See http://kakoluri.com/2009/03/01/hunter-hancock-apr-21-1916-aug-4-2004/ for more information. Here is another good source Remembering Hunter Hancock Posted by Gypsy Chief
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This Date in History – Hunter Hancock
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · best of California, van nuys high
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Hunter Hancock Apr 21, 1916 – Aug 4, 2004
March 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · best of California, van nuys high
A legendary R&B disk jockey who played rythm and blues before rock and roll came along. At one time this was called ‘race music’. Hunter had a wide following among the students at Van Nuys High. The white kids at VNHS would race out to their cars the minute school was out so they could [...]
Best of California – Take 1
March 1st, 2009 · No Comments · best of California
I had an awful time deciding what to add first in our continuing best of California series. The Monterey Jazz Festival qualifies. Yosemite National Park, Lake Tahoe, Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, Griffith Park Zoo in L. A. and then there is Death Valley as well as Bass Lake (made famous by Hunter S. [...]
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