Gillespie talks about jazz music culture, his early career, racism and marketing in early pop music, as well as the integration and segregation of some popular acts of the time.
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Interview starts with a recorded rendition of "Stagger Lee". Gilley discusses his childhood, his cousin, Jerry Lee Lewis, opening the club "Gilley's" in 1971, his first successful record in 1974, "Urban Cowboy", performing in Las Vegas, techniques of recording and performing, and his band and back-up singers.
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