Ken Harper sound recordings for Bamboo

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Creator

Harper, Ken, d. 1988

Location

Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound

Extent

• 8 sound recordings.
• 5 sound cassettes : analog, 1 7/8 ips, stereo.
• 1 sound tape : analog, 7 1/2 ips, stereo ; 5 in.
• 2 sound tapes :analog, 7 1/2 ips. stereo ; 7 in.

Access Restrictions

Access to some original items restricted; Advance notification required for use.

Scope/Contents Note

The collection consists almost exclusively of recordings of the unproduced musical Bamboo. There is a complete recording of the music from the show as well as a demo recording and several recordings of single songs.

Biographical/Historical Note

Ken Harper was the producer of the popular Broadway musical The Wiz. Born in New York, Harper became a radio disc jockey in the army. In the late 1960's and early 1970's he worked for radio station WPIX (New York), and later left his job to begin a full time fund raising effort for his musicals. Harper died in 1988 without finding financial support for his second musical production entitled BAMBOO.

Controlled Access Terms

• Harper, Ken, d. 1988.
• Theater -- New York (State)
• Theatrical producers and directors.

Additional Creator Names

• McHugh, David. Bamboo.
• p1bc Ken Harper papers and sound recordings. (CStRLIN)NYPW96-A246.