Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Reminiscences of Scoville Browne : oral history, 1971.Biographical NoteMusician.
Scope and ContentsChildhood 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.
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