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Loretta Holloway recording, 1981 February 17
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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.
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Loretta Holloway and Claude Trenier recording, 1990
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Holloway discusses her upbringing, aspirations, traveling, first career moves, and her family. Half way through the clip, the interviewer introduces Claude Trenier. The two speak about Trenier's late twin brother, his childhood, his musical experiences, and family. Both guests answer audience questions.
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Lena Horne recording, approximately 1969 to 2000
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Horne talks about her stage shows, compares American and European audiences, her fondness for show music, her working relationship with Billy Strayhorn, and how he has wrote some of her songs.
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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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