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Fried, Yvonne Suzanne, 1950-
Yvonne Fried, M.D., is the fourth child of five born to Milton and Esther Fried, the founders of Freed’s Bakery. In 1955, Yvonne arrived in Las Vegas as the little sister with three older brothers. Their father was a musician, who ventured into the snack bar business, which he grew with his enterprising wife. Yvonne became a medical physician and lives in Oregon. Yvonne is married to Martin Jacobson. They have three children: David, Daniela, and Max Jacobson-Fried.
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Goodwin, George
George Goodwin was a radio station director during the 1940s through the 1960s. He is best known with inventing the first Tune-Dex cards, a series of 3" by 5" cards with lyrics, melodies and chord symbols for musicians so they could carry more music aroundvwith them. Due to poor health, he retired in 1963 and died in 1965.
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Cal McKinley Collection of Tune-Dex Cards, 1943-1950. MS-00616. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Tiffany, Ken, 1936-1999
Musician and arranger Kenneth (Ken) M. Tiffany, Jr. was born in 1936 and remembered always having a love of music. After learning various instruments he decided the trombone was his favorite. He played professionally all over the country with many noted swing bands before settling in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was the lead trombone player at the Sahara Hotel for many years.
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Hand, Herman, 1875-1961
Austrian-born composer who immigrated to the United States in 1900. Hand worked as a musician and composer with several orchestras until 1928, when he moved to Hollywood to work as a composer and arranger in the film industry. Between 1928 and his death in 1951, Herman Hand contributed to over ninety film scores, including Howard Hughes' 1942 western, The Outlaw and the Oscar award-winning adventure Lost Horizons (1937).
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Eugene Williams oral history interview
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Oral history interview with Eugene Williams conducted by Claytee White on July 18, 2008 for the All That Jazz Oral History Project. Williams discusses being signed to a musical group called the Platters in 1970, and performing with them for eighteen years. Williams also talks about his temporary hiatus form music to focus on his family, then returning to music through an ex-Platters group called the Sound of the Platters.
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Transcript of interview with Stan Irwin by Cork Proctor, October 24, 2003
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Stan Irwin shares details of his background, family, and early show business experiences. His life story spans many decades and includes attending NYU, doing stand-up comedy, flying during WWII, working at Club Bingo in Las Vegas, and building up the entertainment at the Sahara Hotel. Mr. Irwin comments on many aspects of the Las Vegas entertainment scene. He recalls many headliners that he worked with and shares anecdotes about several. The Beatles, Johnny Carson, Dinah Washington, Billie Holliday, Lena Home, and Pearl Bailey are just a few of the many outstanding performers that he brought to Las Vegas. Stan offers comments on racism in Las Vegas thirty and forty years ago, and gives his opinions on the Mob, Howard Hughes, prostitution, and dress codes in the fifties and sixties, among other things. He recalls how Las Vegas looked in the early days, mentions a cardiovascular health project for children that he's involved with today, and gives a little insight into staying fit at eighty-plus.
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