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| − | + | In Tape 1, Phillip Baxter, band leader and composer (he wrote "Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas," made famous by Phil Harris), reviews his career and mentions many show business names and their accomplishments during the Big Band era. In Tape 2, he continues to examine pictures in his scrapbook. | |
==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Phillip C. Baxter |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' September 22, 1970 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Dallas, Texas |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Fred Carpenter |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 1 hour, 10 minutes |
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | '''Tape 1, Side 1:''' | ||
| + | Family background and early life reviewed, | ||
| + | Early piano lessons recalled, | ||
| + | Wrote "Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas", | ||
| + | Discusses post-World War I career, | ||
| + | Arkansas band remembered, | ||
| + | Compositions named; work in Kansas City mentioned, | ||
| + | Later moved to Houston, | ||
| + | Brother lost movie role to Shirley Temple, | ||
| + | Lists various band names, | ||
| + | Describes night clubs in the 1920s, | ||
| + | Anecdote on composition of "Faded Summer Love" | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 1, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Examination of awards, scrapbooks, and pictures, | ||
| + | Show business personalities and songs remembered | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 2, Side 1:''' |
| + | Examines show business personalities and songs in scrapbook, | ||
| + | Recalls Ginger Rogers, | ||
| + | Summer tours remembered by Mrs. Baxter, | ||
| + | Death of son in World War II mentioned | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 2, Side 2:''' | ||
| + | Blank | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1920s-1940s |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1920s-1940s |
Revision as of 18:12, 1 May 2014
In Tape 1, Phillip Baxter, band leader and composer (he wrote "Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas," made famous by Phil Harris), reviews his career and mentions many show business names and their accomplishments during the Big Band era. In Tape 2, he continues to examine pictures in his scrapbook.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Phillip C. Baxter
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: September 22, 1970
Location: Dallas, Texas
Interviewer: Fred Carpenter
Length: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Family background and early life reviewed,
Early piano lessons recalled,
Wrote "Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas",
Discusses post-World War I career,
Arkansas band remembered,
Compositions named; work in Kansas City mentioned,
Later moved to Houston,
Brother lost movie role to Shirley Temple,
Lists various band names,
Describes night clubs in the 1920s,
Anecdote on composition of "Faded Summer Love"
Tape 1, Side 2:
Examination of awards, scrapbooks, and pictures,
Show business personalities and songs remembered
Tape 2, Side 1:
Examines show business personalities and songs in scrapbook,
Recalls Ginger Rogers,
Summer tours remembered by Mrs. Baxter,
Death of son in World War II mentioned
Tape 2, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1920s-1940s
Bulk Dates: 1920s-1940s
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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