"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" by Terry Myers

Dublin Core

Title

"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" by Terry Myers

Alternative Title

"Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me" by Myers

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Music--United States
Jazz--United States
R&B (Music)

Description

An audio recording of "Do Nothing till You Hear from Me," composed by Duke Ellington (1899-1974), and performed by Terry Myers live on-air on WUCF-FM on August 14, 2006. Myers is a reed player from Iowa who developed a successful career in Nashville, Tennessee, and New York before moving to Central Florida, where he became a band leader at Walt Disney World's Epcot theme park and the band leader at Rosie O'Grady's Good Time Jazz Emporium at Church Street Station in Orlando. Myers has played at jazz festivals across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and is currently the director of the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" was composed by Ellington in 1940 and lyrics were later added by Bob Russell (1914-1970). It was recorded by Ellington in 1944, reaching number one in the rhythm and blues charts.

Creator

Ellington, Duke
Russell, Bob

Source

Original 6-minute and 15-second audio recording: Ellington, Duke and Bob Russell. "Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me," by Terry Myers: WUCF-FM, Orlando, Florida, August 14, 2006.

Publisher

Date Created

2006-08-14

Date Copyrighted

2006-08-14

Date Issued

2006-08-14

Contributor

Myers, Terry

Is Part Of

Jazz Collection, Central Florida Music History Collection, RICHES of Central Florida

Requires

Multimedia software, such as QuickTime.

Format

audio/mp3

Extent

5.72

Medium

6-minute and 15-second audio recording

Type

Sound

Coverage

WUCF-FM, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Music Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell, performed by Terry Myers, and published by WUCF-FM.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Duke Ellington and Bob Russell and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cravero, Geoffrey

Digital Collection

Source Repository

External Reference

"Meet Terry Myers." BuddyMorrowProductions.com. http://www.buddymorrowproductions.com/terry-meyers.html (accessed March 10, 2015).

Collection

Citation

Ellington, Duke and Russell, Bob, “"Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me" by Terry Myers,” RICHES, accessed December 22, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4825.

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