Played out on the strip : the rise and fall of Las Vegas casino bands / Janis L. McKay.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKay, Janis, 1964- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Music > Social aspects > Nevada > Las Vegas > History > 20th century.
Band musicians > Nevada > Las Vegas.
Casinos > Nevada > Las Vegas.
Band musicians.
Casinos.
Music > Social aspects.
Nevada > Las Vegas.
1900-1999
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:xi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1900/1950 : from sawdust to carpet joints
  • The roaring fifties
  • The sixties : prospering and thriving
  • 1970/1980 : gone with the bosses of old
  • Must be good
  • 1980/1989 : the dog days
  • The strike of 1989
  • Old Las Vegas is gone forever.