Tape # Side

Time

Subject

1 a

001-131

Biographical, parents, family, employment

1 a

132-325

Early interest in music, lessons, favorite bands, high school band, bands played with in teens

1 a

326-339

Friendship with Rod Cless

1 a

340-405

Husk O'Hare's Wolverines visit Des Moines

1 a

406-426

Local bands in Des Moines

1 a

427-518

Move to Chicago, jobs, clubs

1 a

519-648

Listening to Jazz bands in Chicago, clubs, personnel, types of tunes played

1 a

649-748

Decision to move to New York, getting a job, Mike Speciale Band, clubs, personnel, tunes

1 b

003-096

Rosemont Ballroom, Bert Stock Orchestra

1 b

097-190

Jefferson Ballroom, Detroit, first recording date

1 b

191-377

Return to New York, joining Ben Pollack

1 b

378-415

Summit House, Baltimore

1 b

416-490

Hollywood Restaurant, Cleveland

1 b

491-554

Band personnel and arrangers

1 b

555-567

Radio broadcasting

1 b

568-600

Playing with Pollack, hours, pay Pollack as a leader

1 b

601-626

Special Friends in band

1 b

627-659

First recording job with Pollack band

1 b

660-722

Interim jobs in New York

1 b

723-752

Mastbaum Theater, Philadelphia

2 a

003-055

Mastbaum Theater, cont'd

2 a

003-124

Forest Club, New Orleans

2 a

125-173

Ray Bauduc

2 a

174-208

Other musicians in New Orleans

2 a

209-242

Review of Pollack Band personnel

2 a

243-264

Lowry Hotel, St. Paul, MN

2 a

265-295

Chez Paree, Chicago

2 a

374-399

K-9, after-hours club

2 a

400-405

Hines Band

2 a

406-419

Other names that band worked under

2 a

420-476

Creations of Dick Morgan

2 a

477-504

Other bands in Chicago

2 a

505-532

Shows and musicians at Chez Paree

2 a

533-572

Sophie Tucker

2 a

573-604

Other acts at Chez Paree

2 a

605-636

Playing through Long Beach, Calif. earthquake

2 a

637-648

Recreation outside of music

2 a

649-661

Leaving Chicago, new personnel in band

2 a

662-730

Style of Pollack band, arrangements, solos, capabilities, individual musicians- Spivak, Rodin, Miller, Bose, Matlock

2 b

003-055

Playing requests, improvising

2 b

056-081

Later Pollack bands

2 b

082-137

New York, recording, changes, band breaking up

2 b

138-179

Belle Rive Hotel, Kansas City

2 b

180-203

Ben Thigpen (by Havens)

2 b

204-238

Kansas City bands

2 b

239-287

White Bear Lake, St. Paul

2 b

288-370

Billy Rose Casino, New York, 1934

2 b

371-402

Clubs and musicians in Harlem

2 b

403-447

Charity benefits played in New York

2 b

448-472

Smith and Dale comedy act, Gypsy Rose Lee

2 b

473-494

Stride piano players

2 b

495-562

Recording dates as back-up for vocalists, Judy Garland, Andrew Sisters

2 b

563-611

Recording Date, 1934 with Wingy Manone, "Isle of Capri"

2 b

612-630

Additional recording as back-up for vocalists

2 b

631-637

Gap

2 b

638-694

Other recording dates, musicians 1934

2 b

695-738

Break-up of Pollack band, Fall 1934, Starting of Bob Crosby band, return to New York

3 a

001-060

Return to New York cont'd

3 a

061-124

Incorporation of "Clark Randall" Band; other names used in recording

3 a

125-172

Personnel of band

3 a

173-186

Substituting with Dorsey Brothers Orchestra

3 a

187-238

Rockwell-O'Keefe agency; musicians who were clients

3 a

239-253

Bob Crosby becomes leader or "front" man for band

3 a

254-271

First money received as member of "Crosby" band

3 a

272-313

Role of Crosby with band; how band was run

3 a

314-327

Decisions on tunes played etc.

3 a

328-343

Vocalists with band

3 a

344-378

Left Crosby band; study with Herman Wasserman; playing radio shows

3 a

379-422

Cy Walter; forms two-piano team with NBC, clubs etc.

3 a

423-435

pianists who followed Bowers with Crosby band

3 a

436-463

Recording work-NBC; with singers

3 a

464-486

Marriage to Marian Manners, vocalist with Whiteman

3 a

487-514

With Abe Lyman Band

3 a

515-553

Pay for various jobs; saving money

3 a

554-604

Abe Lyman Band, engagements, personnel

3 a

605-680

Swing-bands; big bands heard and worked with, Isham

3 a

681-722

Jones Orchestra; Vincent Lopez; recording Travelingwith Lyman

3 a

723-739

Stay in Los Angeles; Mocambo Club with Eddie
LeBaron

3 b

009-109

Billy Rose's Clubs; black performers

3 b

110-139

Lena Horne

3 b

140-233

Abe Lyman Orchestra 1940, New York City, Florida

3 b

234-311

Return to West Coast, tour to Huston, Peck Kelly Orchestra

3 b

312-354

Los Angeles, early years, 1926; Harry Owens

3 b

355-437

Los Angeles, 1940; Eddie Le Baron, San Ysidro Ranch, Harbor Restaurant, Santa Barbar

3 b

438-458

December 7, 1941; closing of Harbor Restauranta

3 b

459-512

Los Angeles, Eddie Le Baron, clubs played

3 b

513-562

Fox Studio preliminary call, late Fall 1941

3 b

563-664

Permanent job at Fox Studios-staff pianist job description

3 b

665-715

Work on film-"Francis the Mule"

3 b

716-742

Film-"Cover Girl"

4 a

005-055

"Cover Girls" cont'd; synchronizing music to action

4 a

056-070

Teaching finger motions for piano playing to stars-Betty Grable

4 a

071-184

"Oklahoma" filming on location-Nogales, Ariz.

4 a

185-209

Filming "Mother Wore Tights"

4 a

210-224

Synch for "Everything's Up to Date in Kansas City"

4 a

225-274

Job description-orchestrating, arranging, sketching out ideas for musical numbers and scenes

4 a

275-294

Other studios-Eagle Lion, Universal

4 a

295-410

Filming "Can-Can"; rehearsal piano work; coordinating choreography; composing for special effects 1960-62

4 a

411-432

Composing for dancers-Ann Miller

4 a

433-474

Short Musicals about bands-Universal, Lawrence Welk, Armstrong, Teagarden, Bigard, Chubby Checker

4 a

475-488

"Glenn Miller Story"

4 a

489-545

Working with Red Nichols, 1950's at Sardi's Restaurant personnel, tunes

4 a

546-588

Marian's work during this period

4 a

589-665

Other work outside studio; Hollywood Canteen, Joe Yukl

4 a

666-676

Sneak previews-theaters

4 a

677-690

World premier, Dallas, "It's A Joke Son"

4 a

691-733

Artists and bands playing in Los Angeles on tour

4 a

734-750

"Resident" bands in L.A.

4 b

005-062

Other bands heard in L.A.-Stan Kenton

4 b

063-123

Boyd Raeburn, Matty Malneck, Spike Jones

4 b

124-190

Individual jazz players that Bowers heard or knew

4 b

191-284

With Ted Fiorito Orchestra early 50's; personnel

4 b

285-320

Playing at Johnny Mathis' first show 1960 or 1961

4 b

321-350 b

L.A. as entertainment center; moderate effect of Be-bop