James Nathan Jones oral history, 2002 April 6

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Scope and Contents

Transcript is incomplete.

Dates

Creation: 2002 April 6

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for use. Contact peabodyarchives@lists.jhu.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.87 Cubic Feet (17 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

James Nathan Jones (b. 1935) is a singer who performed with the Municipal Opera Company of Baltimore and the Metropolitan Opera touring company. He received a bachelor's and a master's degree from Morgan State University, where he wrote a thesis in 1978 titled "Alfred Jack Thomas (1884-1962): Musician, Composer, Educator." In this interview, Jones discusses his research on Thomas, his musical education with Robert Earl Anderson, his family's involvement in the Pennsylvania Avenue musical scene in the 1950s, and his experience with the Municipal Opera Company.

Physical Description

Poor audio quality and low levels present on source media, especially tape 1. Tape 2 contains silence from 0:35 to 19:05. Ending of interview cut off on both tapes. Tape 3 is a partial copy of tapes 1-2 and has better audio quality.