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CBS News Eyewitness: 'The New Beat,' 1962

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Marc Myers
Jul 27, 2022
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On November 21, 1962, at the height of the new youthful presidency of John F. Kennedy, a bossa nova concert was held at New York's Carnegie Hall. The bossa nova had already become a hit in the U.S. thanks to Stan Getz's Jazz Samba, released in April of that year. The purpose of the autumn event was to expose the audience to actual bossa nova artists and…

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