This discussion, hosted at UNLV, featured former musicians from the Stan Kenton Band, answering questions about Kenton, jazz music, and education, with memories and stories. The panel also answers questions from the audience.
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Stevens talks about acting, television versus movies, success, drugs in Hollywood, his childhood, and politics. An unidentified woman occasionally comments.
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Super talks about his career as a comedian, people who have have influenced him, the state of comedians and television, and jokes throughout the interview.
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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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In the beginning of the recording, Arnold Shaw sets up an interview day and time with American composer Kay Swift. During the interview they discuss Swift's musical background and how her childhood environment impacted her musical career.
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Tesh talks about his recently filmed musical extravaganza at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, other projects he is working on, juggling multiple avenues of work, and the musicians who have influenced his musical style.
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Travelena speaks about his ESP abilities, his time in the military, his pet peeves, interest in impressions, his early life, and his wish for world peace.
Travelena talks about the return of lounge acts to Las Vegas, compares Las Vegas to Atlantic City, NJ, his television show, the issue of POWs left in Vietnam, and his faith.
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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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Audio begins with a recorded performance. Tucker discusses her album Strong Enough to Bend, her musical influences, her thoughts on Laughlin, Nevada, her family relationships, travelling as a musician, and her aspirations. She also discusses meeting Elvis Presley, the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada, and the mixing of her albums.
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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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Van talks about his career as a bandleader, with particular attention to the Las Vegas hotels where he worked and the entertainers and personalities that frequented the Strip in the 1940s.
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Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
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Collection Number: OH-03930 Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings Box/Folder: Digital File 00