Henry Sylvern collection of noncommercial recordings,1941-1958

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Description: The collection contains a wide variety of Sylvern's work in all areas. Included are selections of his advertisements for such products as Pepsi Cola, Capitol Airlines, Welch's refreshment wine, Fab detergent, and Camel cigarettes. The studio recordings consist of performances by Sylvern and his orchestra of popular songs composed by Sylvern and others. The radio programs contain samples of his work on a number of shows, including the MGM Screen test (for which he acted as musical director), Hank Sylvern Presents, This is Show Business, and Suspense.
Names: Sylvern, Henry, 1908-1964 (Performer)
Library locations: Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound; Shelf locator: *L (Special) 89-40
Topics: Radio advertising; Singing commercials; Popular instrumental music; Jazz; Radio programs, Musical -- United States
Notes: Acquisition: RHA; Acquisition: 135 sound discs; Biographical/historical: Henry Sylvern was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and bandleader best known for his work in the United States on radio programs and advertisements. Among the shows that Sylvern worked on were the Du Pont Show of the Week, the Arthur Godfrey Show, Suspense, This is Show Business, and The Man Against Crime. He wrote and performed the music for many advertisements, most notably the Pepsi Cola jingle "Be sociable."; Action: Cataloged 05/24/1989 dht; Citation/reference: Finding aid available in repository. In: *L(Special) 89-40.
Physical Description: Extent: 135 sound discs :analog.; Extent: 56 sound discs :analog, 33 rpm ;16 in.; Extent: 56 sound discs :analog ;12 in.; Extent: 23 sound discs :analog ;10 in.; I. Advertisements, alphabetical by product name. II. Studio recordings, alphabetical by song title. III. Radio programs, alphabetical by show title.
Type of Resource: Sound recording
Identifiers: RLIN/OCLC: NYPW89-A284; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11343703; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5f228280-509b-0136-5468-0990b0282c52

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