Box AV-2
Contains 14 Results:
WBEZ Public Radio Featuring Coon- Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra, April 7, 1985 - April 14, 1985
Tune of the Century; The Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawk Orchestra with Mike & Leah Bezin; Parts 1 and 2 WBEZ Public Radio. Chicago IL.
Comments by John Coon on Coon-Sanders Original Nighthawks Orchestra, Undated
Discussion includes stories of golf -- Carleton Coon -- Mel Torme -- Ruth Etting -- Radio Broadcasts -- Al Capone -- American Federation of Musicians -- James Caesar Petrillo -- Yellowstone Park -- Jan Garber.
Coon-Sanders Nighthawks, Undated
Various Tracks including Red Hot Mama
John Coon Interview, Undated
Interview of John Coon. U.M.K.C. Archives concerning Coon-Sanders music history of Roaring 20's with Chuck Haddix. Discussions include Houdini -- Plantation Grill -- Muehlebach Hotel -- WGN -- Early broadcasts.
Johnny Coon Orchestra 1944, 1944
Side 1, Track Listing: Rock-a-Bye Baby/Basie -- Dream (Coon vocal) -- Coon Blues? -- Sentimental Journey by John Coon Orchestra/Johnny Coon Band 1944. Side 2: Did not know we were being recorded while playing Police & Fireman's Annual Ball.
Johnny Coon Sings with The Steve Miller Band, April 24, 1995
Tape of old songs by Johnny Coon with Steve Miller Quartet. April 24, 1995, at 82 years old. Hi Diddle Diddle -- Nighty Night, Dear -- Skirts -- Nighthawk Blues.
Johnny Coon Talk, August 21, 1995
Johnny Coon Talk To 40 yr. Col Club. Aug 21 1995. Regarding the "Roaring 20's" and the Coon-Sanders Band and their experiences in both Kansas City & Chicago. Discussions include Joe Sanders Orchestra -- Muehlebach Hotel -- WDAF Broadcasts -- WGN Broadcasts -- Glen Miller Memoirs -- Duke Ellington -- Newman Hotel -- Baltimore Hotel -- JC Nichols -- Criterion Theater -- Oklahoma City -- Dr. Scholl -- Al Capone.
Coon Vocal, Steve Miller Quartet, Undated
Master Tape. Coon Vocal --Steve Miller Quartet -- Steve Miller -- Steve & Eydie Goodwin. Glen Miller; 10 tunes. Steve & Eydie sing about 8 tunes. Hi Diddle Diddle -- Nighty Night, Dear -- Skirts -- Nighthawk Blues.
Johnny Coon Vocal with Steve Miller Quartet, Undated
Johnny Coon Vocal with Steve Miller Quartet. Hi Diddle Diddle -- Nighty Night, Dear -- Skirts -- Nighthawk Blues -- "You Don't have to be Jewish"
Rare Vitaphone Band Shorts 1930s & 40s, 1929 - 1944
For Johnny Coon & Family. Jammin the Blues 1944 --Red Nichols & His World Famous Pennies 1936 -- Ben Pollack & His Orchestra 1934 -- Swing Cats Jamboree w/ Louis Prima 1938 (Glenn Miller in Orchestra) -- Leith Stevens & The Saturday Night Swing Club "On the Air" -- Nine O'clock Folks with Mound City Blue Blowers 1929 -- Cab Calloway & His Orchestra in HI-DE-HO 1937 (Partial). Approx. 70min.
Kansas City Alive!, November 19, 1989
Kansas City Alive! "KC Jazz" John Coon Guest.
Very Important People, August 1, 1989
Very Important People; Guest Johnny "Red" Coon. 30 min.
No information available, Undated
Excerpts from various popular TV shows in Early/Mid 2000s.
