Oral history interview with Carl Haverlin and Russell Sanjek; 1974 August 23; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Aug. 23.

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Oral history interview with Carl Haverlin and Russell Sanjek; 1974 August 23; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 Aug. 23.

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Longtime BMI executives Carl Haverlin and Russell Sanjek talk about the beginning of the BMI organization. Discussion includes a description of the early BMI office environment; experiences establishing BMI in the industry; promoting BMI during the first years of the organization; early BMI contract details; the growth of BMI; comments on how a song becomes a hit; the financial situation for country songwriters prior to BMI; early BMI artists; competition with ASCAP; their career backgrounds; and their experiences during the early years of BMI.

2 sound cassettes (1 hour, 33 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772309

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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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...

Haverlin, Carl, 1899-1985

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Carl Haverlin, born (circa 1899) in Globe, Arizona, was the son of a mining engineer. Although Haverlin never graduated from high school, he was regarded as an authority on the Civil War. Haverlin was considered a pioneer in radio broadcasting. From the description of Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg, 1909-1964 (bulk 1947-1963). (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 608555242 Broadcasting executive. From the description of Reminiscen...

Haverlin, Carl, 1899-1985

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Carl Haverlin, born (circa 1899) in Globe, Arizona, was the son of a mining engineer. Although Haverlin never graduated from high school, he was regarded as an authority on the Civil War. Haverlin was considered a pioneer in radio broadcasting. From the description of Carl Haverlin papers relating to Carl Sandburg, 1909-1964 (bulk 1947-1963). (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 608555242 Broadcasting executive. From the description of Reminiscen...

Sanjek, Russell

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Music industry executive. Longtime executive with Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), from BMI's early years into the 1980s. Author of the four-volume work, American Popular Music and its Business (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988), a history of the American music industry. From the description of Oral history interview with Russell Sanjek; 1979 May 23; interview conducted by John Lomax III. 1979 May 23. (Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center). WorldCat record id: 5884...

Broadcast Music, Inc.

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Geiringer was vice-president at BMI. From the description of Correspondence from Alma Mahler, 1956. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155863014 "The American Story," was created by Broadcast Music, Inc., in association with the Society of American Historians. Designed to bring authoritative American history before wide audiences, "The American Story" was inaugurated in July 1954. From the guide to the "The American Story" Papers, 1954., (C...