Steve Allen interviewed by Monk Rowe, Los Angeles, California, February 15, 1999 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Musical influences -- Cold war Russia experience -- Childhood memories -- Changes in music since "the golden age" -- Changes in the public's musical taste -- Bop left the teen audience behind -- Jazz on TV: back when the Tonight show was "hipper" -- Being chosen to portray Benny Goodman -- Learning clarinet to play Goodman -- Writing lyrics -- Titling instrumental compositions -- Composing by ear -- Challenge of putting lyrics to a melody: "the south rampart street parade" -- What is swing? -- Allens book Dumbth -- Jazz today: world response -- Jazz and aging.