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Peter S. Green sound recordings, 1944-1946
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Green, Peter S., 1918-2009
- Title
- Peter S. Green sound recordings
- Dates
- 1944-1946 (inclusive)19441946
- Quantity
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9 phonograph records :
78 rpm
2 compact discs - Collection Number
- 2012.77 (accession)
- Summary
- Collection of vocal recordings performed by tenor Peter S. Green.
- Repository
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Museum of History & Industry, Sophie Frye Bass Library
P.O. Box 80816
Seattle, WA
98108
Telephone: 2063241126 x102
library@mohai.org - Access Restrictions
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The collection is open to the public by appointment.
- Languages
- English.
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Peter S. Green was born in 1918 in Regina, Saskatchewan and moved to Seattle with his parents when he was three years old. He attended West Seattle High School and was employed by the Boeing Company shortly after his graduation in 1936. Peter Green married in 1951 and he and his wife Georgina had two sons, Mark and Rick. He retired from the Boeing Company in 1983 after 45 years of service. Throughout his life he sang at weddings, church services, reunions and cruise ship talent contests. His repertoire included English and Italian classical standards as well as religious and contemporary songs. He passed away in 2009 at the age of 91.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of two compact disks and nine original 78 rpm phonograph records of songs performed by tenor Peter S. Green on the Gold Shield Coffee Hour on KIRO radio.
Historical BackgroundReturn to Top
During the 1940s Peter Green performed on the Gold Shield Coffee Hour, a musical variety show broadcast Sunday nights on KIRO Radio in Seattle. KIRO Radio started in 1927 as a small 100-watt station. In 1941, KIRO became the first station in the Pacific Northwest to be licensed up to 50,000 watts of power. Shortly after that, the FCC froze all radio station construction and power increases and KIRO remained the most powerful radio voice north of San Francisco and west of Minneapolis during WWII. Dozens of entertainment programs such as the Gold Shield Coffee Hour were broadcast on KIRO as part of the Pacific Northwest war morale effort.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The Museum of History & Industry is the owner of the materials in the Sophie Frye Bass Library and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from MOHAI before any reproduction use. The museum does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners.
Preferred Citation
Peter S. Green Sound Recordings, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Phonograph recordsReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
2012.77.1: Believe Me If All Those Young Endearing Charms (Side A); Danny Boy (Side
B)
Labeled: A Carl Fisher Recording, 119 W. 57th Street, New York
|
1947 December 3 |
2012.77.2: Yours Is My Heart Alone - Lehar (Side A); Thine Alone (Side
B)
Labeled: Rex Music and Recording Studio, 2017 Second Avenue, Seattle
|
circa 1945 |
2012.77.3: Mattinata (Side A); Thine Alone (Side B)
Handwritten on label: Peter Green, tenor, with piano
Labeled: KIRO, 66 Cobb Building, Seattle
|
1944 September 1 |
2012.77.4: Lindy Lou (Side A); Serenade, "Student Prince" (Side B)
Handwritten on label: Peter Green with Orchestra (Gold Shield Symphony)
|
circa 1945 |
2012.77.5 : Mattinata - Leoncavallo (Side A); Thine Alone - Herbert (Side
B)
Labeled: KIRO, 66 Cobb Building, Seattle. Peter Green - Tenor - with Orchestra
|
1944 October 1 |
2012.77.6. : O Holy Night
Handwritten on label: Peter Green with orchestra
Labeled: National Hollywood, Gold Shield Symphony
|
1945 December 23 |
2012.77.7: La Donna e Mobile (Side A); In The Gloaming (Side B)
Handwritten on label: Peter Green and Orchestra
Labeled: National Hollywood.
|
1946 January 13 |
2012.77.8: I Passed By Your Window (Side A); Bless This House (Side B)
Labeled: KIRO, 66 Cobb Building, Seattle. Peter Green - Tenor - with orchestra
|
1944 October 15 |
2012.77.9: Come Back To Sorrento (Side A); When You're Away (Side B)
Labeled: KIRO, 66 Cobb Building, Seattle. Peter Green - Tenor - with orchestra
|
1944 September 17 |
The Melody Lingers On, compact disc setReturn to Top
| Description | Dates |
|---|---|
2012.77.10a: Disc 1 20 tracks
CD includes duplicates of some of phonograph records, as well as La Donna e Mobile, Oh Lovely Lord, Love
Me Again, Funiculi, Funicula and other pieces.
|
undated |
Disc 2 22 tracks
CD includes duplicates of some of phonograph records, as well as Did You Not Hear, My Lady, I Hold Your
Hand in Mine, Flow Gently, Sweet Afton, and other pieces.
|
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Tenors (Singers)
- Variety shows (Radio programs)
Corporate Names
- KIRO (Radio station : Seattle, Wash.)
Geographical Names
- Seattle (Wash.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Sound recordings
Finding aid prepared by Sue Terrible
2013
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