Oral History and Research Materials: Eddie Randle
This is the table of contents for the interview of Eddie Randle. It is part of the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive which is located in
Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
For a complete contents list of all musician interviews for the oral history project, please click on this link: Oral History and Research Materials.
If interested in reviewing these materials from the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive, please contact Therese Dickman, Fine Arts Librarian.
Tape # Side Running Time on Tape Subject
1 a 005-094 Biographical; Family, Music in family
1 a 095-185 Beginning trumpet, rehearsals, Lodge Bands
1 a 186-209 Arrangements
1 a 210-239 Bands heard - McKinney's Cottonpickers, Don Redmond
1 a 240-269 Professional playing, Warnie Long band, Personnel
1 a 270-349 Carl George takes place of Randle
1 a 350-433 Randle forms own band, 1932- Seven Blue Devils
1 a 434-454 Name of band, original personnel, change in size & personnel
1 a 455-506 Places played - Sodus Point, N.Y.; Springfield, IL
1 a 507-518 Talking pictures -- effects on musicians
1 a 519-568 Personnel of eleven piece band; arrangements
1 a 569-614 Musicians at Stevens Point
1 a 615-658 Job at Rhinelander, WI
1 a 659-734 Money, music scales, contracts, Springfield, IL
1 a 735-760 Other (outside) jobs; Restaurant
1 b 005-083 Savoy Sultans - old records
1 b 084-096 Accident - leaves music business
1 b 097-142 Lessons on trumpet - symphony musician
1 b 143-224 Miles Davis, other personnel -- Rum Boogie Club
1 b 225-244 Lunceford takes Eugene Porter
1 b 245-295 Clyde Higgins, saxophone
1 b 296-317 Miles Davis
1 b 318-360 Reputation of Randle band, New York, California
1 b 361-396 "Quiet" band; Lunceford style; rhythm
1 b 402-434 Checking pictures
1 b 435-487 Role of Musicians Union
1 b 488-520 Favorite band - Ellington, creativeness of
1 b 521-584 Musician's Union, Local 44, Local 2; playing as non-union band
1 b 585-600 Harold Baker; Singleton Palmer
1 b 601-668 Mile Davis as a person; style
1 b 669-683 Oliver Nelson, Ernie Wilkins, Jimmy Forrest
1 b 684-721 Other musicians with Randle
1 b 722-763 Other musicians; Jon in Union, MO
2 a 011-064 Local musicians with nationally - known bands
2 a 065-253 Sodus Point, N.Y. resort; prejudice
2 a 254-277 Playing on a yacht
2 a 278-315 Prejudice, dealing with insults
2 a 316-336 WWII begins, re-organization of band
2 a 337-366 Lack of recording
2 a 367-428 Changing arrangements and personnel
2 a 429-451 Ellington - reasons for success
2 a 452-468 Ingredients of successful band
2 a 469-554 1938 tour, Wisconsin, Iowa; tunes played
2 a 555-581 Randle's Bands - appearance; playing Arena with Ellington
2 a 582-620 Leadership style; Relations among band members
2 a 621-631 Al Guichard
2 a 637-684 Feelings for other musicians, bands, and "rivals"
2 a 685-700 Len Bowden
2 a 701-748 Older musicians, working with; Randle as trumpet player
2 a 749-764 Sitting - in
2 b 007-047 Function of a band leader
2 b 048-063 Wendell Marshall
2 b 064-094 Jimmy Blanton
2 b 095-194 Hearing Marable Band; personnel; style of music
2 b 195-235 Marable as a musician
2 b 236-267 Grady Rice - George Hudson Band
2 b 268-316 End of Randle Band; Gigging after WWII
2 b 317-330 Encouraging and helping musicians
2 b 331-355 Best memories
2 b 356-381 Son plays with Ellington in Champaign
2 b 382-405 Requirements of musical career; sacrifices and rewards
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Updated by Kristin Walker
May 2005