Central Avenue Sounds

Central Avenue Sounds
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Publisher : Univ of California Press
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 0520220986
ISBN-13 : 9780520220980
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Book Synopsis Central Avenue Sounds by : Clora Bryant

Download or read book Central Avenue Sounds written by Clora Bryant and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here too are recollections of Hollywood's effects on local culture, the precedent-setting merger of the black and white musicians' unions, and the repercussions from the racism in the Los Angeles Police Department in the late 1940s and early 1950s.


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