Brooks discusses notable musicians he hired, his experience in the El Rancho Vegas hotel and casino, his real estate career, meeting mobster Bugsy Siegel in 1942, and his relationship with the interviewer, Bill Willard.
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Carr talks about her career, her influences, and her success in reaching both English and Spanish audiences. performing for Queen Elizabeth II, touring Latin America, Las Vegas, and other artists. She also sings.
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Childers talks about his eary career and time with the Kenton Band, his experiences with other big band artists, his work in Las Vegas, his musical technique, and the skills needed to organize, arrange, and learn music.
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Constanten recounts his career in music as a keyboardist, studying under European composers, and his move to electronic music. He also talks about his military service, working with the Grateful Dead, working off-Broadway, and the future and evolution of music.
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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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Kessler discusses the development of his career in record promotion from his early days with Columbia to his leadership of OKEH Records, a Columbia label that promoted black artists, his love for R&B music and promoting the Treniers, Chuck Willis, and Johnny Ray.
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King answers call-in questions from listeners, talking about comedy, his views on the LGBT community, his twenty-year friendship with Renee Richards, his concerns about nuclear energy, politics, the energy crisis, and other topics.
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Kirby talks about his career as a comedian and impersonator. He talks about getting his start, working for Disney, travelling around the country, his experience with drugs and the law, and how his faith helped him rehabilitate him.
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Local Las Vegas, Nevada character, Howard "Suitcase Murphy" Kirk shares his views on entertainment and gambling, his arrival in the city in 1946,and his personal history. This interview includes frequent profanity.
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Lazer talks about his career as an Elvis Presley impersonator. He talks about first listening to Elvis, what he does, and other musical artists that he admires. He also sings 3 songs for the audience.
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