Badgley talks about his childhood, his early musical education, learning to play trombone and double bass in high school, his military service, playing in traveling bands, working as a musician in Las Vegas, and teaching at UNLV. Badgley talks about his childhood, learning to play trombone and double bass in high school, his military service, playing in traveling bands, and working in Las Vegas as a musician and professor at UNLV.
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Bailey talks about the process that he uses as a female impersonator, when he first realized that he could impersonate female singers, how he utilizes his operatic training, and how he learns to mimic different tonalities and physical characteristics.
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Ballard talks about her life, childhood, entertaining, and a wide-ranging pass through many topics.
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Barbutti and Mancuso about their music careers, the process of music, where it is going and where it has been, composing, rock-and-roll, the process of composition, and the lack of new talent. They also play several songs as examples. Barbutti discusses his childhood, being Jewish, discovering music, performing in Las Vegas, career progression, and appearing on the Tonight Show. Barbutti talks about how he had to be on a show everyday for about an hour to develop his musical experience.
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Barnett discusses his musical career as a percussionist, his parents support for his career, pressures on the children of well-known artists, experiences in Las Vegas, and interactions with other artists.
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Barragan and an unidentified man discuss their new nightclub-restaurant, "Botanys" with Dick Maurice.
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Recorded stage performance.
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Barry, a professional basketball player, discusses the business of professional sport. There is a second, unidentified athlete in the interview.
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Bass talks about his career as a musician, with details about working with Blues artists, booking shows, contracts, and payments. He also talks about the Blues as a genre, other genres of music, and religion.
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Baucum, a hypnotherapist popular with many Las Vegas entertainers, talks about the power of positive thinking, why peope come for hypnosis, and sleep learning.
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