In this interview, Jarwood talks about his business, the Onyx Club, on 52nd Street, New York City, other clubs in the area, drugs and crime, Lionel Hampton, and his thoughts on 52nd street. In the second portion, Olman, wife of Jarwood's business partner Chauncey Olman, discusses her aversion to marijuana usage in the Onyx Club, and the safety of the area during the 1940s.
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In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington. In this interview, Jarwood talks about his business, the Onyx Club, on 52nd Street, New York City, other clubs in the area, drugs and crime, Lionel Hampton, and his thoughts on 52nd street. In the second portion, Olman, wife of Jarwood's business partner Chauncey Olman, discusses her aversion to marijuana usage in the Onyx Club, and the safety of the area during the 1940s.
In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington.
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During this interview, pianist, composer and arranger Jenkins speaks about night clubs shifting, professional relationships, and music.
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The audio begins with Jennings performing on stage, followed by Jennings responding to interview questions that include his start in the business, his favorite early performances in Las Vegas, Nevada, and his personal life.
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Johnson, a recording engineer, talks about the process of recording popular music and how to get the best sound for each instrument.
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Interview starts with a recorded song. Jones talks about his childhood, performing in high schools, learning to be an entertainer, his father's influence, his early professional career and working in Las Vegas.
Jones discusses his father Alan Jones, his early life and career, opening for famous comedians such as George Carlin and Bill Cosby, his political views, his relationship with other bands in Las Vegas, and offers encouragement to young musicians.
Jones talks about the different types of music genres and prominent artists within those genres, how these artists have made influential contributions, how he is inspired by them, and why he doesn't understand rap music.
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Jones talks about learning to play the alto saxophone and trumpet with the Booker T. Washington Community Center Band, led by Mrs. Bessie L. Allen. He also talks about the bands he most enjoyed performing with in the 1930s and his starring television appearence on "An Evening with Fred Astaire" in 1958.
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Jones discusses his work composing for film, playing with many different bands and entertainers, including Billy Eckstine.
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Jones talks about his upbringing in Pontypridd, Wales, listening to American Black blues and gospel that influenced his style, singing in any venue he could sing in, from church to school to dancehalls and clubs, being 'discovered' by Gordon Mills in 1964, and getting his first hit with "It's Not Unusual" the following year. He continues talking about his musical career to the present.
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