Palm Springs in popular culture

The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as filming locations; topical settings; and storyline subjects for films, television shows, literature, and music; are frequently featured in popular culture. Besides Palm Springs, other nearby communities include Bermuda Dunes, Cathedral City, Coachella, Desert Hot Springs, Indian Wells, Indio, La Quinta, Mecca, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, and the Salton Sea. All are in Riverside County, southern California. This list focuses on the popular cultures of literature and music.

Topical setting or storyline

Literature

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Listed alphabetically by title, series, author last name.

• The Affair at Palm Springs – a crime novel by Clifford Knight (1938). New York: Mead, Dodd. LCCN   38-25880. OCLC   8518016 ^[1]
• Alliance of Terror – suspense by Ronald Lawruk (2011). CreateSpace. pp. 250. ISBN   978-1460989371. OCLC   633149004
• "Amanda Thorne" mysteries by David James (copyright by David Stukas) (all by New York: Kensington)
  • A Not So Model Home – (2012). pp. 304. ISBN   978-0758206329. OCLC   780483973
  • Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse – (2010). pp. 268. ISBN   978-0758206312. OCLC   471824588
• The Angry Buddhist – a novel by Seth Greenland (2012). New York: Europa Editions. pp. 399. ISBN   978-1609458874. OCLC   759911099
• An April Afternoon – a novel by Philip Wylie (1938) OCLC   6505489 ^[2]
• As If Love Were Enough – fiction by Anne Taylor Fleming (2006). New York: Hyperion. ISBN   978-1401307486. OCLC   61864898
• "Bad Day in Palm Springs" in Slow days, fast company: the world, the flesh, and L.A.: tales – Eve Babitz (1977). New York: Knopf/ Random House. pp. 178. ISBN   0394409841. LCCN   76-47922. OCLC   2645787
• The Bad Ending: A Palm Springs Mystery – by Scott Brassart (2008). PublishAmerica. pp. 172. ISBN   978-1424196470. OCLC   436086488
• Behind the Screen: Hacking Hollywood – a techno-thriller by Mark Stone (2008). Emerald Book Company. pp. 285. ISBN   978-1934572023
• Betrayal – Danielle Steel (2012). Delacorte Press. pp. 336. ISBN   978-0385343190
• Beyond Betrayal: Legacy of a Madman – suspense by Bill Westbrook (2009). New York: Vantage Press. pp. 129. ISBN   978-0533161492
• Biceps of Death – humorous mystery fiction by David Stukas (2004). New York: Kensington. pp. 226. ISBN   978-0758206305. OCLC   56333574
• The Case of the Drowning Duck – a Perry Mason novel by Erle Stanley Gardner (1942) ISBN   978-0345378682. OCLC   21493120 ^[2]
• Christopher Strange – fiction by Ruth E. McKee (1941). Doubleday ^{[2] [3]}
• "Clair Gray" mysteries by Michael Craft (all by New York: St. Martin's Minotaur)
  • Desert Autumn – (2001). pp. 343. ISBN   978-0312280345. OCLC   48084192
  • Desert Spring – (2004). pp. 243. ISBN   978-0312320805. LCCN   2003-58789
  • Desert Summer – (2004). pp. 258. ISBN   978-0312320805. LCCN   2004-66402
  • Desert Winter – (2003). pp. 293. ISBN   978-0312305017. LCCN   2002-31891
• Coachella – a novel by Sheila Ortiz Taylor (1998). University of New Mexico Press. pp. 197. ISBN   978-0826318435
• The Coming of the Quantum Cats – a novel by Frederik Pohl (1986). ISBN   978-0553257861
• A Contractor from Palm Springs – gay romance by Nathan Grant (2008). e-book. ISBN   978-1465745620
• The Cracked Earth – a Jack Liffey mystery by John Shannon (1999, 2008). New York: Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN   978-0425167328. OCLC   40699645 , 227016175
• Crossing Vines – a novel by Rigoberto González (2003) ISBN   978-0806135281. OCLC   50809294 ^[2]
