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Oral history interview with Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt conducted by Cork Proctor on June 30, 2003 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Hunt shares detailed memories of the many musicians with whom he worked and toured. They played in venues that included Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Toronto, and Montreal, and eventually were offered a booking at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hunt discusses jazz sessions that took place and the musicians who sat in on them, and how he and Lorraine eventually decided to quit show business.
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Oral history interview with Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt conducted by Cork Proctor on June 30, 2003 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Hunt shares detailed memories of the many musicians with whom he worked and toured. They played in venues that included Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Toronto, and Montreal, and eventually were offered a booking at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hunt discusses jazz sessions that took place and the musicians who sat in on them, and how he and Lorraine eventually decided to quit show business. Digital audio and transcript available.
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Charles T. "Blackie" Hunt oral history interview, 2003 June 30. OH-02105. [Cite format consulted: Audio recording or Transcript.] Oral History Research Center, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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This interview was conducted and transcribed by the Oral History Research Center (OHRC) which is part of the UNLV University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Division.
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Interview materials were processed by UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives in 2015 and 2022. Miguel Dominguez and Melise Leech wrote the collection description. Access copies were created for born-digital audio and/or transcript files. The audio has been minimally reviewed and all readily available information has been included in the description.
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A bound transcript is available for use in UNLV Libraries Special Collections and Archives. See call number: ML394 .H85 2009