Contents

• List of Illustrations
• Preface
• Introduction: Creating Dangerously: The Blues Life of Johnny Otis, George Lipsitz
• Part I: Central Avenue Breakdown
• Part II: Rhythm and Blues
• Part III: The Musicians
• Part IV: The Music
• Part V: Preaching, Painting, and Plowing
• Part VI: The Los Angeles Rebellion and the Politics of Race
• Index