Oral history interview with Paul Adler; 1980; interview conducted by John Lomax III. 1980.

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Oral history interview with Paul Adler; 1980; interview conducted by John Lomax III. 1980.

ASCAP executive Paul Adler describes his organization's role in the music industry. Discussion focuses on current ASCAP activities focusing on the role of the membership department; changing approaches to membership; survey methods; the membership represented; the board of directors; survey implementation strategies; experiences working with different members; the future he sees for country music; some of the challenges ahead for ASCAP; current copyright law and public domain issues; rules pertaining to membership; and comments on some of the myths about ASCAP.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 43 minutes)

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Adler, Paul, 1922-

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Executive, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). From the description of Oral history interview with Paul Adler; 1980; interview conducted by John Lomax III. 1980. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 58841197 ...

American society of composers, authors and publishers

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Taylor and Adams were each president of the ASCAP at the time of their writing; Nissim was in the Serious Music Department; Cunningham signed the television rights agreement on behalf of the ASCAP. From the description of Correspondence to Alma Mahler, 1944-1961. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155862820 ...

Sherry, Karen

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Lomax, John, III

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