern, Jerome, 1885-1945. Music in the air. I've told every little star
Genres
Television programs
Televised performances
Music
Notes
Content: Title from original audio disc labels; subtitle from audio.
Biographical/historical: Tom Scott was the music arranger and accompanist of Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians; both Keith and Sylvia Textor were prominent members of the group, and they acted in continuing short skit/song segments called "Keith & Sylvia" on the television musical variety program "The Fred Waring Show" during the 1950s. In this episode, Keith got into State College, but Sylvia, who already got in, is unsure of going; she wants to become a nightclub singer instead.
Performers: Keith and Sylvia [Textor], vocals and commentary ; [Tom Scott, piano and arranger ; with unidentified narrator]
Venue: Broadcast Television station KSJ, [New York, New York (?)] [195-?]
Acquisition: Separated from; Music Division, Tom Scott papers, 1912-1970 (bulk 1942-1960); JPB 12-08.
Acquisition: Gift; Susanna Scott; 2011.
Content: Forms part of: Tom Scott audio collection, 1941-1960.
Physical Description
Audio disc
Extent: 2 audio discs (14 min) : analog, 33 1/3 rpm, aluminum-based lacquer, mono ; 10 in
Type of Resource
Sound recording
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 945923902
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20931205
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3fa59230-076f-0135-b0da-09d290c3d245
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. "Keith & Sylvia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1950 - 1959. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/918b7bf0-c375-0133-f952-60f81dd2b63c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "Keith & Sylvia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/918b7bf0-c375-0133-f952-60f81dd2b63c

APA Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1950 - 1959). Keith & Sylvia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/918b7bf0-c375-0133-f952-60f81dd2b63c

Wikipedia Citation

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Keith & Sylvia