Oral History and Research Materials:  Hayes Pillars

 

This is the table of contents for the interview of Hayes Pillars.  It is part of the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive which is located in Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

For a complete contents list of all musician interviews for the oral history project, please click  on this link:  Oral History and Research Materials.                                                                         

If interested in reviewing these materials from the National Ragtime and Jazz Archive, please contact Therese Dickman, Fine Arts Librarian.

 

                        Tape #   Side                   Running Time on Tape                   Subject

                                  1  a                                       000-026                             Early life; interest in music

                                  1  a                                       027-089                             Saxophone; learning music

                                  1  a                                       090-120                             First band

                                  1  a                                       121-0140                            Second band; own band

                                  1  a                                       141-178                             First St. Louis job; Club Plantation

                                  1  a                                       179-203                             band personnel

                                  1  a                                       204-250                             Musician's unions

                                  1  a                                       251-278                             Position of Jeter - pillars band in St. Louis; other

                                  1  a                                       279-348                             Bands prominent at that time jazz - origin of - how different

                                  1  a                                       349-372                             Ragtime music - influence on jazz

                                  1  a                                       373-397                             Jeter - Pillars band - type of music

                                  1  a                                       398-414                             Development of jazz

                                  1  a                                       415-470                             St. Louis "style"; late teen, early twenties

                                  1  a                                       471-490                             Race problem; white bands

                                  1  a                                       491-500                             Other clubs and bands

                                  1  a                                       501-543                             "Black" music vs. "white" music; American jazz

                                  1  a                                       544-580                             Early jazz in St. Louis

                                  1  a                                       581-615                             Rhythm and blues; blues; rock and roll

                                  1  a                                       616-629                             Dissolution of band

                                  1  a                                       630-727                             Government tax on dance clubs; effect on big bands

                                  1  a                                       728-770                             Problems facing black musicians

                                  1  a                                       771-781                             Technique and tone

                                  1  a                                       782-823                             Music structure

                                  1  a                                       824-857                             Black and white musicians

                                  1  a                                       858-879                             Gus Wilson

                                  1  a                                       880-915                             Drugs and bad environment surrounding musicians

                                  1  a                                       916-940                             Bands popular around St. Louis

                                  1  a                                       941-962                             Popularity of Jeter - Pillars Band

                                  1  a                                       963-977                             Nationally know musicians who played in St. Louis

                                  2  a                                       002-089                             "Swing" music, Benny Goodman

                                  2  a                                       090-117                             Fletcher Henderson Band

                                  2  a                                       118-130                             Druie Bess

                                  2  a                                       131-167                             Tone and technique

                                  2  a                                       168-269                             St. Louis Contribution to jazz

                                  2  a                                       270-295                             Enjoyment of music

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Updated by Kristin Walker
May 2005