Leslie Groves, who ran the top-secret Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tenn.

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Bands like Black Oak Arkansaw, Foghat and ZZ Top altered boogie to new, sometimes, ridiculous heights.

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All are furnished with antiques, oak panelling, tapestries, open fires and roll-top baths, and supplied with flowers, chocolates and complimentary champagne.

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