The Time Two Members of Gene Krupa’s Band Got Beat up by White Supremacists: The Zoot Suit Riots
Remember that song "Zoot Suit Riot"? I recently discovered this footnote in swing era history: After a concert by the celebrated orchestra of drummer Gene Krupa, two of the band members, a pianist and sax player, were assaulted by sailors, apparently inspired by the events in Los Angeles. The band ...