The View from the End of the World: Live Interviews of Life in Prison with James Carr

produced by Isaac Cronin (Folkways Records, 1975), 31 mins

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Field of Interest: World Music
Description: James "Jimmy" Carr, founder of the Wolf Pack, an infamous prison gang in California during the 1960s, tells the story of life behind bars. Carr had unique experiences in the prison system as he was at seventeen still a juvenile and incarcerated in California’s oldest correctional facility. The incidents described on this album are taken from tapes Carr recorded as testimonial of his time in prison, and his evolution as a leader.
Content Type: Music recording
Duration: 31 mins
Format: Audio
Sub Genre: Oral History & Biography, Documentary, Spoken Word
Label: Folkways Records
Producer: Isaac Cronin
Release Date: 1975
Subject: World Music, American Music, Music & Performing Arts, American Studies, United States and Canada, Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá, United States
Keywords and Translated Subjects: Estados Unidos y Canadá, Estados Unidos e Canadá