During World War II, Salt Lake City native Richard Burt, who would later get his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Music from Drake University, was stationed in the Philippines as a member of the 746th Far East Air Force Band. As his hitch ended, Burt asked his commanding officer for the wire recordings the ensemble had made.
More than seventy-five years later, Richard’s grandson Jason has work to clean up and release the recordings. We talk with Jason about how the project came together and get to hear a couple of songs from “Sentimental Journey.”
Learn more at https://746feaf.hearnow.com.
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