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Songs of the Unsung: The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott Presumed First edition
Horace Tapscott
An autobiography of Los Angeles jazz musician and activist Horace Tapscott (1934-1999). It covers his early life in segregated Houston, his move to California in 1943, life as a player in the Air Force band in the early fifties, and his travels with the Lionel Hampton Band.
272 pages, 46 b&w photos
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 19, 2001 |
| ISBN13 | 9780822325314 |
| Publishers | Duke University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 222 × 30 mm · 862 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Isoardi, Steven L. |
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