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Amos and Andy radio show

Title
Amos and Andy radio show [sound recording].
Publication
[1980-1990?]

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AudioSupervised use *MGZTL 4-2894 JRCPerforming Arts Research Collections - Dance

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Additional Authors
  • Gosden, Freeman F., 1899-1982.
  • Correll, Charles J., 1890-1972.
  • Jordan, Marian, 1897-1961.
  • Jordan, Jim, 1896-1988.
  • Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.
  • Estate of Jerome Robbins. dnr
Found In
Jerome Robbins Collection
Description
1 sound disc (ca. 6 min.) : digital; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The recording includes a dialogue on politics by the radio characters Amos and Andy, dating from ca. 1928-1929, and a sequence in which the radio characters Fibber McGee and Molly discuss favorite radio programs, interspersed with excerpts from the programs.
Uniform Title
  • Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program)
  • Fibber McGee & Molly (Radio program)
Alternative Title
Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
Subjects
Note
  • Excerpts from radio programs including Amos and Andy, Fibber McGee and Molly, and Walter Damrosch's Music Appreciation Hour, including an excerpt from the opera Carmen, by Bizet.
  • Title from original container label. No date on original container.
  • Sound quality is good. There is a break at ca. 2 min. into the recording, and some material is repeated after the break.
Funding (note)
  • Preservation was funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Source (note)
  • Estate of Jerome Robbins
Biography (note)
  • The Fibber McGee and Molly radio show ran from 1935-1959.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of: Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2894 JRC
OCLC
793250082
Title
Amos and Andy radio show [sound recording].
Imprint
[1980-1990?]
Performer
Speakers include Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll (as Amos and Andy), Jim and Marian Jordan (as Fibber McGee and Molly), and Walter Damrosch.
Original Version
Original format : 1 sound cassette (ca. 6 min.; 1 7/8 in. per sec.; 2 channels). Originally recorded between 1980 and 1990?
Funding
Preservation was funded by the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Biography
The Fibber McGee and Molly radio show ran from 1935-1959.
Linking Entry
Forms part of: Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
Local Note
Archive original: *MGZTCO 3-2894 JRC
Source
Gift; Estate of Jerome Robbins, 1999. NN-PD
Added Author
Gosden, Freeman F., 1899-1982. Performer
Correll, Charles J., 1890-1972. Performer
Jordan, Marian, 1897-1961. Performer
Jordan, Jim, 1896-1988. Performer
Damrosch, Walter, 1862-1950.
Estate of Jerome Robbins. Donor
Added Title
Amos 'n' Andy (Radio program)
Fibber McGee & Molly (Radio program)
Jerome Robbins Collection. Audio materials.
Found In:
Jerome Robbins Collection
Research Call Number
*MGZTL 4-2894 JRC
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