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Because Chicago was to radio what Hollywood was to films and Broadway was to the theatre: it was the hub of radio.
Mel TormeAbout author
- Author's profession: Musician
- Nationality: american
- Born: December 13, 1925
- Died: June 5, 1999
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Serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn New York. Especially in the summer of 1912. Somber as a word was better. But it did not apply to Williamsburg Brooklyn. Prairie was lovely and Shenandoah had a beautiful sound but you couldn't fit those words into Brooklyn. Serene was the only word for it especially on a Saturday afternoon in summer.
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