Joe Smith
photo: Sandy Gibson |
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More than 25 years ago, retired music executive Joe Smith accomplished a Herculean feat—he got more than 200 celebrated singers, musicians and industry icons to talk about their lives, music, experiences and contemporaries. In 2012 Smith donated this treasure trove of unedited sound recordings to the nation’s library.
The Joe Smith Collection contains over 225 recordings of noted artists and executives and is a veritable who’s who in the music industry. They include Artie Shaw, Woody Herman, Ray Charles, Barbra Streisand, Little Richard, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Elton John, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Billy Joel, Sting, Tony Bennett, Joan Baez, James Taylor, Dick Clark, Tina Turner, Tom Jones, B.B. King, Quincy Jones, David Geffen, Mickey Hart, Harry Belafonte...more
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(includes descriptions of manuscript material and other items that must be accessed on site at the Library of Congress). |
AUDIO from the collection |
Disclaimer: The audio interviews presented here are complete, unedited reproductions of the original tapes donated to the Library of Congress by Joe Smith. Some contain adult language and touch on mature themes such as drug use and sexuality. They are presented as part of the record of our culture. They are historical documents which reflect the attitudes, perspectives, and beliefs of the time in which they were recorded. The Library of Congress does not endorse the views expressed in these recordings, which may contain content offensive to users.
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Tony Bennett |
09-27-1987 |
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full interview |
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David Bowie |
04-19-1988 |
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full interview |
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Ruth Brown |
01-29-1988 |
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full interview
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Dave Brubeck |
08-07-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
Burt Bacharach |
03-21-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
Ray Charles |
06-03-1987 |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2
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Dick Clark |
02-14-1986 |
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preview |
full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt.2 |
Natalie Cole |
08-21-1987 |
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full interview |
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Bo Diddley |
04-28-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview |
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Ahmet Ertegun |
04-12-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
Peter Frampton |
04-28-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
Milt Gabler |
06-09-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview, pt. 1
full interview, pt. 3
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full interview, pt. 2
full interview, pt. 4 |
Ellie Greenwich |
04-02-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
Herbie Hancock |
04-17-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview, pt. 1 full interview, pt. 3 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
George Harrison |
02-12-1988 |
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full interview |
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Mickey Hart |
02-12-1988 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
Mick Jagger |
07-18-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2
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B.B. King |
09-05-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
George Martin |
09-05-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview |
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Paul McCartney |
10-22-1987 |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2
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Graham Nash |
05-09-[1986-1988?] |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
Yoko Ono |
10-07-1987 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
Joe Perry & Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) |
01-01-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1 |
full interview, pt. 2 |
Little Richard |
06-22-1988 |
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full interview |
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Linda Ronstadt |
04-23-1986 |
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full interview, pt. 1
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full interview, pt. 2 |
Note on sound quality:
Joe Smith made the recordings above as an audio notebook that was primarily intended to allow him to transcribe the interviews. He recorded on a cassette recorder, not professional recording equipment. As such, you may notice distortion, dropouts, and uneven levels in this audio. Occasionally speakers are off mic. It has been minimally processed to allow the audio to be preserved in a state as close to that in which it was received. |
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