Central Avenue

Highlights from the Ethnomusicology Archive: Bette Cox collection now online

Submitted by Maureen Russell on September 21, 2015 - 6:58pm

Bette Yarbrough Cox (1921-2017) was a music educator in Los Angeles for more than 30 years, the founder of the BEEM (Black Experience as Expressed through Music) Foundation for the Advancement of Music, a Commissioner of Cultural Affairs for the City of Los Angeles, and a longtime friend of former Mayor Tom Bradley.

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The Sounds of Central Avenue

Submitted by Maureen Russell on July 24, 2015 - 9:18pm

From the 1920s through the early 1950s, Central Avenue was the economic and social center for African American Los Angeles. It was also a hub for all Southern Californians who wanted to hear the latest and best in jazz.

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