Jazz drummer Mills discusses his career starting as a teenager on New York City's 52nd Street.
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In this recorded KNPR documentary, Mississippi of the West or Promised Land, the narrator discusses a racially-segregated Las Vegas, Nevada, maltreatment of black performers prior to 1947, Jim Crow laws during World War II, refusal of hotel owners to abolish the color line, desegreation of most hotels in 1960, modern remnants of historically black neighborhoods, police department—black community tensions in these neighborhoods, and furthering of race relations in Las Vegas.
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Recorded stage performance.
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Murray answers questions about his views on politics and the economy.
Murray talks about his early life, his opinion of the nature of comedy, enjoying his work, and answers audience questions
Talks about moving to Hawaii, buying a juice factory, having a highway named after him in Alabama, his career, and his thoughts on the future.
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The first part of this audio clip is a radio interview, where Jim Nabors is asked questions from journalists regarding his career as an actor, singer, and comedian. He talks about his career highlights and his performances coming up. The second part is an interview with Bill Willard where they talk about his time working shows in Las Vegas and his popularity.
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Newton and an unidentified woman discuss aspects of Newton's biography with co-writer, Dick Maurice. Newton answers callers questions in this short interview.
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O'Brian, who was the ghostwriter for singer Mary Wilson's 1990 autobiography, "Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme", talks at length about the book, Mary Wilson, Diana Ross, and the Supremes.
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Pecoraro, a celebrity manager, talks about the group Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods.
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Pengilly talks about the band's upcoming Las Vegas engagement, Tom Jones, changing record labels, musical influences, how the band started, and defining success.
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