Instrumental Music / Interview with Chung Wah Four Quartet Founder Hugh Kwong Liang
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Audio File 1: "Wes, 1980 Xmas" consists of recorded instrumental music, appears from radio or television. Audio File 2: Background noises, then H. K. Wong interview with Hugh Kwong Liang (at Empress of China?) about his famous vaudeville group the Chung Wah Four Quartet, comprised of Henry J. Lee, Jimmy Chan Suey Ying, Don Tin Yew (Edgar Donsang), and James Ah Chung. Hugh Liang talks about his life, career on stage with the quartet and meeting other famous performers, experiencing Chinese discrimination in Canada in 1913 while on tour.
Description
| Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
|---|---|
| Form | audiocassette |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette |
| Place | San Francisco (Calif.) |
| Date created | August 23, 1982 |
| Digital origin | reformatted digital |
| Recording type | Analog |
| Recording medium | Magnetic |
| Playback speed | 1 7/8 ips |
| Track configuration | Half track |
| Playback configuration | Mono |
| Equalization | IEC Type I |
Creators/Contributors
| Former owner | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
|---|---|---|
| Interviewer | Wong, H. K. (Henry Kwock), 1907- | |
| Interviewee | Liang, Hugh Kwong |
Subjects
| Subject | Chung Wah Four Quartet |
|---|---|
| Subject | Chinese Americans |
| Subject | Chinese Americans > History |
| Subject | Vaudeville > United States |
| Subject | Chinese > Canada |
| Genre | Oral histories |
| Genre | Live sound recordings |
Bibliographic information
| Note | Reformatted by Stanford University Libraries in 2019. |
|---|---|
| Previous title | Hugh Liang ; Wes 1980 Xmas |
| Source ID | M2021_b01_039 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/gr928gw8104 |
| Location | M2021 |
| Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Collection
H. K. Wong oral history collection, circa 1966-1990
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