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COOK01086: Willy Rodriguez, The Drums of Rodriguez

Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Collection Creator
Cook Labs
Cook, Emory, 1913-2002
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Cook Labs records
Cook Labs records / Series 4: Production Files
Container
Box 4, Folder 149
Archival Repository
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Cook Labs records, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Note
1953
Scope and Contents note
Release for William Rodriguez; 1953 August 18 (2 copies) Union sale notice, Willie Rodriguez, Sounds of Our Times; 1953 August 13 AFM contract between Willie Rodriguez and Emory Cook; 1953 August 13 (3 copies, one with envelope) AFM recording report; 1953 August 20 Handwritten note on song times per side Drums of Rodriguez, 7 pages, some handwritten, plus business card of Willie Rodriguez, drummer Reference catalogue, Carrol Drum Service Telegraph to Robert Bollard from Rita Morganthau To Emory Cook from Willie Rodriguez: song titles; 1953 August 23 Packing slip for order to W Rodriguez; 1953 October 5, stapled to handwritten note To Willie from Bob Bollard; August 21 [no year] (handwritten) Handwritten note from Bob Bollard To Willie Rodriguez from Michael Adrian: copies of record; 1953 October 15 Labels, black, 1086 A & 1086 B Proof: back album cover Typed song lists and notes, 3 pages Proof: album summary To Cook Labs from Harry Fox: license; 1953 November 25 License for "Lullaby to Frances" by W Rodriguez; 1953 November 25 To Cook Labs from Harry Fox: license; 1953 October 29 License for "Almanac" by A Romero; 1953 October 29 License for "Off Beat Mambo (Hi Fi Mambo)" by A Romero; 1953 October 29 License for "Willie" by A Romero; 1953 October 29 To Bregman, Vocco and Conn from Cook Labs: license; 1953 August 22 To Cook Labs from Bregman, Vocco and Conn: send album; 1953 September 25 Packing slip for 1 copy 1086 to Bregman, Vocco and Conn; 1953 October 5 To Cook Labs from Harry Fox: license; 1953 September 14 License for "Mambo A La Basie" by C Basie; 1953 September 14 To T B Harms from Cook Labs: license; 1953 September 16 License for "Flying Down to Rio" by G Kahn, E Elisou and V Youmans; 1953 September 22 License for "Nocturnal" by J S Marroquin; 1953 September 15 License for "Frenesi" by A Dominguez; 1953 September 15 Typed copyright check list Typed album notes, 3 pages Handwritten album notes, 3 pages See also OS1-08.
Collection Restrictions
Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
Related link
Record ID
ebl-1503511509847-1503511510044-1
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk528c66a23-549e-43ac-a12e-383c9e461995

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