Audrey Marsh collection of sound recordings [sound recording]

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Audrey Marsh collection of sound recordings [sound recording]

http://archives.nypl.org/rha/20525

Audrey Marsh was a vocalist and actress who worked in radio and the recording studio. She was featured on musical radio programs including the Squibb Show, the Schaefer Revue, the Ford Summer hour, the Rudee Valle show, and the Fred Allen show, among others. She also worked in radio in Lima, Peru. She recorded with the Ray Charles Singers, the Ray Conniff Singers, and the Guild Choristers, and recorded commercial advertising jingles such as the D-U-Z song. Consists of commercial and unpublished recordings featuring singer Audrey Marsh. Published recordings were added to the archives collections and cataloged separately into CATNYP. Complete listing of original gift is on file.

21 sound recordings; 4 sound discs analog, 78 rpm, aluminum based acetate, mono 10 in.; 2 sound discs analog, 78 rpm, aluminum based acetate, mono 12 in.; 2 sound discs analog, 78 rpm, vinyl, mono 10 in.; 7 sound discs analog, 33 1/3 rpm, vinyl 12 in.; 6 sound cassettes

The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.

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