1930s California

The Geography

•424,000 km squared•West Coast of USA •Borders with Mexico•Very earthquake prone

At The Time...

• America was deep in depression• Lots of farmers had been evicted and needed

work• These farmers were knows as tramps or

“Okies” because lots of them were from Oklahoma

Music in 1930s California

• Boogie and blues were popular in the 1930s• Famous artists include Billie Holiday, Louis

Armstrong and Bing Crosby