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Hatch-Billops collection [taped interviews of musicians].

Title
Hatch-Billops collection [sound recording] : [taped interviews of musicians].
Author
Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020.
Publication
1971-1974.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Abdul, Raoul.
  • Batiste, Alvin.
  • Billops, Camille.
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983.
  • Boatner, Edward.
  • Bonds, Margaret.
  • Braxton, Bettye.
  • Browning, Ivan Harold, 1891-
  • Cartwright, John.
  • Cully, Ray.
  • De Paur, Leonard.
  • Faulkner, Jeanne.
  • Freeman, Valdo.
  • Grant, Micki
  • Hairston, Jester, 1901-2000
  • Hall, Jaharhal.
  • Harris, Charles.
  • Jarboro, Caterina.
  • Jordon, Ida.
  • Kunstat, Len.
  • Olatunji, Babatunde.
  • Porter, Karl Hampton, 1939-
  • Randle, Eddie.
  • Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975.
  • Spivey, Victoria.
  • Still, William Grant, 1895-1978.
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987.
  • Warfield, William.
  • Hatch-Billops Collection.
Description
25 sound tape reels : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono.; 5 in.
Summary
  • Collection of interviews with African-American musicians, including clarinetists, composers, conductors, drummers, pianists, music teachers, jazz musicians and singers. Those interviewed generally discuss their life and careers. Some mention their work or acquaintance with Blind Tom, Sisseretta Jones, Will Marion Cook, Langston Hughes, Hall Johnson and James Reese Europe among others.
  • Interviewees are Raoul Abdul, Alvin Batiste, Eubie Blake, Edward Boatner, Margaret Bonds, Bettye Braxton (discussing Roberta Flack), Ivan Harold Browning, John Cartwright, Ray Cully, Leonard De Paur, Jeanne Faulkner, Valdo Freeman, Micki Grant, Jester Hairston, Jaharhal Hall, Charles Harris, Caterina Jarboro, Ida Jordan (discussing Louis Jordan), Len Kunstat, Babatunde Olatunji, Karl Hampton Porter, Eddie Randle, Noble Sissle, Victoria Spivey, William Grant Still, Maxine Sullivan and William Warfield.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subject
  • Abdul, Raoul > Interviews
  • Braxton, Bettye > Interviews
  • Batiste, Alvin > Interviews
  • Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983 > Interviews
  • Boatner, Edward > Interviews
  • Bonds, Margaret > Interviews
  • Browning, Ivan Harold, 1891- > Interviews
  • Cartwright, John > Interviews
  • Cully, Ray > Interviews
  • De Paur, Leonard > Interviews
  • Faulkner, Jeanne > Interviews
  • Flack, Roberta
  • Freeman, Valdo > Interviews
  • Freeman, H. Lawrence
  • Grant, Micki > Interviews
  • Hall, Jaharhal > Interviews
  • Hairston, Jester, 1901-2000 > Interviews
  • Harris, Charles > Interviews
  • Hayes, Roland, 1887-1977
  • Jarboro, Caterina > Interviews
  • Jordan, Ida > Interviews
  • Jordan, Louis, 1908-1975
  • Kunstat, Len > Interviews
  • Olatunji, Babatunde > Interviews
  • Porter, Karl Hampton, 1939- > Interviews
  • Randle, Eddie > Interviews
  • Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975 > Interviews
  • Spivey, Victoria > Interviews
  • Still, William Grant, 1895-1978 > Interviews
  • Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987 > Interviews
  • Warfield, William > Interviews
  • Jazz musicians > Interviews
  • Music teachers > United States > Interviews
  • African American composers > Interviews
  • African American musicians > Interviews
  • African American singers > Interviews
  • African American women composers > Interviews
  • African American women musicians > Interviews
  • Musicians, Black
  • Clarinetists > Interviews
  • Conductors (Music) > United States > Interviews
  • Drummers (Musicians) > United States > Interviews
  • Jazz
  • Pianists > United States > Interviews
  • Popular music > United States
  • Vaudeville > United States
  • Lyricists > United States > Interviews
Note
  • Title from container ; subtitle from accompanying material.
  • Interviews conducted by various interviewers under the direction of James Hatch and Camille Billops.
  • Item-level finding aid available.
  • Abstracts of some interviews available.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.
Call Number
Sc CR91.087
OCLC
NYPG089000429-R
Author
Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928-2020. Collector
Title
Hatch-Billops collection [sound recording] : [taped interviews of musicians].
Imprint
1971-1974.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the Hatch-Billops Collection.
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Added Author
Abdul, Raoul. Interviewee
Batiste, Alvin. Interviewee
Billops, Camille. Collector
Blake, Eubie, 1887-1983. Interviewee
Boatner, Edward. Interviewee
Bonds, Margaret. Interviewee
Braxton, Bettye. Interviewee
Browning, Ivan Harold, 1891- Interviewee
Cartwright, John. Interviewee
Cully, Ray. Interviewee
De Paur, Leonard. Interviewee
Faulkner, Jeanne. Interviewee
Freeman, Valdo. Interviewee
Grant, Micki, interviewee.
Hairston, Jester, 1901-2000, interviewee.
Hall, Jaharhal. Interviewee
Harris, Charles. Interviewee
Jarboro, Caterina. Interviewee
Jordon, Ida. Interviewee
Kunstat, Len. Interviewee
Olatunji, Babatunde. Interviewee
Porter, Karl Hampton, 1939- Interviewee
Randle, Eddie. Interviewee
Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975. Interviewee
Spivey, Victoria. Interviewee
Still, William Grant, 1895-1978. Interviewee
Sullivan, Maxine, 1911-1987. Interviewee
Warfield, William. Interviewee
Hatch-Billops Collection.
Research Call Number
Sc CR91.087 Originals in SC Audio TB 246-266, 268-270, 295
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