RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-11-19 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Beginning of Potts' musical career in Vancouver, 1920s. Venues played. Performed on CKWX. Was one of "The Four Porters" on CNRV, late 1920s. Played on CJOR; worked on various variety programs;. "Cinderella Slipper Time" on CKMO. Wages paid to musicians on radio. Played on CKNW. More about wages. "Four Porters" on CNRV. CKWX program. "Porters', continued. Other Vancouver stations. Local musicians on radio. Comments on the musician's life. Popular music, 1930s and 1940s. Recollections of early radio listening. Attraction of radio work. CKWX studios on Seymour Street. Value of radio exposure. "The Four Porters." Beginnings of the Commodore nightclub, ca. 1929. Excitement of hearing early radio. (End of interview.) [TRACK 2: blank.]

SUMMARY: Side 1 and Side 2 are identical.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-11-23 SUMMARY: Selling ads, George Chandler, work duties, selling, radio advertising, regulations regarding advertising, CJOR history, Mart Kenney, sport, "Town Meeting in Canada", music, radio popularity, "Treasure Trail".

SUMMARY: SIDE 1 & 2: Production sounds: dramatic music for transitions in radio productions.;

SUMMARY: Soundtrack created for the RBCM exhibit "Echoes from Our Past", which featured artifacts that might be found in the attics of B.C. homes. The recording consists of excerpts from British Columbia radio; broadcasts from the 1930s, and was used as the soundtrack for the Travel and Communications section of the exhibit.;

RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1976-11-19 SUMMARY: CKWX start, the 1929 crash, remote work, fire coverage story, quartet music show, man-in-street interviews.;

CALL NUMBER: T3842:0014 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: In an interview, Fred Bass discusses his experiences as a radio broadcaster, actor, singer, musician and stage performer in early Vancouver radio and music theatre.;

CALL NUMBER: T3842:0015 track 1 RECORDED: [location unknown], [1979?] SUMMARY: Continuation of the Fred Bass interview.;

SUMMARY: On her weekly radio show, Juliette sings six songs, accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Ricky Hyslop.;

SUMMARY: Weekly radio show, with vocal and instrumental numbers performed by Juliette, an orchestra conducted by Ricky Hyslop, and Bud Henderson on piano. Closing song is incomplete.;

SUMMARY: "Jazz Workshop" was a series that presented leading west coast jazz musicians. It was produced by George Robertson and hosted by well-known disc jockey Bob Smith. This episode features Ricky Hyslop an;d Bev Foster. [Incomplete?];

SUMMARY: "Jazz Workshop" was a series that presented leading west coast jazz musicians. It was produced by George Robertson and hosted by well-known disc jockey Bob Smith. This episode features Lance Harrison.

SUMMARY: "Jazz Workshop" was a series that presented leading west coast jazz musicians. It was produced by George Robertson and hosted by well-known disc jockey Bob Smith. This episode features Cardo Smalley a;nd Chris Gage. [Incomplete?];

CALL NUMBER: T3946:0003
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Personalities in music and drama on Vancouver radio, 1925-1945
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-12-07
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John Avison discusses: radio stations he performed at in the 1920s, including CKMO; CFYC -- downtown location, manager, Burnaby location; people connected with CFYC -- Victor W. Odlum and Professor Odlum; CKCD and CHLS; advertisers; relationship of CKCD and CHLS; W.J. 'Billy' Hassell; entertainers on CHLS; new equipment, ca. 1933; performers; "Marston of the Mounties"; background details on the; popular entertainers, the Calangis family; Avison's duties as CHLS music director. TRACK 2: Mr. Avison discusses: the Calangis family (cont'd); CJOR and the Chandler family; CKWX studio on Seymour Street; Harold Paulson; story about a new car; performers; other musicians on Vancouver radio; W.J. Hassell; Mercer McLeod, drama director; the program "Chains of Circumstance"; drama at CRCV in the late 1930s; Vancouver actors; other CBC drama directors of the late 1930s and 1940s; CNRV and CRCV staff members; Dick Claringbull; attitudes to local programming at CNRV and CRCV.

CALL NUMBER: T3946:0004
SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Personalities in music and drama on Vancouver radio, 1925-1945
RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-12-07
SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Avison discusses: CBC talent audition panel; CBC station in the Hotel Vancouver; Avison on CBC orchestra; organ broadcasts; broadcasts and recordings at Ryerson Church; Andrew Allan and his broadcast of a medieval Christmas play; Allan's religion and personality; his approach to drama; Fletcher Markle as a radio drama writer in Vancouver; "artistic climate" and influences in Vancouver, 1930s and '40s -- Dr. Ira Dilworth, musicians, English influence, isolation from the east; Toronto musical community; decline of intellectual content in entertainment programming. TRACK 2: [blank? ; end of interview];

CALL NUMBER: T3946:0001 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A career in music and radio in Vancouver, 1923-1950 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-02-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: John Avison discusses: his family background; musical origins; early work at Vancouver radio stations -- CKCD, CHLS, CNRV, etc; CRCV at Hotel Vancouver; Andrew Allan and radio drama in Vancouver; CBC Talent Festival; home radios in the 1920s; Vancouver stations; people at CNRV; comments on work in early radio; Charitable programs at Christmas; CKCD and CHLS. TRACK 2: Mr. Avison discusses: newsreader Early Kelly; CFYC and Jehovah's Witnesses; CNRV, ca. 1932; Ira Dilworth; CRBC and CBC attitudes to, and programming of, classical music; radio drama production; Avison's duties as conductor of CBC Vancouver Chamber Orchestra; performing live vs. performing on radio; visiting musicians.

