Remembering Bob Newhart
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In honor of the late Bob Newhart, the Library of Congress shares this 2015 interview he did with the Library's National Recording Registry.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Category: Recorded Sound
Dog Days of Summer
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Check out some early recordings that evoke “man’s best friend” during these dog days of summer!
Posted in: Jukebox, Recorded Sound
Who We Are: Rob Cristarella, Audio Preservation Specialist
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Meet Rob Cristarella, Audio Preservation Specialist at the Library of Congress
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Recorded Sound, Staff Profile
The Library Announces the Newest Titles to its National Recording Registry!
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The Library announces its newest inductees to the National Recording Registry! It will be music to your ears!
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized
Sound Effects on Record
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
A collection of sounds effects from the California Radio Historical Society provides a glimpse into the the “golden age of radio” in the 1930’s and 1940’s.
Posted in: Radio, Recorded Sound
Chick and Satchmo on the Air
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Learn about Chick Webb's appearances on NBC Radio, with notes of Ella Fitzgerald and Rudy Vallée.
Posted in: Jazz, NBC Radio Collection, Radio, Recorded Sound
Wyllis Cooper and His Three Men
Posted by: Matthew Barton
A chance meeting of three World War I veterans on Christmas Eve, 1918 leads them to a shared dream and an ancient quest.
Posted in: NBC Radio Collection, Recorded Sound
New Year’s Eve with NBC (repost)
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Revisit New Year's Eve celebrations of the past through the Library's NBC Radio Index Cards.
Posted in: NBC Radio Collection, Recorded Sound
NBC’s “Ubiquitous” Max Jordan – Reporter and Priest
Posted by: Matthew Barton
Max Jordan was an NBC reporter who left the microphone for priesthood.
Posted in: NBC Radio Collection, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized