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Collection Overview
| Size | 15.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 11,000 items) |
| Abstract | J. Taylor Doggett is a businessman and writer who has extensively researched, among various other interests, the 1950s R&B group the 5 Royales, swing bandleaders, and musicians associated with the University of North Carolina. He lives in Greensboro, N.C. The collection consists of three series: 5 Royales Materials; UNC Bandleaders Materials; and Other R&B, Jazz, and Doo Wop Materials. The Five Royales series documents Doggett's extensive research and collecting efforts relating to the Winston-Salem, N.C., R&B vocal group of that name and the careers of constituent members Lowman Pauling, Clarence Paul, Curtis Pauling, Obadiah Carter, Johnny Tanner, Eugene Tanner, Otto Jeffries, and William Samuels. There is also music of the Royal Sons, EL Pauling and the Royalton, and the Charlie "Little Jazz" Ferguson Orchestra. The UNC Bandleaders series reflects Doggett's interest in "sweet jazz" bandleaders associated with the University of North Carolina, including Kay Kyser, Hal Kemp, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter. Also in this series are other performers, including Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge, Harry Babbitt, Merwyn Bogue (Ish Kabibble), Libby Holman, Georgia Carroll Kyser, Ginny Simms, and Bo Thorpe. The 5 Royales and UNC Bandleaders series both include audio and video recordings, printed materials, and correspondence. The Other R&B, Doo Wop, Jazz, and Blues Materials series contains printed materials and recordings that reflect Doggett's broader musical interests. |
| Creator | Doggett, J. Taylor. |
| Language | English |
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Biographical Information
J. Taylor Doggett is a businessman and writer who has extensively researched, among various other interests, the 1950s-era R&B group the 5 Royales and swing bandleaders and musicians associated with the University of North Carolina. He lives in Greensboro, N.C.
Founded in Winston Salem, N. C., the 5 Royales were significant in providing a link between early R&B and early soul in their combination of doo wop, jump blues, and gospel styles. The 5 Royales, which comprised at various points musicians Lowman Pauling, Clarence Paul, Curtis Pauling, Obadiah Carter, Johnny Tanner, Eugene Tanner, Otto Jeffries and William Samuels had great influence on a number of R&B musicians, including Ray Charles, James Brown, and Ike and Tina Turner. In 1992, the 5 Royales were recipients of the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award.
The collection which Doggett dubbed "UNC Bandleaders" focuses on several nationally prominent entertainers of the Big Band jazz era who began their public performance careers while undergraduates at the University of North Carolina. While there is particular emphasis in this collection on Kay Kyser, Hal Kemp, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter, Doggett also collected recordings by and information about performers who were professionally associated with them such as Georgia Carroll, Ginny Simms, Harry Babbitt, Merwyn "Ish Kabibble" Bogue, and Libby Holman.
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Scope and Content
The J. Taylor Doggett Collection consists of three series: 5 Royales Materials; UNC Bandleaders Materials; and Other R&B, Jazz, and Doo Wop Materials. The Five Royales series documents Doggett's extensive research and collecting efforts relating to the Winston-Salem, N.C., R&B vocal group of that name and the careers of constituent members Lowman Pauling, Clarence Paul, Curtis Pauling, Obadiah Carter, Johnny Tanner, Eugene Tanner, Otto Jeffries, and William Samuels. There is also music of the Royal Sons, EL Pauling and the Royalton, and the Charlie "Little Jazz" Ferguson Orchestra. The UNC Bandleaders series reflects Doggett's interest in "sweet jazz" bandleaders associated with the University of North Carolina, including Kay Kyser, Hal Kemp, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter. Also in this series are other performers, including Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge, Harry Babbitt, Merwyn Bogue (Ish Kabibble), Libby Holman, Georgia Carroll Kyser, Ginny Simms, and Bo Thorpe. The 5 Royales and UNC Bandleaders series both include audio and video recordings, printed materials, and correspondence. The Other R&B, Doo Wop, Jazz, and Blues Materials series contains printed materials and recordings that reflect Doggett's broader musical interests.
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Series 1. 5 Royales Materials, 1990-2005.
Arrangement: as received.
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Subseries 1.1. Audiocassettes.
Audiocassettes consist of an air-check of a radio documentary about the 5 Royales, a number of sampler tapes compiled by Doggett of recordings made by the group for different recording labels, a pre-release "working copy" of the Rhino Records compilation "Monkey Hips and Rice," taped interviews by Doggett of former members of the 5 Royales and a log, annotated by Doggett, of one of the sampler tapes. Musicians also heard on these recordings are Pee Wee Burris, Clarence Paul, EL Pauling, Curtis Pauling, the Royal Sons, EL Pauling and the Royalton, and the Charlie "Little Jazz" Ferguson Orchestra.
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Subseries 1.2. Open Reel Tape.
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Subseries 1.3. Compact Discs.
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Subseries 1.4 Audiodiscs.
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Subseries 1.5. Videocassettes.
Arrangement: as received.
Non-commercial videotapes that document events and television broadcasts honoring the 5 Royales and former members. Titles, with a few minor stylistic alterations, are taken directly from original videotape labels.
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Subseries 1.6. Digital Video Disc.
| Digital Video Disc DVD-20286/1 |
1st Annual Beach Music Day #20286, Subseries: "1.6. Digital Video Disc." DVD-20286/1 |
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Subseries 1.7. Images, 1953-1995.
