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Collection SR 9342 - Oral history interview with Monte Ballou, by Linda Brody
Oregon Historical Society. Library
Oral history interview with Monte Ballou, by Linda Brody
1980-09-16 (Creation)
1 Audiocassette (59 min., 1 sec.) + Transcript (22 pp)
online resource (2 audio files (59 min., 1 sec.) + Transcript (1 PDF file)
Ballou, Monte
Monte Ballou (Ralph Hosea Ballou) was born 1902 July 21 in Waterport, New York. His family moved to Oregon in 1911. He developed an interest in music at an early age, particularly jazz music. He played mandolin, banjo and guitar. He was part of the Castle Jazz Band which recorded two LPs in 1957 and 1959. The band was part of the West Coast revival of traditional jazz.
Dodds, Linda S.
Monte Ballou discusses his music career, the Castle Jazz Band, and the music scene in Oregon, particularly in Portland.
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Oral history interview with Monte Ballou, by Linda Brody, 1980 September 16, SR 9342, Oregon Historical Society Research Library
Sound quality is very poor.
Castle Jazz Band.
Musicians.
Jazz musicians.
Ballou, Monte (Creator)
Dodds, Linda S. (Creator)
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