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Jul 31, 2014 · Sony recently revived the storied Okeh label, a pioneer in early 20th-century African American music, with mixed results. Now, Capitol Records has resurrected Harvest — not in London, but in Los ...
- Christopher Werth
Jan 28, 2017 · The Record Company Headquarters that Revived 1950s Hollywood with Iconic Architecture. This essay by Alan Hess about the iconic Capitol Records building in Los Angeles was originally published as ...
- Alan Hess
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Aug 18, 2021 · Born in Alabama in 1911, Williams moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was four years old. Growing up in Watts, he played the trumpet and violin and attended Jordon High School and L.A. City College. After a stint in the Army, Williams returned to Los Angeles and began pursuing a career in music.
Oct 7, 2022 · P.M. Sounds 421 W. 6th St., San Pedro. Jazz has been all the rage in the vinyl community, with artists like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk all occupying the want lists of ...
Oct 9, 2018 · Otis Chandler is named publisher of the Los Angeles Times. 1961. Los Angeles Times runs a 5-part series exposing the reactionary bigotry of the John Birch Society. 1962. L.A. Times wins first Pulitzer Prize for reporting. The Los Angeles Times is awarded the first of what would be 44 Pulitzers to date.
Highly visible from the Hollywood Freeway, the Capitol Records Tower is one of the most recognizable designs by the prolific firm of Welton Becket and Associates. By the 1960s, the Los Angeles–based firm had grown to be the largest architecture office in the United States. The firm’s many notable designs include Parker Center (1955), the ...
Jan 27, 2020 · Saying goodbye to Rainbo Records — and 80 years of pop culture history. By Randall Roberts. Jan. 25, 2020 3 AM PT. Once upon a time, Rainbo Records manufactured the sound of America. Ravers and ...