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daveashaw t1_j9qvxvs wrote on February 23, 2023 at 10:35 PM

Really great article on this in the New Yorker, quite a few years ago. There was also an episode of the 50s crime drama "The Untouchables" covering the topic.

HeavyMetalOverbite OP t1_j9rad54 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 12:14 AM

Thanks for the pointer, it was the Sept 15 2003 issue, reading it now.

HeavyMetalOverbite OP t1_j9ru8gu wrote on February 24, 2023 at 2:39 AM

First paragraph of the New Yorker article mentions this song:

Jake Walk Blues by the Allen Bros