George Phillips, Full Interview
Collection: This recording is part of the 30th Ave - A Year in the Life of a Street Records at the Archives at Queens Library: George Phillips
Date: Time Period: 2011; 1922; 2011-12-01; Interview recorded: December 1 2011
Material: Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5. Dimension:
Total running time: 0:13:59
Creator: George Phillips interviewed by Annabel Short
Identifier: aql:18733 phillips_george_full
Description: George Phillips is Greek American. He worked as a research scientist for NASA for eight years before taking over Astoria Music on 30th Avenue and is also a professional bouzouki player. The store, which was founded in 1922, specializes in bouzoukis but also sells many other instruments. He laments changes to the music scene, in which there are fewer and fewer memorable songs written and fewer venues that feature live music.
Creator :
George Phillips interviewed by Annabel Short
Date :
Time Period: 2011; 1922; 2011-12-01; Interview recorded: December 1 2011
Summary/Description :
George Phillips is Greek American. He worked as a research scientist for NASA for eight years before taking over Astoria Music on 30th Avenue and is also a professional bouzouki player. The store, which was founded in 1922, specializes in bouzoukis but also sells many other instruments. He laments changes to the music scene, in which there are fewer and fewer memorable songs written and fewer venues that feature live music.
Subject :
Music; Greek American art
Rights :
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Coverage :
Locations discussed: Astoria Park, Queens, NY Astoria (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)
Type :
Oral history
Format :
Digital audio recording made using Olympus Linear PCM Recorder LS-10 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth CS5.; Total running time: 0:13:59
Identifier :
aql:18733 phillips_george_full
Rights Notice
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
Contact the Archives at Queens Library (718-990-0770) for research and reproduction requests.
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