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.
Archival Component
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.
Archival Component
Hildegarde discusses her career as a pianist, cabaret singer, and comedian.
Archival Component
Hill describes the Schillinger System of Musical Composition, different music composers and what types of methods they used to create their own music.
Archival Component
Alan and Ruth Hinden talk about their ideas for gourmet cooking on a budget, their book "How to be a Gourmet Cook on a Hamburger Budget," and answer callers' questions.
Archival Component
Hines speaks about being a woman in show business, superstition in show business, her thoughts about Robin Williams, and her opinions on gambling. Also includes a recorded stage performance.
Archival Component
Hinton discusses his career as a jazz double bass player, being called the "dean", his different musical experiences, and learning to play the violin.
Hinton recalls some of his favorite musical performances of the 1930s and talks about working with Eddie South and Cab Calloway.
Archival Component
Hitchcock talks about the group's upcoming Las Vegas performance, musical genre, and a wide range of questions posed by the interviewer.
Archival Component
Hodo talks about the musical group The Village People, old and new members, how the group started, and the phenomenon of disco music.
Archival Component
Audio starts with a female stage performance, followed by a short interview with Holloway, who talks about deciding to become a singer and being raised by a mortician.
Archival Component