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Bernie Allen recording, 1994 August 12
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Allen talks about his life and career as a comedian, working in the lounges in Las Vegas, opening for the Lounge Era singers like the Rat Pack, his book, and other anecdotes.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Peter Allen recording, 1983 October 22
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Allen talks about his career, performing, songwriting, appealing to audiences, and working with others.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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Steve Allen recording, approximately 1969 to 2000
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Ted Allen recording, 1982 April 08
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Allen, known as the "Rembrandt" of Hollywood portraiture, speaks extensively of his friendship and working relationship with Frank Sinatra in the 1960s.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Amazing Kreskin recording, approximately 1990 to 1999
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Kreskin discusses his career as a mentalist, his books, performing, the importance of imagination, and his criticism of hypnosis and psychotherapy.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Bob Anderson recordings, 1981 to 1991
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Anderson talks about his career as a singer and impressionist, his family's musical background, and different singers who have influenced his career. Anderson talks about how he started musical impersonation with the help of Merv Griffin, his family and childhood, how he assumes his personalities, the future of impersonators and how he balances impressions and being himself. Musical impressionist Bob Anderson describes Elvis Presley as a person, what his career was like, and his relationship with him. Anderson places emphasis on how Presley's importance to the music and film industry and explains the singer's influence on his own career.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Gilda Maiken Anderson recording, 1993 July 08
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Anderson discusses her musical career as a singer and her work as co-founder of the Las Vegas, Nevada Society of Singers, her childhood, touring, and the professional treatment of singers.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Harry Anderson recording, 1980
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Anderson speaks about his early life and performing magic and comedy.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Dick Angelini, Sam DiStephano, and Tom Synder recording, approximate
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Three short telephone interviews with Dick Angelini, who talks about working in hotels; Sam DiStephano, who talks about the history and development of the Las Vegas show, "Splash"; and television personality Tom Snyder, who talks about his shows, family, and news journalist Lowell Thomas.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Paul Anka recordings, 1980 to 1992
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Anka chats about work, music, his family, his childhoods, and answers questions from callers.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about his career as a singer in show business and what it was like to work with Joe Delaney. He vividly discusses his travels to foreign countries such as Italy and Japan and how his music was perceived by audiences in those countries. He says that he greatly enjoyed his time in different countries and that people there valued his music and performance on stage. Delaney also mentions that Anka's music rose to fame in their company and that their American audience values their collaboration together.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about how his career as a singer began and the steps he took to immerse himself in music. He first begins by talking about what high school he went to and what music he courses he took to further explore genres. He also adds that he worked at a night club in Las Vegas which allowed him to socialize with different artists.
Recording of Paul Anka on a television talk show in Las Vegas, discussing his professionalism, perfectionism, money, Las Vegas, religion, and aspects of stardom.
Anka talks about work, music, his family, and answers questions audience members.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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