Oral history interview with Brad McCuen; 1974 May 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 May 8.

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Oral history interview with Brad McCuen; 1974 May 8; interview conducted by Douglas B. Green. 1974 May 8.

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Music industry executive Brad McCuen talks about his early years with RCA Victor. Discussion includes the impact of the 1948 musician's strike on the recording industry; joining RCA; the impact of radio on record sales; early RCA artists, including Eddy Arnold; the development of the disc jockey record; RCA's role in developing the phonograph record; comments on the early record labels, including Columbia and Decca; comments on his sales territory; the relationship between distribution and sales; early RCA employees, including Bob Holt; comments on the record market; and his career promotion within RCA.

3 sound cassettes (2 hours, 36 minutes)

Country Music Foundation, Library & Media Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7772344

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...