Oklahoma City Music: Deep Deuce and Beyond
Author: Anita G. Arnold
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing of Chicago
Release Date: June 7, 2010
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Summary
"Oklahoma City Music: Deep Deuce and Beyond", written by Anita G. Arnold, Executive Director of Black Liberated Arts Center(BLAC), Inc. covers almost 70 years of music history in Oklahoma City, beginning in the late 1920’s with the Blue Devils and ending in the late 1990’s. Music of all genres is included from jazz and blues, rock and roll, to classical and much more. The book weaves a story of Deep Deuce, the rich music Mecca, from which national bands picked superbly trained musicians to complete their bands and push onward to national and international fame. Charlie Christian and Jimmy Rushing are larger than life in the story and musical families such as Charlie Christian’s, the Funches, the Walkers, the Charles Burtons, George Wesleys and more are pictured in this book of more than 180 beautiful photographs. This book is also available in Barnes and Noble, Borders, Walgreen’s, Oklahoma History Center, Charlie’s Jazz, Rhythm and Blues Store, Dean’s Typesetting, Black Liberated Arts Center, Inc., Hastings Books and Music, and Full Circle Book Store.