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Lou Christie recording, 1986 December 12
Christie talks about his youth, how he found his passion for music, his musical training, and the types of music he enjoyed growing up that influenced his own music.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Rosemary Clooney recording, 1980 October
In this interview, Rosemary Clooney recalls her career in singing and acting, performing in Las Vegas, her childhood and marriage, her eyewitness account of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, and her mental health at the time.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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David Allen Coe recording, 1988 September 23
Coe talks about his magic and illusionist pursuits, the inspiration of his songs, his family life, and his time spent in prison, reform schools, and mental institutions.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Kim Crosby recording, 1995 April 07
This is an interview with actress Kim Crosby, where she discusses her early life and acting, her first performance on Broadway, her life, and humorous mistakes made during shows.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Todd Curtis recording, 1983
Curtis talks about his career as a trumpet player before turning to acting, his new role in the daytime serial, "Capitol", being thought of as a sex symbol, answering fan mail, the ratings game, and his work ethic.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Mac Davis recording, 1981 March 13
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.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Sam DiStephano recording, 1991 March 08
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.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Ralph Donerly recording, 2004 June 02
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.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Bob Dubac recording, 1980
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.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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Diane Ellis recording, 2002 November 04
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.
Collection Name: Arnold Shaw Interviews and Performance Recordings
Box/Folder: Digital File 00
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