Sheplives

A Lesson on Jazz - KYW Town Room Broadcast
Airdate: Tuesday - June 17, 1952

KYW Show
Original Airing

Last Update: 09-09-2024

Show Description

Shep talks about music and American Jazz in particular. He talks about or plays music from King Oliver, Lenny Tristano, Buddy Bolden, Harry James, Billie Holidy, Stan Kenton, and Duke Ellington. This is a 43 minute segment of his 11pm to 2am broadcast - June 16-17, 1952. Shep mentions its Monday Night at the very beginning. It comes from the collection of Anthony Jaslow and was originally recorded on an audiodisk.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
• 37:26	This is KYW your Westinghouse station, we're in Philadelphia, we have records, Jean Shepherd, and we're out at the Town Room of the Penn Sheraton Hotel which is located at 39th and Chestnut Streets. And we'll be here until 2 O'clock in the morning Monday thru Saturday. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
•	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
• 05:36	When A Womand Loves A Man	When A Woman Loves a Man
• 10:22	Collaboration	Collaboration
• 17:25	Roll 'Em	Roll 'Em
• 27:37	Blue Mood	Blue Mood Duke Ellington
• 33:54	Delta Bound	Delta Bound

Misc

Engineer and Staff in Booth

Summary/Rating Credit

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Photos:

June 17,1952
Audiodisc Label

June 17,1952
Disc in Sleeve

1952
A History of Jazz In America - by Barry Ulanov

"Shep promotes this book at the end of his 6-17-1952 show"

Airdate History ' - Original' date is earliest known broadcast)

	Date	Title
	June 17, 1952 Recno: 7933	A Lesson on Jazz - KYW Town Room Broadcast Notes:	Original Airing

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