Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)United States. Warren Commission
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Warren Commission (14 of 26): Hearings Vol. XIV (of 15)
United States. Warren Commission
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 -- Assassination; Oswald, Lee Harvey
Mr. GRIFFIN. That is in Dallas?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Can you tell us when you were born?
Mr. PATTERSON. March 13, 1944.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you presently employed?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where are you employed?
Mr. PATTERSON. The Beachcomber.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What kind of place is that?
Mr. PATTERSON. It is a night club.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What do you do at the Beachcomber?
Mr. PATTERSON. Entertain.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What kind?
Mr. PATTERSON. Musician and singer.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What instruments do you play?
Mr. PATTERSON. My major instrument is the guitar.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Do you sing any particular kind of songs?
Mr. PATTERSON. Well, I do mostly rhythm and blues and a few classicals.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How long have you been an entertainer?
Mr. PATTERSON. Approximately 5 years.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Are you a high school graduate?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes. I’m in college.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are going to college?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are attending college right now?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Where are you attending college?
Mr. PATTERSON. Arlington State.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Is that in the Dallas area?
Mr. PATTERSON. It is in Arlington, Tex.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What are you majoring in?
Mr. PATTERSON. Music.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You were interviewed sometime in December by an agent of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Do you recall that interview?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. At that time you indicated that you had worked on some
occasions for Eva Grant, Ruby’s sister?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. When did you first work for Eva Grant?
Mr. PATTERSON. I don’t know the exact date. In fact, I can’t even
recall the month, but it was, I guess you could say, the last of the
summer.
Mr. GRIFFIN. This summer, 1963, was the first time?
Mr. PATTERSON. 1963; yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. So the first time you worked for Eva Grant would have been
in the summer of 1963?
Mr. PATTERSON. Approximately. As far as I can recall.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How much would you receive for a one night engagement with
Mrs. Grant?
Mr. PATTERSON. Well, the pay varied from—I just played a one hour show,
say, about 10 or 15 minutes with a saxophone player. That is myself and
my band, and I would say the average pay I received was $8 for these 10
or 15 minutes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Would you sometimes receive more and sometimes receive
less?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What was the least you received?
Mr. PATTERSON. $4.00.
Mr. GRIFFIN. What was the most that you received?
Mr. PATTERSON. $10.00.
Mr. GRIFFIN. How many times did you play there?
Mr. PATTERSON. I don’t know for sure.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did you always appear with your saxophone player?
Mr. PATTERSON. Eighty percent of the time I did.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did they pay the saxophone player separately?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Did they sometimes pay you?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. Then you would pay the saxophone player?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
Mr. GRIFFIN. You are nodding yes?
Mr. PATTERSON. Yes.
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