Photographs and reproductions of photographs of the 5 Royales and constituent members. The photographs include publicity stills, documentation of live performances, and candid shots of the the performers.
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Subseries 1.8. Correspondence, 1990-2005.
Arrangement: chronological.
Correspondence files span the years 1990-2005 and contain letters documenting Doggett's continued efforts to preserve the history and legacy of the 5 Royales and to promote recognition of their importance in the history of American popular music. Correspondents include former members of the 5 Royales; R&B collectors and enthusiasts throughout the United States and abroad; and numerous researchers, writers, critics and performers, including Ed Ward, Greil Marcus, and Steve Cropper.
| Folder 1-27 |
Correspondence, September 1990-December 2005 #20286, Subseries: "1.8. Correspondence, 1990-2005." Folder 1-27 |
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Subseries 1.9. Printed Materials, 1991-1997.
Among the printed materials are two self-published books on the 5 Royales that J. Taylor Doggett wrote in the 1990s. The books include a pictorial history of the group, a song-by-song analysis of vocal lead and part singing on their related recordings, and Doggett's extensive notes. Also included are several in-depth articles on the 5 Royales for United States and United Kingdom publications, Doggett's published interview with the group, and three long articles written about the group for North Carolina newspapers in the early 1990s.
Note that these items have been added to Southern Folklife Collection files as detailed below.
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Series 2. UNC Bandleaders Materials, 1990-2005.
Arrangement: as received
The UNC Bandleaders Materials document Doggett's research and collecting efforts related to several bandleaders from the Big Band jazz era, including Hal Kemp, Kay Kyser, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter, who had connections to the state of North Carolina and to the University of North Carolina. Doggett's interest in the University of North Carolina legacy to Big Band jazz was originally sparked by the fact that his father, like bandleader Kay Kyser, had been a cheerleader at the University.
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Subseries 2.1. Audiocassettes.
Commercial re-releases of materials by the Hal Kemp, Kay Kyser, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter orchestras; recordings by other artists who performed in the "sweet jazz" style; compilation tapes made by Doggett and other collectors of cuts from 78-rpm records; recordings of contemporary radio broadcasts and live performances; and recordings of interviews with Kyser sidemen Merwyn "Ish Kabibble" Bogue and Harry Babbitt. Titles of non-commercial recordings are, with a few minor stylistic alterations, taken directly from original cassette labels. Tape logs for FS-9012 through FS-9025 are filed with correspondence in folder 51, "Tape Logs."
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Subseries 2.2. Compact Discs.
Commercial re-releases of performances by the Kay Kyser, Hal Kemp, Skinnay Ennis, and John Scott Trotter orchestras as well as performances by alumni of those orchestras and by personal and professional associates of the "UNC Bandleaders," such as Alice Faye and Frances Langford. Also, a number of recordings by clients of Hal Kemp's brother, promoter T. D. Kemp Jr. These clients included Gene Austin, "Whispering" Jack Smith, Libby Holman, and Morton Downey Sr., "the Irish Nightingale."
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Subseries 2.3. Audiodiscs.
Twelve LP records by the Hal Kemp Orchestra that document both remote radio broadcasts of public performances and studio recording sessions, as well as an LP record by the Skinnay Ennis Orchestra that is a compilation of remote radio brodcasts from various dates and locations.
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Subseries 2.4. Videotapes.
Feature films with appearances by the "UNC Bandleaders" and their bands, including all seven of the films in which the Kay Kyser Orchestra appeared. There are also recordings of two television interview programs featuring Kay Kyser. Titles of non-commercial recordings are, with a few minor stylistic alterations, taken directly from original cassette labels.
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Subseries 2.5. Correspondence, 1995-2006.
Arrangement: chronological.
Doggett conducted extensive correspondence, beginning in 1995, with prominent individuals at the state and national level, including Charles Kuralt, Elizabeth Dole, and Jonathan Yardley, in an attempt to promote greater awareness of North Carolina's contribution to the fields of swing music and "sweet jazz," focusing in particular on the legacies of Kay Kyser, Hal Kemp, Skinnay Ennis, Bo Thorpe, and John Scott Trotter. He also corresponded and exchanged recordings with collectors in the United States and Europe who shared his enthusiasm for these performers, as well as with vendors who could further his collecting efforts.
| Folder 28-50 |
Correspondence, April 1995-May 2006 #20286, Subseries: "2.5. Correspondence, 1995-2006." Folder 28-50 |
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Subseries 2.6. Printed Materials, 2002.
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Series 3. Other R&B, Doo Wop, Jazz, and Blues Materials.
Arrangement: as received.
Materials that document Doggett's interests in jazz, R&B, and blues and that do not fall within the scope of the other series in this collection. The series is particularly strong in recordings of doo wop and R&B vocal harmony groups.
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Subseries 3.1. Audiocassettes.
| Audiocassette FS-9148 |
Billy Ward Sings and Recites #20286, Subseries: "3.1. Audiocassettes." FS-9148 |
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Subseries 3.2. Compact Discs.
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Subseries 3.3 Audiodiscs.
Arrangement: alphabetical by artist or anthology name.
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Subseries 3.4 Printed Materials, 1994.
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Items Separated
Processed by: Steve Weiss, February 2000
Encoded by: Steve Weiss, February 2000
Revised by James McClothlin in December 2007
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