Oral history interview with Johnny Sippel; 1997 September 24; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1997 Sept. 24.

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Oral history interview with Johnny Sippel; 1997 September 24; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1997 Sept. 24.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232361984

Johnny Sippel discusses his career, primarily his work for Mercury Records. Discussion includes his impressions of Fred Rose; his relationship with Hank Williams; people he worked with, including Murray Nash and Bill McCall; how well Bob Wills treated him; getting a job at Mercury Records, distributing and promoting all of their catalog; how he set up promotions in record stores; initiating a survey of U.S. radio stations to determine the percentage of country music played; and how Fred Foster hired him to manage Monument Records.

4 sound cassettes (2 hours, 37 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097820

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Sippel, Johnny.

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Music journalist and record promoter. Born September 13, 1912. Wrote country music news columns for Billboard late 1940s-early 1950s. Later with Mercury Records and Monument Records. From the description of Oral history interview with Johnny Sippel; 1997 September 24; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1997 Sept. 24. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 232361984 ...

Sippel, Johnny.

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Music journalist and record promoter. Born September 13, 1912. Wrote country music news columns for Billboard late 1940s-early 1950s. Later with Mercury Records and Monument Records. From the description of Oral history interview with Johnny Sippel; 1997 September 24; interview conducted by John W. Rumble. 1997 Sept. 24. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 232361984 ...

Rumble, John Woodruff

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