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Oral History Interview With Norm Lambert, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Oral History Interview With Norm Lambert, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
WLBZ Radio Station Records
A copy of an oral history interview conducted by Mark Lafond on behalf of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History with Norman Lambert, former Musical Director at WLBZ Radio. Lambert shares his recollections on Waity Aikens, using telephone lines for remote broadcasts, Lone Pine Mountaineer (Harold Breau), Uncle Ezra a.k.a. Uncle Hezzie, Ray Little, Maine Central Railroad Hour, jazz orchestras and Bangor area music venues.
Oral History Interview With Irving Hunter, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Oral History Interview With Irving Hunter, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Copies of audio recordings in the WBLZ collection of oral history interviews with Irving Hunter, conducted by Sandy Ives and Lisa Feldman on behalf of the Northeast Archives of Folklore and Oral History in the spring of 1975. The first interview is in Hunter's office just before his retirement as station manager. The second session was a class visit to AY 123, Folklore Fieldwork, on the campus of the University of Maine. Hunter is asked about his recollections of early days of radio in Bangor, the economics of the station, remote broadcasts, and several specific artists, particularly the Western or …
Story Of Seth Noble And The Naming Of Bangor, And Several Performances Of The Hymn, Wlbz Radio
Story Of Seth Noble And The Naming Of Bangor, And Several Performances Of The Hymn, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Paul Ford of WLBZ Radio narrates a program where Minister of the Hammond Street Congregational Church in Bangor, Reverend Edward G. Ernst, explains how Bangor got its name, by mistake, when Seth Noble mistakenly thought a clerk was asking the name of the hymn he was humming. WLBZ asked several area vocalists to perform the hymn. Recorded August 20, 1956.
Bangor Interracial Chorus Performs Early To Bed, Wlbz Radio
Bangor Interracial Chorus Performs Early To Bed, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
The station log for WLBZ Radio noted that this broadcast included this song along with two others, recorded January 23, 1955: Bangor Interracial Chorus, Wm. [William] Cupp, director; Harold Annis, accompanist.
Wlbz Presents The Knickerbocker Four, Wlbz Radio
Wlbz Presents The Knickerbocker Four, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
A recording of a studio performance of a barbershop quartet. No information on station log. Circa 1955.
Pierre Monteux At The Domaine School For Conductors, Hancock, Maine, Wlbz Radio
Pierre Monteux At The Domaine School For Conductors, Hancock, Maine, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
Bill Mincher conducts several interviews and captures a few minutes of daily rehearsal at the Domaine School for Conductors in Hancock, Maine. Those interviewed include school director, Joseph Barone, school founder, Pierre Monteux, and students Clinton Graffam, Willis Page, Detlev Anders, Thomas Baldner, and Madeleine Menten. The student conductor during the session recorded was Gideon Grau. Recorded in 1952.
Bangor Male Chorus Performance, Wlbz Radio
Bangor Male Chorus Performance, Wlbz Radio
WLBZ Radio Station Records
A musical performance by the Bangor Male Chorus, October 12, 1948, sponsored by the Eastern Trust and Banking Company. John Wellington is noted as having been the announcer; William Cupp, director; Harold Annis, accompanist. The group sings There's Music in the Air, Vienna Dreams, Sourwood Mountain, and Lost Chord.