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Len Hornsby recording, 1979
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Hornsby, CEO of the Las Vegas, Nevada Visitors Center and Convention Authority, answers questions about the current economic climate in Las Vegas, visitor volume, increases in ticket prices, value for money, fuel prices, and how Las Vegas' sells itself.
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Engelbert Humperdinck recordings, 1985 to 1993
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Humperdinck talks about performing in Las Vegas, his career, his family, unbringing, and his music.
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Tab Hunter recording, 1985 April 01
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Hunter talks about his career, jobs he held before becoming successful, owning horses, selling his house, and his new film, "Lust in the Dust".
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Doris Jackson recording, 1995 January 13
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During the interview, Jackson, a founding member of the Shirelles, discusses recording music, record hits, and performing in clubs.
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Maureen Jackson recording, 1994 February 18
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Jackson discusses a then-recent earthquake, her relationship with her daughter, an upcoming reunion charity performance by the Jackson family, and past performances of the Jackson Five.
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Edward Jaffe recording, 1969 September 19
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Jaffee talks about arriving at 52nd Street in New York City in the 1930s, the era of speakeasies, then jazz clubs, and then the striptease joints. He talks about living over a club called the "Three Deuces", Louis Primo, Martha Raye, Jackie Gleason, and many other characters that populated the street.
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John James recording, 1983
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James, of the Bob James Trio and Four Play, talks about what it is like to be a jazz keyboardist and record producer, his early and later career, international performances, and audience reactions.
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Arthur Jarwood and Sybil Olman recording, 1970 March 15
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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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Herb Jeffries recording, 1988 June 13
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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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Gordon Jenkins recording, 1970 January 30
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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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