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1. Central Avenue Sounds Oral History Project

Topic:
African American History
Jazz--California--Los Angeles--History
Central Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Music
Jazz musicians--California--Los Angeles--Interviews
Language:
English
Audio:

2. Beyond Central

Topic:
African American History
Music
Language:
English
Audio:

8. Interview of Barry Hansen

Topic:
Music
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes interviews with individuals involved in behind-the-scenes or on-the-air presentation of rock music in Los Angeles area during its critical period of growth and importance, the 1960s and 1970s. It focuses on both the music itself and the culture that accompanied it as rock mus...
Biographical Note:
Radio broadcaster for the Los Angeles station KPPC- FM and manager of the Westwood One Radio Network. Creator of the persona Dr. Demento.

9. Interview of Mantle Hood

Topic:
UCLA and University of California History
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Music
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents the history of UCLA's Institute of Ethnomusicology, which was founded in 1961 and dissolved in 1974.
Biographical Note:
UCLA professor of ethnomusicology and founding director of the UCLA Institute of Ethnomusicology.

10. Interview of Gertrude Robinson

Topic:
African American History
UCLA and University of California History
Music
UCLA Research Centers and Programs
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series documents the history of UCLA's Institute of Ethnomusicology, which was founded in 1961 and dissolved in 1974.
Biographical Note:
Performer of Balinese and Javanese music and director of the ethnomusicology program at Loyola Marymount University. Graduate student in ethnomusicology during her time at UCLA.