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Lola Falana recordings, 1978 to 1984
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Falana discusses her upcoming album, recent performances, early career, body image, childhood poverty, relatability, and standing up for her principles; Falana answers questions from callers; Falana chats about life changes, and personal feelings; Falana discusses her childhood, her personality, and her views on growing older; Falana discusses religion, reincarnation, past life regressions, abortion, and homosexuality; Falana talks about how music for listening is coming back, romance, politics, common sense, and bowling with Rip Taylor and Sammy Davis Jr.
Falana talks about how she handles stress and answers call-in questions about her health issues, fear of cancer, dieting, and fasting; Falana talks about why she was blacklisted from the Johnny Carson Show for supporting Wayne Newton, how she was almost sold into prostitiution, and politics.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Herb Jeffries recording, 1988 June 13
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In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington. In this interview, Jarwood talks about his business, the Onyx Club, on 52nd Street, New York City, other clubs in the area, drugs and crime, Lionel Hampton, and his thoughts on 52nd street. In the second portion, Olman, wife of Jarwood's business partner Chauncey Olman, discusses her aversion to marijuana usage in the Onyx Club, and the safety of the area during the 1940s.
In this telephonic interview, Jeffries discusses his professional life in the 1930s, his relationship with Earl Hines and Duke Ellington, the racism he endured in the 1940s, his strong opposition to anti-Semitism, and only receiving $20 on his hit song "Flamingo" with Duke Ellington.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Transcript of interview with Bobby Morris by Cork Proctor, September 7, 2004
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This interview conducted by Cork Proctor and is part of the Arnold Shaw Collection at UNLV University Libraries Special Collections. It has been added to the Southern Nevada Jewish Heritage Project with Mr. Morris?s permission. In this conversation, Morris reflects upon his career, how he got started as a musician, and the wide range of influential artists he has worked with over the years, as a drummer, musical director and talent manager. Stories include playing with Louis Prima, live and on his albums; serving as Elvis? musical director; filling in for Frank Sinatra?s drummer; entertaining Howard Hughes; and playing at President John F. Kennedy?s inauguration.
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Don Hannah Big Band Music Manuscripts
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The Don Hannah Big Band Music Manuscripts (approximately 1950-1990) contains musical arrangements primarily tailored for popular musicians such as Paul Anka, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Sergio Franchi, Guy Mitchell, Diahann Carroll, and Elvis Presley. Also included in the collection are a number of Don Hannah’s original compositions.
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Paul Anka recordings, 1980 to 1992
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Anka chats about work, music, his family, his childhoods, and answers questions from callers.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about his career as a singer in show business and what it was like to work with Joe Delaney. He vividly discusses his travels to foreign countries such as Italy and Japan and how his music was perceived by audiences in those countries. He says that he greatly enjoyed his time in different countries and that people there valued his music and performance on stage. Delaney also mentions that Anka's music rose to fame in their company and that their American audience values their collaboration together.
In this interview, Paul Anka talks about how his career as a singer began and the steps he took to immerse himself in music. He first begins by talking about what high school he went to and what music he courses he took to further explore genres. He also adds that he worked at a night club in Las Vegas which allowed him to socialize with different artists.
Recording of Paul Anka on a television talk show in Las Vegas, discussing his professionalism, perfectionism, money, Las Vegas, religion, and aspects of stardom.
Anka talks about work, music, his family, and answers questions audience members.
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Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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