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Colored Only" facilities. In an incident in
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Lastie recalled, "Every month they would have a children’s hour at the Hot Spot. That’s where Fats Domino used to play; and
Cornelius Coleman would stand behind me with his hands on my shoulders. He was left-handed and he'd cross his hands and play beats on me, and if I played it wrong, he would slap
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