Oral history interview with Jack Stapp. 1974 May 14; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 May 14.

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Oral history interview with Jack Stapp. 1974 May 14; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 May 14.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232361987

Jack Stapp focuses on his work as manager of the Grand Ole Opry. Discussion includes Owen Bradley building a studio for Columbia; how he and close friend Bert Parks moved to New York City to work for CBS; moving back to Nashville to take charge of the Opry; the Opry getting into a more modern sound by including electric instruments and piano; hiring Jim Reeves and the Anita Kerr Singers for network broadcasts; how artists have left the Opry and whether they were better off for doing so; how "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" was written; persuading Kraft Foods to sponsor the Country Music Association (CMA) Awards Show on network television; helping Anita Kerr form her chorus; his company, Tree Music, and its foreign branches; and the growth of country music.

1 sound cassette (48 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7097822

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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Stapp, Jack, 1912-1980

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Radio and music publishing executive. Born December 8, 1912. Died December 20, 1980. Full name: Jack Smiley Stapp. Career most active late 1930s-1970s. Program director for radio station WSM Nashville, 1939-1958. Program director for WKDA Nashville, 1958-1964. Co-founder of music publishing giant Tree Music. Served as president of Tree 1967-1974 and chairman of the board, 1974-1980. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Stapp; 19...

Stapp, Jack, 1912-1980

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6639nj5 (person)

Radio and music publishing executive. Born December 8, 1912. Died December 20, 1980. Full name: Jack Smiley Stapp. Career most active late 1930s-1970s. Program director for radio station WSM Nashville, 1939-1958. Program director for WKDA Nashville, 1958-1964. Co-founder of music publishing giant Tree Music. Served as president of Tree 1967-1974 and chairman of the board, 1974-1980. Member, Country Music Hall of Fame. From the description of Oral history interview with Jack Stapp; 19...

Green, Douglas B.

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Country music performer. Born March 20, 1946. Best-known as Ranger Doug from Riders in the Sky, a cowboy revival act he co-founded in 1977. Performed as a member of Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys during the late 1960s. Recording credits include a solo album, Songs of the Sage, released on the Warner Western label in 1997. From the description of Oral history interview with Douglas B. Green; 1993 November 23; interview with John W. Rumble. 1993 Nov. 23. (Country Music Foundation, Libra...