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Posts Tagged ‘ Amateur Hour ’

American Idols: ‘Roxy,’ Major Bowes, and Early Radio Stardom

April 14, 2015

By Radio Preservation Task Force

Ross Melnick provides historical context necessary to understand the prevalence of talent programs on contemporary American network television.
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Tags: amateur, Amateur Hour, Major Bowes, Roxy, Roxy and his Gang, Samuel Roxy Rothafel, The Capitol, Variety, WEAF
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