Skitch Henderson interviewed by Monk Rowe, New Milford, Connecticut, November 1, 1998 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Vice President of NBC radio : "We're going to do television" -- First experience playing by ear in saloons/Life and music lessons from Art Hopple, tenor player -- Accompanying silent movies -- Association with Shoenberg, Horowitz -- Arranging : learning in "the brute force school" -- Getting job accompanying Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney on the road -- 1930's pay/Learning process in territory bands -- Meeting Basie in Kansas City, getting nickname "F Sharp Henderson" -- Learning on the job in the Hollywood studios -- Learning conducting by stepping in for late leaders/Working with a click track -- Trying to swing with Tommy Dorsey Orchestra -- End of the swing era -- Air Corps in World War II/Bing Crosby anecdote -- Job as music director at NBC with Toscanini -- About ill feelings on The Tonight Show -- Story about Benny Goodman on The Tonight Show and in Australia -- Funny stories about The Tonight Show band -- Racial issues : integrating the studio band -- About the start of Boston Pops -- Classical string players can't swing -- Union pay and residuals over the years -- On the road with Sinatra/The end of Vaudeville -- Association with Steinway -- Conclusion : reflection on his career.