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Douglas Henry Daniels is a professor of black studies and history at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is the author of Lester Leaps In and Pioneer Urbanites- A Social and Cultural History of Black San Francisco. He lives in Santa Barbara.
The author's passion for his subject and his skill as a historian and social scientist are manifest, making the book a rewarding read for anyone interested in how jazz really was in those days.--Stanley Naftaly, Santa Barbara Independent <br> To explore the Devils' enormous impact and their unique spirit of brotherhood, Daniels minutely records the lives of several key members, including Basie, Page, Smith, and the famous blues singer Jimmy Rushing. He also illuminates the vibrant community of black Oklahomans, completing this important chronicle in American music history. <br> -Publishers Weekly <br> Daniels fills a distinct gap in jazz scholarship with this chronicle of the group's ten-year existence (1923-33). <br> -Library Journal
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