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Dizzy Gillespie: His Legacy | Carolina Stories 4

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Dizzy Gillespie: His Legacy | Carolina Stories
Episode 4
The group discusses Dizzy Gillespie’s legacy, and what he meant to them, as a teacher, musician, and human being. Here, the song “Birks Works” is played by Charlton Singleton.
Dizzy Gillespie: Influence In Music | Carolina Stories 5

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Dizzy Gillespie: Influence In Music | Carolina Stories
Episode 5
Dick Goodwin returns to talk with the group about Dizzy Gillespie’s personality, and how Dizzy was able to influence an entire generation’s interest in this style of music, with his motivation, and...
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover And Melvin Purvis | Carolina Stories - Episode 3 G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories 6

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G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories
Episode 6
With the FBI’s rise of popularity, the entertainment industry stepped in to influence popular culture. It seemed that every fictional agent seen in movies, pulp magazines, and comics were modeled...
G-Man: Life After FBI | Carolina Stories 7

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G-Man: Life After FBI | Carolina Stories
Episode 7
Melvin Purvis smoothly moved on from the FBI, making endorsements for various everyday items, like safety razors, cars, and cereal. The Junior G-Man Club for children, and the Park Brothers’ Melvin...
G-Man: Death And Legacy | Carolina Stories 8

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G-Man: Death And Legacy | Carolina Stories
Episode 8
Melvin Purvis’ life tragically ended on February 29, 1960, due to an accidental discharge of a firearm. Some speculate that his death was suicide, while some others say that Purvis may have been...
G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories - Episode 6 G-Man: Introduction | Carolina Stories 1

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G-Man: Introduction | Carolina Stories
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During the 1920’s and 1930’s, Prohibition drove liquor sales underground, and gangsters rose to power, one of which was the infamous Al Capone. While most people endured the grueling conditions of the...
G-Man: Early Life | Carolina Stories 2

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G-Man: Early Life | Carolina Stories
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Melvin Purvis was born in 1903, the first son of a large family from Timmonsville. He studied law at the University of South Carolina without much enthusiasm, but graduated in 1925. When his love...
G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories - Episode 6 G-Man: The John Dillinger Case | Carolina Stories 4

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G-Man: The John Dillinger Case | Carolina Stories
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The brutality of the Kansas City Massacre shocked the nation, and Attorney General Homer Cummings began to expand his campaign on federal authority over crime. Cummings’ twelve point crime program...
G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories - Episode 6 G-Man: Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd | Carolina Stories 5

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G-Man: Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd | Carolina Stories
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Following the death of John Dillinger, Charlie “Pretty Boy” Floyd became public enemy number one. He was wanted for his involvement in the Kansas City Massacre, along with the robbing of over thirty...