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  2. Zoot Suit Riot (song) - Wikipedia

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    "Zoot Suit Riot" is a song by the American ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, written by vocalist and frontman Steve Perry for the band's 1997 compilation album of the same name on Mojo Records.

  3. Zoot Suit (play) - Wikipedia

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    Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film ...

  4. Zoot Suit Riot (album) - Wikipedia

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    Zoot Suit Riot: The Swingin' Hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies is a compilation album by the American band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, released on March 18, 1997, by Space Age Bachelor Pad Records. The album is a collection of swing and jazz -influenced songs from the band's first three studio albums, along with four bonus tracks recorded ...

  5. Steve Perry (Oregon musician) - Wikipedia

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    After emerging as a successful regional band and eventually becoming a consistent staple of the West Coast third wave ska touring circuit, the Daddies broke into the musical mainstream with their 1997 album Zoot Suit Riot, a compilation of swing songs culled from the band's first three albums.

  6. Cherry Poppin' Daddies - Wikipedia

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    The Cherry Poppin' Daddies are an American swing and ska band established in Eugene, Oregon, in 1989.Formed by singer-songwriter Steve Perry and bassist Dan Schmid, the band has experienced numerous personnel changes over the course of its 30-year history, with only Perry, Schmid and trumpeter Dana Heitman currently remaining from the original founding lineup.

  7. L.A. apologizes for city's role in Zoot Suit riots

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  8. L.A. County supervisors denounce 'dark chapter' of Zoot Suit ...

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    The L.A. County Board of Supervisors condemns the Zoot Suit Riots that targeted Latino, African American and Filipino youths 80 years ago.

  9. By exploring L.A.'s racial injustice, Luis Valdez's 'Zoot ...

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    'Zoot Suit' is by far the most influential play by a Chicano writer, and the only one to reach Broadway. It changed Los Angeles' historical memory and the American theater forever