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Howard Kirk (Suitcase Murphy) recording, 1975 November 22
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Local Las Vegas, Nevada character, Howard "Suitcase Murphy" Kirk shares his views on entertainment and gambling, his arrival in the city in 1946,and his personal history. This interview includes frequent profanity.
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Gladys Knight and the Pips recordings, 1979 to 1982
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Gladys Knight and the Pips (Bubba Knight; William Guest; Edward Patten) answer callers questions.
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Jeff Kutash recording, 1985
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Kutash, a dancer and producer, recounts a problem he is facing with the Sands Hotel and the production of his show. This is followed by a brief conversation with an unidentified individual offering the Sands Hotel's perspective on the issue.
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Howard Lackey recording, 2004 July 27
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Howard talks about his childhood, believing he wanted to be a doctor, being inspired by jazz musicians to learn music, and pursuing a professional musical career.
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Frankie Laine recordings, 1971
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Laine starts by talking about recent natural disasters and then discusses why he was expanding his musical genre into western and folk music. He talks about at 1957 song, "Cry of the Wild Goose" as a precursor to his western stylings, and how the tune predated the Kingston Trio's hit "Tom Dooley".
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Greg Lake recording, 1994
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Lake discusses the reformation of their band Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, the music industry and music changing as artists mature.
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Jimmy Caesar recording, 1994 June 23
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Caesar discusses his career in acting from past to present, and how taking different acting opportunities helped him to develop as a performer.
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Robbins Cahill recording, 1976 January 30
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Cahill talks the entertainment industry, different artists, and how they contributed to the development of the industry. He also discusses his career and future plans.
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Sammy Cahn recording, 1972 September 01
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Cahn talks about the places and characters from New York City's 52nd Street and his musical compositions.
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Charlie Callas recordings, 1975 to 1986
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Callas discusses his career as a comedian, how he discovered he was funny, other comedians, drugs in the media, politics, and religion. He also answers questions from callers. Also includes a recorded performance.
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