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Ed Slaughter
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1005 | 1m 16s
The story of Edgar “Ed” Slaughter ownership of the pool hall on N. Williams Ave.
In the late 1940s and 1950s, Edgar “Ed” Slaughter owned the pool hall below McClendon’s Rhythm Room on N. Williams Avenue. Bob Dietsche, “Sweet Baby” James Benton, Gerald Caldwell and Malcolm Slaughter tell the story. [Music by Darrell Grant, Chris Brown, Andre St. James, Derek Sims and David Evans]
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Ed Slaughter
Clip: Season 10 Episode 1005 | 1m 16s
In the late 1940s and 1950s, Edgar “Ed” Slaughter owned the pool hall below McClendon’s Rhythm Room on N. Williams Avenue. Bob Dietsche, “Sweet Baby” James Benton, Gerald Caldwell and Malcolm Slaughter tell the story. [Music by Darrell Grant, Chris Brown, Andre St. James, Derek Sims and David Evans]
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