Earl Watkins interviewed by Monk Rowe, San Francisco, California, August 7, 2002 [video]

Table of Contents: Biography -- Changes over the years in the bay area -- Military service as a musician -- Military life and pay scale/Rise of big bands/Versatility of Buddy Rich -- 1930's and 40's dance halls : "colored night and white night" -- Struggling to make a living/Music business is an addiction -- First recording/Late 1940's gigs -- Rock pushed jazz musicians out of jobs/Praise for the Beatles -- Merging of black and white musicians' unions/Segregation in San Francisco -- Conclusion : Jerome Richardson.