Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Reddy, Helen
- Abstract:
- Helen Reddy was an Australian recording artist and television personality who enjoyed international success in the 1970s, particularly in the United States, where she had several Top 10 singles and hosted her own program, The Helen Reddy Show. The collection consists of sheet music for arrangements used in Helen Reddy's television series.
- Extent:
- 4.6 linear ft. (9 flat storage boxes and 1 oversize flat box)
- Language:
- and Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Helen Reddy Musical Arrangements (PASC Collection 62-M). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of sheet music for the arrangements used in The Helen Reddy Show. These range from music used to play guests on and off the set and to introduce scenes to reconceptualizations of popular hits, including Reddy's own songs. Most of the pieces are arranged by orchestra leader Nelson Riddle; other arrangers include Harry Betts, Bill Byers, Lenny Coltun, Lenny Stack, and Michael Warren. Many of the arrangements are on paper issued by the American Federation of Musicians Local 47, The Musicians' Union of Hollywood.
- Biographical / historical:
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Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941) is an Australian- American singer and actress, best known for her hit song, "I Am Woman". She was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award and to have three No. 1 hits in the same year. In the 1970s, she enjoyed international success, especially in the United States, where she placed fifteen singles in the Top 10 on the Billboard Charts, eight of which reached No. 1. She was a frequent guest on talk shows and variety programs of the 1970s and early 1980s, including The Bobby Darin Show, The Carol Burnett Show and The Muppet Show. In 1973, Reddy helmed the NBC summer replacement series for The Flip Wilson Show. The series, The Helen Reddy Show, had guests such as George Carlin, Redd Foxx, Albert Brooks, Gloria Steinem, and Flip Wilson, who often appeared as his alter ego, Geraldine Jones. Reddy was also a semi-regular host of the NBC late night variety show The Midnight Special from 1973 to 1975.
- Arrangement:
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Original folder titles have been maintained and have been arranged alphabetically.
- Physical location:
- Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
- Terms of access:
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Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Helen Reddy Musical Arrangements (PASC Collection 62-M). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.
- Location of this collection:
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A1713 Charles E. Young Research LibraryBox 951575Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
- Contact:
- (310) 825-4988