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October 12, 2011
Il Fanciullo del West: Shorty Joe Quartuccio’s Country Western Sound
Shorty Joe and his Red Rock Canyon Cowboys - 1947
(Shorty Joe Quartuccio, Bob Simas, & Jim Franchina)
A Few Notes on California’s Sicilian American country music history.
March 17, 2011
Leo Politi, Saint Joseph, and Las Golondrinas
Leo Politi
cover of "Song of the Swallow," 1948
Children’s literature, the Watts Towers, and Italian-Californian celebrations of Saint Joseph’s Day.
March 2, 2011
The Case of the Missing Fasanella Painting
Ralph Fasanella
"Welcome Home Boys" (1953)
How I uncovered that the City of Oakland, the Oakland Public Library, the Oakland Museum of California, and the Oakland International Airport have misplaced Ralph Fasanella’s...
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