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Despite his importance and influence, jazz musician, educator, and community leader Horace Tapscott remains relatively unknown to most Americans. In Songs of the Unsung Tapscott shares his life story, recalling his childhood in Houston, moving with his family to Los Angeles in 1943, learning music, and his early professional career. He describes forming the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra in 1961 and later the Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension to preserve African American music and serve the community. Tapscott also recounts his interactions with the Black Panthers and law enforcement, the Watts riots, his work in Hollywood movie studios, and stories about his famous musician-activist friends. Songs of the Unsung is the captivating story of one of America's most unassuming heroes as well as the story of L.A.'s cultural and political evolution over the last half of the twentieth century.
Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword / Steven Isoardi xi
Preface xiii
1. Early Years in Houston 1
2. California 17
3. Setting the Pace 31
4. Central Avenue 42
5. Military Service 51
6. On the Road with Lionel Hampton 70
7. To Preserve and Develop Black Culture 82
8. The Fire This Time 105
9. In the Middle of It 117
10. Stayin' Alive 125
11. The Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension 136
12. Settling into the Community 147
13. Movements to the Present 173
14. Reflections and Directions 187
Postscript: From the Funeral Service 213
Appendix: A Partial List of UGMAA Artists, 1961-1998 217
Discography I: Horace Tapscott 221
Discography II: Music from the Ark 236
Index 241
