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Greg Chavez Clip 1: "The Bump"

Collection: Sunnyside Sound Project Records at the Archives at Queens Library: Greg Chavez
Date: Time Period: 1970-2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009 Material: digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software. Dimension: Total running time: 0:02:07
Creator: Greg Chavez interviewed by Sabine Heinlein Identifier: aql:18323 chavez_greg_clip1

Description: At a concert in Astoria in the early seventies, Greg Chavez, then 16, sprang into action when Addie "Micki" Harris asked if anyone in the audience could dance "The Bump." Greg's bump made such an impression on Micki that she recognized him a few months later at a concert in Florida. "You are the boy who danced with me in Astoria," Micki said, according to Greg. From then on the two were inseparable.

Collection : aql:20455; aql:18078

Creator : Greg Chavez interviewed by Sabine Heinlein

Date : Time Period: 1970-2009; 2009; Interview recorded in 2009

Summary/Description : At a concert in Astoria in the early seventies, Greg Chavez, then 16, sprang into action when Addie "Micki" Harris asked if anyone in the audience could dance "The Bump." Greg's bump made such an impression on Micki that she recognized him a few months later at a concert in Florida. "You are the boy who danced with me in Astoria," Micki said, according to Greg. From then on the two were inseparable.

Subject : Dance; Shirelles (Musical group)

Rights : These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).

Coverage : Locations discussed: Sunnyside, NY Sunnyside (New York, N.Y.) Queens (New York, N.Y.)

Type : Oral history

Format : digital audio recording made using Edirol R-09 digital recorder and Adobe Soundbooth software.; Total running time: 0:02:07

Identifier : aql:18323 chavez_greg_clip1

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Rights Notice
These audio recordings, photos and articles are the property of Sabine Heinlein. Uses of edited excerpts from her interviews are protected under a Creative Commons public domain license, but her full, unedited audio is open to researchers by request. Contact digitalarchives@queenslibrary.org for access. For reproductions of the unedited recordings, please contact Sabine Heinlein at (sabineheinlein@gmail.com).


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