Robert Anderson music arrangements collection, 1940s-1950s.

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Robert Anderson music arrangements collection, 1940s-1950s.

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The Robert Anderson Music Arrangements Collection consists of musical arrangements that were used by Fargo, N.D. WDAY Radio band that performed live on the air. The collection gives a glimpse into the music that was popular and broadcast during the time period. The vast majority were arranged by WDAY staff arranger Frank Scott who was employed there in the 1940s and early 1950. According to Bob Anderson at the time of donation, he salvaged the arrangement when WDAY Broadcasting was moving location in Fargo. The collection has been arranged alphabetically by name of the song. After each song time has been added information (original composers and 'Arranged by Frank Scott') from the actual music and also the envelope labeling information (instrumentation) that apparently was added by Mr. Anderson. Each title consists of the individual music parts as listed with the song time. For only two arrangements is there also a copy of the published sheet music. It does appear that several of the songs are original compositions by Frank Scott. Although some do not have any arranger attribution, it is suspected that Scott was responsible for many of the others as well. None of the arrangements are dated with the year that they were arranged by Mr. Scott..

3 linear feet (147 music arrangements)

North Dakota State University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8081965

North Dakota State University Library

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Anderson, Robert, 1928-2009.

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Robert 'Bob' Anderson was born November 1, 1928 in Fargo, N.D. to Axel T. and Olga S (Howe) Anderson. After graduating from Fargo Central High School in 1946 he toured with the Territory Orchestra in the central U.S.A. until 1949 when he joined the WDAY Orchestra under the music direction of Frank Scott and remained with them until 1951 when he moved to Chicago. There he worked for American Airlines. While in Chicago he played with a series of Chicago bands. In 1958 he began a fifteen year caree...

Scott, Frank, arranger

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Frank Scott was born in Fargo, N.D. in 1921. After playing in an orchestra in Ohio, he began a 12-year career as music director and pianist for WDAY Radio in Fargo. In 1956 the family relocated to California and he became an arranger and accompanist on the Lawrence Welk Show. His wife Jeanette died in 1979. He remained active in music and arranging and at the time of his death in 1995 he lived at Palm Desert, Calif. and had his own band. In 1993 he married Audrey (Remme) Roseland, originally fro...

WDAY Radio (Radio station : Fargo, N.D.)

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