ASCAP radio interview with Ervin Drake

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Title

ASCAP radio interview with Ervin Drake

Collection

ASCAP sponsored radio interviews with musicians and composers collection

Names

Rhodes, Roger (Donor)
Drake, Ervin (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 2832

Subjects

Drake, Ervin
Drake, Ervin -- Friends and associates
Lyricists -- United States
Composers -- United States
Television producers and directors
Radio programs

Genres

Radio Programs
Interviews

Notes

Additional Physical Form: Service compact disc (1 sound disc : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.) available in *LDC 50233, tracks 1-4.
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 (20 min.) : analog, mono. ; 7 in.

Abstract

Martin Bookspan interviews American lyricist and songwriter Ervin Drake during an undated broadcast. Drake discusses his studies for graphic design, and switching his career from visual artist to lyricist and composer; his hit songs like Tico-Tico (1942), Perdido (1944), and The rickety rickshaw man (1945); his work as a producer in television; his collaborators; and the Broadway productions such as What makes Sammy run? (1964) for which he wrote music and lyrics, including his famous song A room without windows.

Languages

English

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 462997195
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18168620
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c60f4cc0-764b-0136-7cd5-77423e2de5c2

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

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MLA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Ervin Drake" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1960 - 1969. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c60f4cc0-764b-0136-7cd5-77423e2de5c2

APA format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. (1960 - 1969). ASCAP radio interview with Ervin Drake Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c60f4cc0-764b-0136-7cd5-77423e2de5c2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, The New York Public Library. "ASCAP radio interview with Ervin Drake" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c60f4cc0-764b-0136-7cd5-77423e2de5c2

Wikipedia citation

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