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Last Summary Update: 09-09-2024

A Lesson on Jazz - KYW Town Room Broadcast
Airdate: Tuesday - June 17, 1952

KYW Show
Original Airing

audio

(NOTE ABOUT TIME REFERENCES: Since there are many different copies of shows out there from different sources, all time references are from the beginning of one single recorded copy, since various copies, depending on when the recordee started recording, had news at the beginning or shortened themes. The times would vary from copy to copy.)

First Spoken Line After Theme Ends

Since it is Monday night, and usually on Monday night. . .

Show Description

Shep talks about music and American Jazz in particular. He talks about or plays music from King Oliver, Lenny Tristano, Buddy Bolden, Harry James, Billie Holidy, Stan Kenton, and Duke Ellington. This is a 43 minute segment of his 11pm to 2am broadcast - June 16-17, 1952. Shep mentions its Monday Night at the very beginning. It comes from the collection of Anthony Jaslow and was originally recorded on an audiodisk.

WOR ID

Time	Station ID (All times approximate)
37:26	This is KYW your Westinghouse station, we're in Philadelphia, we have records, Jean Shepherd, and we're out at the Town Room of the Penn Sheraton Hotel which is located at 39th and Chestnut Streets. And we'll be here until 2 O'clock in the morning Monday thru Saturday. . .

Commercials (All times approximate)

Time	Sponsor	Notes
	No Commercials or Commercials Cut

Music (All times approximate)

Time	Music Title	Notes
05:36	When A Womand Loves A Man	When A Woman Loves a Man