Finding Aid for Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixieland Cooperative Band Records, 1966-2000 | The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

By Melissa Martinez, Ruth Ann Jones, Diane Hickey, Noah Lenstra, Hannah Jellen, and Katie Nichols

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Collection Overview

Title: Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixieland Cooperative Band Records, 1966-2000

ID: 48/3/5

Primary Creator: Medicare 7, 8 or 9 (1969-2000)

Extent: 20.2 cubic feet

Arrangement: Organized in seven series: Series 1, Administrative correspondence, 1972-2003; Series 2, Promotional Materials, c. 1970-1990; Series 3, Concert Planning Notes, Contracts, and Financial Records, ca. 1970-1995; Series 4, Sheet Music, ca. 1902-2009; Series 5: Band Photographs, Audio Recordings, and Visual Recordings, ca. 1960-2005, which is organized into three subseries: 1) Photographs, Slides, and Negatives 2) Audio Recordings, and 3) Film Recordings; and Series 6 Dan Perrino Faculty and Personal Papers, ca. 1977-2000. Each series arranged chronologically.

Date Acquired: 06/16/2009. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Bands, Faculty Social Life, Jazz, Medicare 7, 8 or 9, Photographs, Race Relations

Formats/Genres: Financial Records, Newspaper Clippings, Papers, Sheet music, Sound Recordings

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection contains correspondence, business records, band member rosters and travel itineraries, press releases and newspaper clippings, original music scores and parts, reel-to-reel and cassette sound recordings, photographs, concert programs and liner notes, ephemera, and Dan Perrino's Rolodex. The records and artifacts document the band's early formation and performances between 1966 and 2000 when Dan Perrino stepped down as the band's manager and director. Of particular interest are the records documenting the band's performances at the 1982 Liberty Bowl and 1984 Rose Bowl.

Biographical Note

The Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixieland Cooperative Band was formed by Dan Perrino during a period of unprecedented student unrest at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (UIUC) in 1969. Perrino, then Dean of Student Programs and Services and a former professor of music at UIUC, gathered together a group of faculty to play jazz in the student union to help ease the tensions between the campus' students and faculty. Perrino chose to have the band perform its first concert in the University's Illini Union South Lounge, a gathering place for activist-minded students, in order to provide a common music experience that the faculty and students alike could enjoy. Eventually the band was named Medicare 7, 8, or 9 as a humorous reference to the wide range of its membership's ages and the diverse number of performers that frequently played for each concert. For over thirty years the band was recognized as a beloved community institution that played for alumni and campus events, community organizations throughout Illinois, Illinois governors, and nationally-televised football games.

Subject/Index Terms

Bands
Faculty Social Life
Jazz
Medicare 7, 8 or 9
Photographs
Race Relations

Administrative Information

Repository: The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music

Accruals: 8.0 cubic feet of material added on 9 May 2014.

Acquisition Source: Dan Perrino

Acquisition Method: Gift

Related Materials:

John O'Connor Papers, 1968-1997 - 12/05/034

Medicare Records, 1968-2001 - 48/03/004

For more information please see http://www.library.illinois.edu/archives/archon/index.php?p=collections/findingaid&id=314&q=medicare.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Administrative correspondence, 1972-2003],
[Series 2: Promotional material, ca. 1970-1990],
[Series 3: Concert planning notes, contracts and financial records, 1970-1995],
[Series 4: Sheet music, ca. 1902-2009],
[Series 5: Band Photographs, Audio Recordings, and Visual Recordings, ca. 1960-2005],
[Series 6: Dan Perrino faculty and personal papers, 1977-2000],
[All]

Series 6: Dan Perrino faculty and personal papers, 1977-2000

Consists of faculty and personal correspondence relating to Dan Perrino's roles in the University of Illinois Alumni Association, University of Illinois Extension, and as an educator in the School of Fine and Applied Arts. Also includes some personal correspondence interfiled by the creator.

Box 8

Folder 51: Correspondence, 1969
Folder 52: "An Exploratory Program in the Arts" course of study proposal, 1976
Folder 53: "Arts and Leisure" course proposal and related correspondence, 1977-1980
Folder 54: Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) 250 "Arts and Leisure" course readings, syllabi and lecture notes, 1981-1982/1990
Folder 55: Fine and Applied Arts (FAA) 190 "Exploration of the Arts" course syllabus and readings, Fall 1982/Fall 1983
Folder 56: Faculty and Personal correspondence, 1992-1994/1997: Includes thank you letters, letters of recommendation and correspondence relating to University of Illinois Alumni Association.
Folder 57: Faculty and Personal correspondence, 1997-2001: Includes correspondence on Dan Perrino School of Music scholarship and Medicare.
Folder 58: University of Illinois Alumni Association correspondence (1 of 2), 1997-2001: Includes correspondence about the administration of the School of Music Alumni Association
Folder 59: University of Illinois Alumni Association correspondence (2 of 2), 1997-2001: Includes correspondence about the administration of the School of Music Alumni Association
Folder 60: Dan Perrino rolodex with contacts information, undated

