Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection
Scope and Contents
The audio materials in the collection are browsable here: Cataloged Sound Recordings from the Frank Driggs Jazz Oral History Collection
The collection contains 300+ oral histories, conducted from 1956 to 1986, that capture the development of jazz as related by a host of musicians and bandleaders who defined the tradition. All aspects of the jazz experience are captured in the interviews, ranging from musical triumphs to hardships on the road during the Great Depression. Reflecting Driggs' interest in the development of Southwestern and Kansas City jazz, the collection is rich in oral histories of the bandleaders and musicians who defined those traditions, including Andy Kirk, Buster Smith, Gene Ramey, Thamon Hayes, Jesse Stone and Ed Lewis. Many of the oral histories in the Driggs collection survive as the only known record of a musician's experiences and voice.
Dates
- 1956 - 1986
Creator
- Driggs, Frank (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status is unknown.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (Marr: 69 open reel audiotapes, 294 cassette tapes.)
Language of Materials
English
- Author
- Derek Long
- Date
- 2023
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository