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Played Out on the Strip: The Rise and Fall of Las Vegas Casino Bands
Played Out on the Strip The Rise and Fall of Las Vegas Casino Bands
Author: Janis L. McKay
From 1940 to 1989, nearly every hotel on the Las Vegas Strip employed a full-time band or orchestra. After the late 1980s, when control of the casinos changed hands from independent owners to corporations, almost all of these musicians found themselves unemployed. Played Out on the Strip traces this major shift in the music industry through exte...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780874179996
ISBN-10: 0874179998
Publication Date: 4/12/2016
Pages: 272
Edition: 1
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Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Book Type: Paperback
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