Off The Record: The Joe Smith Collection

More than 25 years ago, retired music executive Joe Smith accomplished a Herculean feat -- he got more than 200 celebrated singers, musicians and industry icons to talk about their lives, music, experiences and contemporaries. In 2012 Smith donated this treasure trove of unedited sound recordings to the nation's library.

Al Gallico

Off the record interview with Al Gallico, [1986-1988?]-02-13

11-05
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Abe Somer

Off the record interview with Abe Somer, 1986-07-31

04-08
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Artie Shaw

Off the record interview with Artie Shaw, 1986-07-01

04-08
01:09:31

Barry White

Off the record interview with Barry White, 1987-04-03

04-08
56:01

Bill Graham

Off the record interview with Bill Graham, 1988-05-09

04-08
58:03

Billy May

Off the record interview with Billy May, [1986-1988?]-04-17

04-08
41:28

Bob Thiele

Off the record interview with Bob Thiele, [1986-1988?]-06-09

04-08
01:05:36

Booker T. Jones

Off the record interview with Booker T. Jones, [1986-1988?]-09-02

04-08
32:29

Christine McVie

Off the record interview with Christine McVie, 1986-12-04

04-08
57:04

Donovan

Off the record interview with Donovan, [1986-1988?]-08-15

04-08
42:50

Elton John

Off the record interview with Elton John, 1986-10-19

04-08
31:06

Gerry Goffin

Off the record interview with Gerry Goffin, 1986-03-21

04-08
54:35

Isaac Hayes

Off the record interview with Isaac Hayes, 1987-08-19

04-08
57:36

James Brown

Off the record interview with James Brown, 1988-05-19

04-08
08:00

Jerry Garcia

Off the record interview with Jerry Garcia, 1988-05-23

04-08
24:07

Jo Stafford

Off the record interview with Jo Stafford, [1986-1988?]-03-25

04-08
44:52

Joan Baez

Off the record interview with Joan Baez, 1988-02-14

04-08
20:52

Les Paul

Off the record interview with Les Paul, 1987-12-05

04-08
02:05:30

Lou Levy

Off the record interview with Lou Levy, [1986-1988?]-04-03

04-08
01:05:16

Lou Rawls

Off the record interview with Lou Rawls, [1986-1988?]-03-16

04-08
55:04

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