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Banding Together Against Segregation in Los Angeles
by Eve Goldberg
Once upon a time, jazz musicians in jny: Los Angeles led a groundbreaking struggle for racial justice and economic opportunity that sent ripples of change across the country. Most of us are aware of the seminal names and events of the civil rights era: Rosa Parks spearheading the Montgomery bus boycott; Martin Luther King ...
Marl Young Pianist and Arranger Memorial Service Set
A memorial service for Marl Young, a pianist and arranger Young who died April 29 at the age of 92, memorial will be held by Professional Musicians, Local 47, from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Local 47 auditorium, 817 Vine St., in Hollywood. Young played an important role in the merger of the black ...
Marl Young Pianist Was Key in Desegregating L.A. Musicians Unions
Pianist and arranger Marl Young, who also had a law degree, helped integrate Los Angeles' all-black Local 767 and all-white Local 47. He later became the first black music director of a major network TV series, 'Here's Lucy.' Marl Young, a musician who was instrumental in the merger of the all-black and all-white musicians unions in ...
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