Bob Havens interviewed by Monk Rowe, Chautauqua, New York, September 12, 1997 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Playing records on a wind-up victrola/Entertainment around the family piano -- Choosing trombone by chance -- Collecting swing records/Gigging as a child -- Improvising/Performing in minstrel shows for the servicemen -- Formal training and composition in high school -- First professional gig with Flanagan big band -- New Orleans "apprenticeship in jazz"/Choosing dixieland -- Getting gig with Lawrence Welk/"Showboating" on "Tiger Rag" -- Lawrence Welk: "a musical perfectionist"/Integration on the show -- Welk stage show/Residuals -- Conclusion : "the bubble machine"/ "Can you still do that number where you lie on the floor?"