Ray Shiner interviewed by Monk Rowe, Clinton, New York, October 11, 1998 [transcript]

Table of Contents: Biography -- First instruments/Childhood polio increased practice time -- Eastman experiences/Call to play with the Sauter-Finegan band -- "Classical music is a drag"/Disagreement with classical conductor over time in jazz piece -- Sauter-Finegan audition -- Sauter-Finegan band anecdotes/"We were not a dance band" -- Big hit with kazoo tune/Practical jokes -- Financial disaster dissolved Sauter-Finegan band -- Meeting wife Shorty/Getting work in New York -- High pressure studio dates -- Relationship with Clark Terry -- Musicians hangouts/Union system -- Tribute from Frank Foster and the Basie band -- Leaving New York/Longtime love of Basie band -- Teaching at Potsdam -- Conclusion : Band in Syracuse/Memories of his wife and family.