Wisconsin Public Radio WERN Broadcast: Bird Lives! tapes
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Summary Information
Title: Wisconsin Public Radio WERN Broadcast: Bird Lives! tapes
Date: 1976

Creators:
  • Wisconsin Public Radio
  • Wisconsin Educational Radio Network
Unique Identifier: uac22

Quantity: Collection consists of 10 1/4" audio reel-to-reel tapes.
  • 10 audio recordings
  • 10 clamshell boxes.

Repository:
University of Wisconsin-Madison. University Archives and Records Management


Abstract:
Wisconsin Educational Radio Network (current callsign WERN, former callsign WHA-FM from 1947 to 1974) is a station on Wisconsin Public Radio. In the summer of 1976, WERN aired a series called "Bird Lives!" about jazz musician Charlie Parker (1920-1955) that was hosted by Michael Hanson and Lawrence Gushee (a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor). This collection consists of 10 1/4" audio reel-to-reel tapes containing volumes 4 through 13 of the "Bird Lives!" series.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-ua-uac22
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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is in a format that is not currently accessible. The UW-Archives does not have playback equipment for 1/4" audio tape. Please consult University Archives staff prior to access.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from Mills Music Library, 2018-12.

Content Description

"Bird Lives!" aired on Wisconsin Public Radio's Wisconsin Educational Radio Network (WERN) broadcast and was hosted by Michael Hanson and former UW-Madison professor Lawrence Gushee. This collection contains volumes 4 through 13 on 10 1/4" audio reel-to-reel tapes, which ran from June 25, 1976 to August 27, 1976.

The subject of the program is jazz musician Charlie Parker, also known as Yardbird and Bird, who was born in Kansas City, Kansas on August 29th, 1920. At age 11, Parker began playing the saxophone, and worked as a musician until his death on March 12, 1955. Parker was an American jazz soloist, saxophonist, and composer, who became a leading figure in the development of a form of jazz known as bebop, which became the foundation of modern jazz.

Conditions Governing Use

Collection materials may be subject to laws governing rights. Researchers are solely responsible for determining the rights status of the materials they use. Permission may be required for some uses such as publication or reproduction.

Subject Terms
Jazz musicians. -- Biography. Radio programs. -- United States. -- Wisconsin. Parker, Charlie, 1920-1955.
Contents List
Audio [89138215603]   uam001309
Volume 4, 06/25/1976
Audio [89138215611]   uam001312
Volume 5, 07/02/1976
Audio [89138215629]   uam001313
Volume 6, 07/09/1976
Audio [89138215637]   uam001315
Volume 7, 07/16/1976
Audio [89138215645]   uam001319
Volume 8, 07/23/1976
Audio [89138215652]   uam001321
Volume 9, 07/30/1976
Audio [89138215660]   uam001322
Volume 10, 08/06/1976
Audio [89138215678]   uam001323
Volume 11, 08/13/1976
Audio [89138215686]   uam001324
Volume 12, 08/20/1976
Audio [89138215694]   uam001325
Volume 13, 08/27/1976