CALL NUMBER: T3946:0002 SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): A career in music and radio in Vancouver, 1923-1950 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1982-02-17 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Avison discusses: recording orchestral music; more on musical background; composer Paul Hindemith; the National Youth Orchestra; recording of orchestral music; CBC attitude towards classical music; International Conference of Broadcasters concert; Glenn Gould. More on Avison's work on early Vancouver's radio stations. Musicians accompanied and personal influences. [TRACK 2: blank.]

RECORDED: [location unknown], 1982-11-24 SUMMARY: Musician and broadcaster John Avison discusses his experiences in the early days of radio in Vancouver. TRACK 1: First performance on radio, at CKWX. Greater Vancouver Radio Listeners League. Early radio sets and listening. CFYC, operated by International Bible Students. CJOR, at St. Julien Apartment Hotel. Province station CKCD and phantom station CHLS; his duties as music director there. Christmas fund shows; other programming. Theatre organ. Calangis family, musicians. Earle Kelly. His first radio performance on CKMO. CKCD/CHLS: relationship, hours of operation, his work there. Also played on CNRV. Trans-Canada radio network broadcasts. His attitude to radio as a youngster. Pianists Ronnie Matthews and Alec Templeton. Charlie Defieux's plays on CJOR. Barney Potts. Vancouver speakeasies. Len Chamberlain and other dance band leaders in Vancouver; popular clubs and venues. His work at CNRV, and his start as a conductor. CRCV people. Recollection of Andrew Allan. TRACK 2: Vancouver's pre-war eminence in radio production; programs originating there. Why he left art school; his education. CFYC station locations; International Bible Students Ass'n. Radio evangelists, including Aimee Semple McPherson and Father Devine. Rev. Andrew Roddan on Vancouver. Dr. Lyle Telford. Early equipment: carbon microphone, etc. Popularity of radio personalities. Beginning as conductor of CBC Vancouver; Chamber Orchestra. Alien artists during WW2. 33 -1/3 rpm discs invented in Vancouver [?]. Served in army during WW2, but conducted orchestra while on leave. AR bond drive shows. "Blooper" stories. (End of interview)

The series mainly consists of recordings of radio programs and stage productions that John Emerson appeared in or contributed to, and performances by other entertainers that he knew and encouraged professionally. This material includes complete radio programs (usually recorded or copied for Emerson by the broadcasting station), as well as rehearsals, stage performances, and excerpts from broadcasts (recorded on Emerson's home equipment). Emerson's tapes provide a cross-section of the types of performances that he participated in, representing his varied talents, the talents of his colleagues, and the entertainment venues of Vancouver in years 1950-1964. The tapes contain complete or excerpted radio programs (both musical and spoken word); complete or excerpted radio dramas; complete or excerpted recordings of live stage plays, musicals, concerts, nightclub performances, television shows, and other entertainments; and recordings of rehearsals. The decisions regarding excerpting were made by Emerson. In many cases, the action of recording over existing material at a later date caused interruptions in earlier recordings, leaving only excerpts. Notable recordings include: radio musical series such as "Club Date", featuring Helen Young, Juliette, Eleanor Collins at Pat Kirkpatrick with the John Emerson Trio (1950-1955) and "Hotel Downbeat" (1955-1957), both from CBC Vancouver, and "John Emerson/The Man Who Comes to Dinner" (CJOR, 1957-1958); episodes of CBC Vancouver radio plays from the series "Vancouver Theatre", "Point-Counterpoint" and "Don Grey: Marine Investigator" (1954-1957); CBC radio talk and commentary programs including "Emerson Presents" (1955-1959), "Emerson's Digest" (1958), "Emerson's Weekly" (1961),"Best of Emerson" (1962), and "Emerson's Point of View" (1963-1964); CBC television programs such as "The Other Cheek" (1960), "Night Beat" (1961) and "The 7 O'clock Show" (1962-1964); performances recorded at the Arctic Club in Vancouver (1956-1959); and stage productions by Theatre Under the Stars, Totem Theatre, the Vancouver International Festival, and the Vancouver Little Theatre Association.

SUMMARY: Half hour program featuring commercial jazz recordings, broadcast by the UBC Radio Society over CKMO Vancouver. Program comprises three sides on two discs.

SUMMARY: Unidentified CBC Vancouver radio broadcast.;

SUMMARY: 1. Cylinder recording. 2. "Woodhouse and Hawkins" radio show on CBC (n.d.). 3. Earle Kelly as neighbourly news host on CBC, 1930s. 4. "Harmony House" radio show. 5. Dr. J. Lyle Telford. 6. Premier Pattullo opening the Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver. 7. Song, "Buddy can You Spare A Dime?" 8. Sandy de Santis Orchestra on CBR, ca. 1939. 9. Bob Hope in Vancouver. 10. Smiling Billy Blinkhorn;.;

SUMMARY: CJOR sign-off promo, recorded off-air.;

RECORDED: [location unknown], [196-?] SUMMARY: Recorded music used as "fill" at the end of programs in the "People in Landscape" radio series (series 3 and 4).