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Off-Ramp

My Teacher Alma

By Off-Ramp Staff
Published Oct 3, 2009
Keyboard player and record producer Clarence McDonald, in the studio. (Credit: Susan McDonald)
Keyboard player and record producer Clarence McDonald, in the studio. (Credit: Susan McDonald)
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Susan McDonald
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About the Show

Over 11 years and 570 episodes, John Rabe and Team Off-Ramp scoured SoCal for the people, places, and ideas whose stories needed to be told, and the show became a love-letter to Los Angeles. Now, John is sharing selections from the Off-Ramp vault to help you explore this imperfect paradise.

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Corporation for Public Broadcasting

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My Teacher Alma
Off-Ramp music teacher Clarence McDonald on teacher Alma Hightower.

Keyboard legend Clarence McDonald begins a series of commentaries on music by introducing us to Alma Hightower, a music teacher who was the backbone of black music in LA.

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