Collection search - Audio letter ; interview with Moxie Whitney

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Audio letter ; interview with Moxie Whitney

Item number (ISN):

435159

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1958 ?

Item number (ISN):

435159

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Accession:

2011-00316-4

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1958 ?

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

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Sound recording of: a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interview of bandleader Moxie Whitney; an audio letter recorded by Whitney.~The recording begins with the interview, in which a man named Joe asks Moxie Whitney questions about his life and career as a musician. The discussion includes such topics as: Whitney's practice of commuting annually between the Banff Springs Hotel and the Royal York Hotel, which has been going on for 10 years; the impact of this annual commute on his family and on his children's schooling; the various show business stars who have worked with Whitney and his orchestra, such as Danny Kaye and Nelson Eddy; his beginnings as a guitarist, following a childhood accident; his service in the Royal Canadian Air Force in an entertainment group; his recent activities searching for Canadian talent for the American bandleader Lawrence Welk.~The audio letter is from Whitney and is addressed to Fay, Dad, Peggy, Ken, and Beverley, who are apparently relatives living in California, USA. The audio letter refers to the preceding CBC interview, which is forwarded for the recipients to hear along with a separate recording of broadcasts of the Whitney orchestra. The audio letter also discusses family and professional news, such as the Whitney children, their education and other activities, the family's forthcoming move to a new house in Rosedale, health, Whitney's position at the Royal York Hotel, and the recent addition of a new wing to the hotel. <10mn 54s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Other extent, physical details information - 1 audio reel : acetate, 19 cm/sec. ; 13 cm in diam.~2. Another recording in the fonds that also contains the interview identifies the interviewer as Joe Scanlon of the Toronto Star.~3. The reference to 10 years commuting between Banff and the Royal York Hotel dates the interview to ca. 1958.

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Vault ISN:

570062

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

11345AV

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

ACETATE

Duration:

10:54

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

ORIG
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