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Known as The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the La Grange Chicken Ranch made headlines after Channel 13's Marvin Zindler investigated it in 1973.
His visit was chronicled by ABC13 film cameras, and we found the footage in our ABC13 Vault. The Grammy award winner was in the Bayou City on Feb. 22, 1971, to perform. He was asked about his decision to play with the classical musicians. "I like the feeling of it," Charles said. "Plus, I think that it is something that almost anybody can understand. In other words, you wouldn't have to be a music scholar to dig it." We also spotted another famous face on hand for the performance - legendary music producer Quincy Jones - wearing a very 70s shirt.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- ABC13 wants to take you back 38 years to a sweet holiday moment with the help of our archives. The year is 1982 and Santa, also known as John Russo, is greeting hundreds of kids at a Houston mall. On that day, Santa told us about some of the hazards of his job. "You've got to watch your knees because baby shoes are very hard, and when the parents put the kids down that don't want to come down, they're kicking," he said. So, the first thing Santa said he does is cover his knees because he's been hit too many times before.