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Music
La Copla from Atahualpa Yupanqui
Yes, Brick by Brick and Waende by Caeys
Space in Between by Federico Albanese
Kieke by Shida Shihabi
Notes
My favorite work on Mays is James Hirsch's glorious biography, Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend. I also recommend John Klima's Willie's Boys, about the Black Baron's 1948 season.
If you're looking to get more context for the city during those years, I'd recommend Diane McWhorter's history, Carry Me Home.
