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Mac Davis recording, 1981 March 13
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Davis recounts his early childhood in 1940s Oregon, discovering music in the Navy, performing comedy in Casinos in the 1970s and 1980s, his drug addiction, his current family, and his ongoing gigs.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Sam DiStephano recording, 1991 March 08
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DiStephano, vice-president of entertainment at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, talks about his move from engineering to music, how this led to working at the Playboy Club in Chicago, and then shifting to booking entertainment.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Ralph Donerly recording, 2004 June 02
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Donerly speaks about his childhood, playing drums in Europe in the 1930s and 1940s, his enlistment in the Coast Guard, and his career playing in casinos and hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Bob Dubac recording, 1980
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Dubac discusses his talk shows and other comedians, being genuine in comedy, offensiveness in comedic acts, his thoughts on magician David Copperfield, dreaming jokes he uses in performances, and his other dreams.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Diane Ellis recording, 2002 November 04
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Ellis talks about her experience as a singer in Las Vegas, modeling, other entertainers, her childhood and start in music, the current state of entertainment in Las Vegas, and voice-over work.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Bob Flanigan (Four Freshmen) recordings, 1986 to 1995
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Flanigan talks about his childhood in a musical family, learning to play trombone, becoming a singer with the Four Freshmen, Stan Kenton's support of the group's professional career, and answers audience questions.
Archival Collection
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Ed Fusco recording, 1987 September 21
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Fusco discusses his early life and interest in music, his first professional engagement, education,later professional life, and his Supreme Court case concerning intellectual property.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Alan Grant recording, 1992 July 16
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Grant talks about his experienceas a jazz producer and DJ. He discusses the different shows he has worked on, artists he has met, and how jazz music shows are conducted.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Kip Adotta recording, 1979
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Adotta answers questions from callers about his children, relationship opinions, different forms of comedy, and more. Maurice asks him questions about his growth to fame from poverty and his show Make Me Laugh.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Van Alexander recording, 1988 May 22
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Alexander discusses his career as a bandleader, how he has met different artists, Benny Goodman's influence on his career, and the inspiration he gained from other musicians.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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