Lew Davies, Conductor and Composer of the Musical Steelmarkers Orchestra

Identifier:

048737

Collection Number:

A&M 3470

Title:

Lew Davies, Conductor and Composer of the Musical Steelmarkers Orchestra

Date:

Undated

Description:

Caption on back of photograph reads: "Lew Davies, conductor of the "Musical Steelmakers" orchestra and chorus, writes most of the musical arrangements himself. Helping him in this department are John Hahle, guitarist; Maury Longfellow of the production staff; and Gene Ahlers, trumpeter." The Musical Steelmakers were the orchestra who performed on Wheeling Steel Co.'s radio broadcast "It's Wheeling Steel", an all employee broadcast used to advertise both Wheeling Steel's product offerings as well as their large staff.

Subjects:

Radio broadcasting--West Virginia--Wheeling., Bands (Music)--West Virginia.

Corporate Names:

It's Wheeling Steel (Radio program), Wheeling Steel Corporation.

Acquisition Source:

Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation. Stoll, Richard E.

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView