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Played Out on the Strip: The Rise and Fall of Las Vegas Casino Bands
Janis L. McKay
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Description for Played Out on the Strip: The Rise and Fall of Las Vegas Casino Bands
Paperback. An in-depth and personal account ofthe lives of Las Vegas hotel musicians" Num Pages: 272 pages, 8 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; AVH; KNTF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 363.
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 extensive interviews with former musicians.
In 1989, these soon-to-be unemployed musicians went on strike. Janis McKay charts the factors behind this strike, which was precipitated by several corporate hotel owners moving to replace live musicians with synthesizers and taped music, a strategic decision ... Read more
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 extensive interviews with former musicians.
In 1989, these soon-to-be unemployed musicians went on strike. Janis McKay charts the factors behind this strike, which was precipitated by several corporate hotel owners moving to replace live musicians with synthesizers and taped music, a strategic decision ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874179996
SKU
V9780874179996
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About Janis L. McKay
Janis L. McKay is an associate professor of bassoon at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA and Principal Bassoon for the Las Vegas Philharmonic Orchestra. She also performs as Principal Bassoon for the Classical Music Festival in Austria,and as Contrabassoon for the Reno Philharmonic. McKay has performed with many noteworthy musicians, including Plácido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, and ... Read more
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