Olman, Mel interview

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Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Oral histories -- Miami Beach (Fla.)
Music -- Performance -- United States
Genre:: Video Recordings
Spatial Coverage:: North and Central America -- United States -- Florida -- Miami-Dade -- Miami Beach
Coordinates:: 25.7941762 x -80.1285211

Scope and Content:: Mel Olman is a musician (pianist) who came to the Beach when he was 9 years old in 1951. As a performer he played the clubs, hotels, and the Fontainebleau. He talks about those days and growing up on the Beach. His father, Val Olman, was a society band leader and violinist who played with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and Dean Martin. In 1984 Mel joined his father as a performing duo at the Fontainebleau, where they played for eight years. He talks about those times.
Biographical:: Dateof Birth: 02-25-1943
General Note:: (Location) Shelbourne Hotel