Host Steven Maggi chats with Al Contrera of "The Mystics" on the early days of Doo-Wop, how losing out on the song "A Teenager In Love" led to their smash hit "Hushabye," his new book "Hushabye: The Mystics, the Music, and the Mob," and more.
http://www.vegasneversleeps.com/www.amazon.com/Hushabye-Mystics-…era/dp/1982200294

Host Steven Maggi chats with Al Contrera of "The Mystics" on the early days of Doo-Wop, how losing out on the song "A Teenager In Love" led to their smash hit "Hushabye," his new book "Hushabye: The Mystics, the Music, and the Mob," and more. http://www.vegasneversleeps.com/www.amazon.com/Hushabye-Mystics-…era/dp/1982200294

Vegas Never Sleeps - The Complete Al Contrera Interview - May 28, 2022

Storytelling, or raconteuring, is one of the most understated forms of American art. Regrettably, many of the tellers of  fables, feats, and frontline experiences are no longer here to spin those stories one more time.  Even sadder, most of those tales were never recorded, catalogued, or otherwise archived.

     The Sports Racx looks to gather the best storytellers from the playing fields, locker rooms, grandstands, periphery and shadows of sport. Nothing fancy or formal, Steven Maggi holds court in an over-cocktails- style sit down with people who make us laugh and stare in open-jawed amazement with their behind-the-scenes anecdotes that we probably never heard before. And if we did hear them, they often come with a fresh new spin and varnish.

     We’re not necessarily interested in big names and A-listers. We’re looking to present the voices that really have something to say; the watchers and observers who mentally catalogued their experiences and are just plain entertaining and f...

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Storytelling, or raconteuring, is one of the most understated forms of American art. Regrettably, many of the tellers of fables, feats, and frontline experiences are no longer here to spin those stories one more time. Even sadder, most of those tales were never recorded, catalogued, or otherwise archived. The Sports Racx looks to gather the best storytellers from the playing fields, locker rooms, grandstands, periphery and shadows of sport. Nothing fancy or formal, Steven Maggi holds court in an over-cocktails- style sit down with people who make us laugh and stare in open-jawed amazement with their behind-the-scenes anecdotes that we probably never heard before. And if we did hear them, they often come with a fresh new spin and varnish. We’re not necessarily interested in big names and A-listers. We’re looking to present the voices that really have something to say; the watchers and observers who mentally catalogued their experiences and are just plain entertaining and f...

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Vegas Never Sleeps - The Complete Al Contrera Interview - May 28, 2022