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Edward Jaffe recording, 1969 September 19

Level of Description

File

Scope and Contents

Jaffee talks about arriving at 52nd Street in New York City in the 1930s, the era of speakeasies, then jazz clubs, and then the striptease joints. He talks about living over a club called the "Three Deuces", Louis Primo, Martha Raye, Jackie Gleason, and many other characters that populated the street.

Date

1969-09-19

Extent

1 digital_files (mp3)

Container

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Collection Number: OH-03930
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
English