Box 10

Folder 24: Dan Perrino personal photographs and award photographs, 1940s-1990s
Folder 25: Sabbatical trip to Paris, undated: color slides
Folder 26: Family vacation slides, 1981
Folder 27: Family vacation slides, 1970s
Folder 28: Family vacation slides and Medicare picnic slides, 1982
Folder 29: Travel photographs, New Orleans, 1973/1981: color slides
Folder 30: Family vacation slides, 1981

Box 20

Folder 1: A-U Titles, 2005: Includes All of Me, Sweet Georgia Brown, Satin Doll, Bye Bye Blackbird, Days of Wine and Roses, Edelweiss, Fly Me to the Moon, Georgia, The Girl From Ipanema, I Don't Know Why, There's a Small Hotel, It Had to Be You, I've Got a Crush On You, I've Got the World On a String, Kansas City, L-O-V-E, Canadian Sunset, Moon River, Someday My Prince Will Come, Night and Day, Pennies From Heaven, Route 66, 'S Wonderful, I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Moonlight Serenade, Sentimental Journey, Summertime, They Can't Take That Away From Me. Time After Time, and Unforgettable.
Folder 2: Civil War Information, undated
Folder 3: Holiday lyrics and Sing Along Song Book, circa 1977: Includes Rudolph, Deck the Halls, White Christmas, O Christmas Tree, Silver Bells, O Little Town of Bethlehem, and We Three Kings.
Folder 4: Jazz Begins, undated: A series of articles about the history of jazz.
Folder 5: Jazz Services Big Bands, circa 1998: Articles and information about jazz and big band, as well as some handwritten notes.
Folder 6: Jazz With Kids program and information about George Gershwin, undated
Folder 7: Religious Music, 1938, undated: Includes South Rampart Street Parade, How Many Times, and The Isle of Spice.
Folder 8: Urbana Rotary Club "Rotary Song Book", undated, 1952
Folder 9: World War II program information and related sheet music, 2008: Sheet music includes GI Jive, We're All Americans, Hail to All Our Heroes, Goodnight Soldier, Sing Out the News, We'll Be Together Again, Oh Tim's In the Army, A Touch of Texas, I Can't Begin to Tell You, And the Angels Sing, We'll Meet Again, Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition, My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time, Pistol Packin' Mama, Bell Bottom Trousers, Memories of You, and White Cliffs of Dover.

Box 21

Folder 1: Musician list, 1995
Folder 2: Newspaper clippings and articles, 1974-2003: Includes December 2003 issue of Patterns magazine, containing an article about Dan Perrino's World War II musical program.
Folder 3: DuPage Illini Club, 1995: Includes handwritten notes and music, and performance lists.
Folder 4: Pasta, undated: Copies of "Perrino's Italian Sauce and Pasta" recipe.
Folder 5: Doggerel by Duker, 1954-1993: A collection of song lyrics.
Folder 6: Ink a Dink a Doo, undated: Short performance script.
Folder 7: Community Awards, 1996, 2005: Includes the "Book of Golden Deeds" award, presented to Dan Perrino by the Exchange Club of Urbana for outstanding contributions to the community, and the Busey Bank "Fred" award.
Folder 8: Richard Rodgers biography, 2002
Folder 9: Musical theatre and Broadway information, 2010
Folder 10: Austin Harding article, 1987: From the Beacon News, Paris, Illinois.
Folder 11: 1999 Worship Service, 1999: Service program.

Box 23

Item 1: Air Force Association Certificate of Apperciation, 1989: Awarded to Dan Perrino and the Medicare 7, 8, or 9. Framed certificate. 14 in x 11 in.
Item 2: Plaque from the Continuing Education Program, 1976: In appreciation of musical programs. Awarded to Dan Perrino and Medicare 7, 8, or 9. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 14 in x 10 in x 1 in.

Box 24

Item 1: Official NAJE (National Association of Jazz Educators) Award, 1981: Presented to The Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixie Band for outstanding service to jazz education. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 9 in x 7 in x 3/4 in.
Item 2: Illinois Music Educators Association plaque, 1995: Presented to Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixieland Jazz Band in appreciation of performance at IMEA All-State Conference. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 9 in x 7 in x 3/4 in.
Item 3: University of Illinois Alumni Association plaque, 1999: In recognition and appreciation of Dan Perrino and the Medicare 7, 8, or 9. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 10 in x 8 in x 3/4 in.
Item 4: American School Band Directors Association plaque, 1998: Concert performance at the 46th annual convention. Presented to Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Dixieland Jazz Band. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 8 in x 6 in x 3/4 in.

Box 25

Item 1: Framed color photograph of Medicare 7, 8, or 9 Jazz Band, 1989: Color photograph in wooden frame. 10 3/4 in x 9 3/4 in x 3/4 in.
Item 2: Framed copy of The Illinois Loyalty Song, ca. 1904: Framed and signed by John and Bev Browley. Sheet music in wooden frame. 11 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 3/4.
Item 3: 25th Anniversary Concert of Medicare 7, 8, or 9 plaque, 1994: Presented to Daniel J. Perrino by Medicare 7, 8, or 9. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 12 in x 9 in x 3/4 in.
Item 4: Medicare 7, 8, or 9 plaque, 1998: Presented to Daniel J. Perrino by Medicare 7, 8, or 9 musicians. Wooden plaque with metal plate. 12 in x 9 in x 3/4 in.