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Additional authors

1. Wilk, Max

Found in

1. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Description

1. 1 streaming audio file (approximately 1 hr.) : digital, mono.

Summary

1. Adams, an American lyricist, speaks about how to succeed in songwriting and how he personally succeeded; musical theatre collaboration with Charles Strouse and writing Bye bye Birdie; what inspired him to make writing lyrics his profession; Cole Porter and his works; the 12 years he struggled before reaching stardom; artists he associated with; Mel Brooks' attempt and failure to get him into TV shows, and such. Adams and Wilk discuss radio reporting, some people in the TV show industry such as Phil Donahue, Dick Van Dyke, Merv Griffin, Carol Burnett and others, prejudices of critics and Brooks Atkinson in particular, various issues of show business such as the meaning of success, the definition of high standards, the economic side of show business, the perils of putting on a show, and more.

Alternative title

1. They're playing our song.
2. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Subject

1. Sound recordings
2. Interviews
3. Lyricists > United States > Interviews
4. Strouse, Charles > Bye bye Birdie
5. Adams, Lee, 1924- > Interviews

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Sound recordings.

Call number

1. *LDC 53141

Note

1. Title supplied by cataloger from information on the original container.
2. Original interview conducted by Max Wilk, playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books, for the book "They're playing our song" published in 1973.

Access (note)

1. Access to original item restricted.

Additional formats (note)

1. Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53141.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "They're playing our song."

Author

1. Adams, Lee, 1924- interviewee.

Title

1. Interview with Lee Adams.

Playing time

1. 010513

Type of content

1. spoken word

Type of medium

1. audio
2. computer

Type of carrier

1. audio disc
2. online resource

Performer

1. Lee Adams, interviewee ; Max Wilks, interviewer.

Event

1. Recorded in Westport, Connecticut 1971 May 8.

Access

1. Access to original item restricted.

Additional formats

1. Also available on CD (1 audio disc : digital, mono ; 4 3/4 in.) copied from archival original in *LDC 53141.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: Interviews for the book "They're playing our song."

Local note

1. Archival original: (1 audiotape reel : analog, 7 1/2 ips., 1/2 track mono ; 10 in.) in *LT-10 2154.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Music Division Audio and Moving Image material
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Wilk, Max, interviewer.

Added title

1. They're playing our song.
2. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Found in:

1. Interviews for the book "They're playing our song".

Research call number

1. *LDC 53141
2. *LT-10 2154