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Box 4

 Container

Contains 20 Results:

Mailing list and press, 1962-1964

 File — Box: 4, Folder: F75
Scope and Contents

Mailing list for "The Sound of Jazz" program. Included is a poem by Barney Cummings expressing appreciation for the show.

Dates: 1962-1964

Correspondence WSTW, 1971

 File — Box: 4, Folder: F76
Scope and Contents

Owens's resignation letter to WSTW for "The Sound of Jazz" program.

Dates: 1971

The Jazz Blastmagazine (1 of 2), 1969-1971

 File — Box: 4, Folder: F77
Scope and Contents

The Jazz Blast was a local jazz fanzine based out of Mt. Ephraim, NJ, edited and published by Marv Edwards. Each copy of The Jazz Blast was hand photocopied and colored by crayon. Owens retained approximately four years of editions the fanzine, including July 1969, in which he was interviewed about "The Sound of Jazz."

Dates: 1969-1971

Rudy Powell article, drafts, and research, 1958-1970

 File — Box: 4, Folder: F79
Scope and Contents

Owens was a longtime friend of Rudy Powell, who as a sideman trumpet player and clarinetist accompanied jazz artists such as Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, and Ray Charles. Correspondence with Powell can be found in Series II. A. F36-F38.

Dates: 1958-1970

John Chilton 1 of 2, 1971-1973

 File — Box: 4, Folder: F82
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with John Chilton in preparation for Owens writing an article about him.

Dates: 1971-1973