Norm Nathan interview collection, 1950s-1970s
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises recordings of selected interviews with notable jazz performers Norm Nathan's "Sounds in the Night" radio show, broadcast on WHDH in Boston. Recordings of selected interviews with notable jazz performers Norm Nathan's "Sounds in the Night" radio show, broadcast on WHDH in Boston.
Interview summaries written by staff member Ralph Rosen and edited by student assistants Drew Houser and Andrew Schroeder have been made available at the item-level for selected interviews.
Dates
- Creation: 1950s-1970s
Creator
- Nathan, Norm (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research by appointment. Advance notice is required for access because materials are stored offsite.
Selected recordings have been transferred to optical media and can be requested via listening appointments. For items not yet transferred, patrons may request access to listening copies, however due to format obsolescence and condition, recordings many not be available for transfer. Contact Archives staff for further information.
Biographical note
For 52 years, Norm Nathan (1926-1996) was a disc jockey and talk show host on various Boston-area radio stations with a penchant for jazz. From 1957 to 1968, Nathan hosted “Sounds in the Night” on WHDH-AM, and beginning in 1984 he hosted all-night talk show weekends on WBZ-AM. Programming included jazz performances as well as insightful interviews with musical legends such as Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, and Sarah Vaughan.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Recordings of selected interviews with notable jazz performers from disc jockey and talk show host Norm Nathan's radio shows, primarily "Sounds in the Night," broadcast on WHDH in Boston.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
- Title
- Norm Nathan interview collection, 1950s-1970s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Axel; with Sofía Becerra-Licha
- Date
- 2017/04/03
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Sponsor
- The processing of this collection and the creation of this finding aid were completed with support from a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
Repository Details
Part of the Berklee Archives Repository