Two history-making deals were signed in New York for pennies on the dollar. The first was in 1626, when Peter Minuit (whose last name in French means "midnight") paid Native Americans $23 for Manhattan. The second came in March 1955, when Riverside Records producer Orrin Keepnews bought out Prestige's contract with Theonious Monk (composer of 'Round M…
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