Reminiscences of Scoville Browne : oral history, 1971.

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Reminiscences of Scoville Browne : oral history, 1971.

Childhood move from Atlanta to Chicago; social and working conditions for Chicago's black musicians, 1920s and 30s; race relations: black and white musicians' unions, white ownership of black clubs, white commercialization of black music, degree of fraternization between white and black musicians; organized crime; view of jazz; travel to New York City with Louis Armstrong; New York City and Chicago compared.

Transcript: 19 leaves.

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Browne, Scoville, 1915-

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Musician. From the description of Reminiscences of Scoville Browne : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122512823 ...

Lax, John, -1978

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