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Bobby Morris oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Bobby Morris conducted by Cork Proctor on September 07, 2004 for the Arnold Shaw Oral History Project on Las Vegas Entertainers. Morris discusses his early work in New York City, New York and working with many jazz players. He also reflects on playing at President John F. Kennedy’s inauguration. Morris then discusses how he became Elvis Presley’s musical director at the International Hotel and Casino.
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Organizational Papers, 1934-1998
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The Arnold Shaw organizational papers (1934-1998) contain material from the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP), music theorists Arthur and James Schillinger, and press releases about entertainers.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
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Mansion Music Company Records, 1958-1968
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Arnold Shaw was owner and operator of Mansion Music Company, (1958-1968). Records contain agreements and contracts with artists and other music studios, royalty statements and payments made to contracted artists of Mansion Music.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
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Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts
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The Bob Friedlander Jazz Music Manuscripts (approximately 1960-1980) are comprised of music manuscripts arranged by Bob Friedlander and collected by the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada. Some titles are photocopies of the original manuscript. Friedlander arranged for big band musicians such as Harry James, Sam Donahue, Richard Maltby, Ralph Flanagan, and Johnny Long.
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Kay Swift recording, 1988 January 28
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In the beginning of the recording, Arnold Shaw sets up an interview day and time with American composer Kay Swift. During the interview they discuss Swift's musical background and how her childhood environment impacted her musical career.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Musical score for "That's the Promise of Easter Passover" and related documents, item 04
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A letter from Char Cruze about asking Arnold Shaw for musical pieces and her back surgeries.
Creative Writing Papers, 1949-1990
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Arnold Shaw's creative writing papers contain general articles, biographical articles, collected interviews, interviews conducted by Shaw, plays, short stories, television and radio program material dating from 1949 to 1990.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
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Ahmet Ertegun recordings, 1969 to 1978
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Ertegun discusses the draft of his interview with Arnold Shaw, offering corrections and occasionally adding information. Ertegun is very difficult to hear. The second audio clip is a man that might be Ertegun playing piano and singing a version of what is now called the "Native American Wedding Blessing".
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Printed and Audiovisual Material, 1940-2001
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The printed material (1940-2001) contains concert and reception programs, magazines, digests, and playbills collected by Arnold Shaw. The audiovisual material consists of unidentified reels of tape and sound reels of the "Pop Chronicles," a radio documentary series of 1940s through 1960s popular music produced by John Gillilard.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Papers
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Ken Hanlon oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Ken Hanlon conducted by Claytee D. White on November 29, 2006 for the UNLV @ 50 Oral History Project. Hanlon, a trombonist, discusses being on the road with Si Zentner's orchestra and playing in many of the Las Vegas Strip hotels. He also discusses getting hired as chair of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Music Department in 1970. Hanlon then discusses the Las Vegas, Nevada Chapter of the International Trombone Association and the Arnold Shaw Popular Music Research Center.
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