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Legendary jazzman Johnny Otis has spent a lifetime at the center of
L.A.'s black music scene as a composer, performer, producer, d.j.,
activist, and preacher. His energetic, anecdotal memoir, Upside
Your Head Rhythm and Blues on Central Avenue, recalls the music,
the great performers, and the vibrant culture of the district, as
well as the political and social forces -- including virulent white
racism -- that have shaped black life in Los Angeles. Resonating
with anger, poignancy, joy, and defiance, Upside Your Head is a
unique document of the African-American musical and cultural
experience.
Upside Your Head recalls a 50-year career when it seems Otis either
encountered, discovered, or performed with every significant figure
in the early days of rhythm & blues and rock 'n' roll,
including Count Basie, Esther Phillips, T-Bone Walker, Big Mama
Thornton, and Lester Young. Drawing on dozens of vignettes,
personal photographs, and hours of taped interviews from the
popular "Johnny Otis Show," Upside Your Head offers a moving
tribute to the black community that gave birth to L.A.'s rhythm and
blues. His stories celebrate the true roots in black culture of a
distinctive American music while lamenting its eventual
appropriation by the dominant white society.
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