• Damn Straight – a Lillian Byrd crime story by Elizabeth Sims (2003). Los Angeles: Alyson. pp. 272. ISBN   978-1555837860. LCCN   2003-40446
• A Deadly Kind of Love – a novel by Victor J. Banis (2011). Frisco, TX: Dreamspinner Press. pp. 208. ISBN   978-1615819157. OCLC   760885610
• Deadly Rendezvous: A Toni Underwood Mystery – a mystery by Diane Davidson (1994). Rising Tide Press. pp. 191. ISBN   978-1883061029
• The Death Web ("S.T.O.R.M." Series #5) – children's literature by Emma L. Young (2009). London: MacMillan. pp. 304. ISBN   978-0330454179. OCLC   269433807
• The Deer Park – a novel by Norman Mailer (1955). ISBN   978-0375700408 ^[2]
• "Delia's Series" family saga by Virginia C. Andrews (all by New York: Pocket Books)
  • Delia's Crossing – (2008). pp. 416. ISBN   978-1416530848. OCLC   256491150
  • Delia's Heart – (2009). pp. 374. ISBN   978-1416530916. LCCN   2008-28926
• Desert Rain – a novel by Ann Maxwell writing as Elizabeth Lowell (1996 (1983 as Summer Thunder)). New York: Avon. pp. 409. ISBN   978-0380767625 LCCN   96-96071
• "Desert Rose" – a romance story in Easter Promises by Lois Richer (2010). Steeple Hill. pp. 274. ISBN   978-0373875849 (also includes "Bluegrass Easter" by Allie Pleiter)
• The Eleventh Hour – a Connor Hawthorne mystery by Lauren Maddison (2004). Los Angeles: Alyson. pp. 308. ISBN   978-1555838782. LCCN   2004-57075
• Emerald – fiction by Phyllis Whitney (1983). Doubleday ^[3]
• Enchanted Oasis – a romance by Faith Baldwin (1938). New York: Dell. pp. 240. OCLC   33325644 ^[2]
• Every Frat Boy Wants It – by Todd Gregory (2007). Kensington. pp. 288. ISBN   978-0758217196
• Eyes of Your Heart – by Frederic Delarue (2009). Frederic Delarue Productions. pp. 240. ISBN   978-0982495902
• Fire: a drama in three acts – by Mary Hunter Austin (1914) ^[4]
• The Franchise Babe – a novel about the LPGA by sportswriter Dan Jenkins (2008). Doubleday. pp. 240. ISBN   978-0385519106
• From Barcelona, with Love – a Mac Reilly suspense by Elizabeth Adler (2011). New York: St. Martins Press. pp. 352 ISBN   978-0312668358. OCLC   702941529
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture – a novel by Douglas Coupland (1991). St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 192. ISBN   978-0312054366 ^[2]
• The Golden Years Caper – fiction by Robert Carson (1970). Little Brown ^[3]
• Gun Play – a "Shooting Shrink" book by Michael Thompkins (2006). pp. 280. ISBN   1-56315-339-4
• Happy Maisy Coleman – fiction by Juli I. Huss (2004). Rhinbeck, NY: Monkfish Books. pp. 279. ISBN   978-0972635776. LCCN   2004-4365
• Have You Ever Noticed? Humor from the Pundit of Palm Springs – by Lou Perlin (2007). William Pub. pp. 192. ISBN   978-0966690651
• "Henry Wright Mysteries" by Albert Simon
  • Coachella Valley Traffic Jam – (2005). ISBN   0-976200-38-4
  • For Sale in Palm Springs – (2001). ISBN   0-976200-34-1
  • Mystery on the Tramway – (2004). ISBN   0-976200-36-8
• Highwire Moon: a Novel – by Susan Straight (2001). Boston: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 306. ISBN   978-0618056149. OCLC   45243327 ^[5]
• Gregory Hinton novels (all by New York: Kensington)
  • Cathedral City – (2001). pp. 342. ISBN   978-1575668505. OCLC   47058848 , 50438245
  • Desperate Hearts – (2002). pp. 341. ISBN   978-0758201720. OCLC   50247149 , 52145614
• Hollywood Wives – by Jackie Collins (1987). Pocket Books. pp. 560. ISBN   978-0671704599
• Hot Water – a romance novel by Kathryn Jordan (2006). New York: Berkeley Publishing. pp. 288. ISBN   978-0425207574. LCCN   2005-57051. OCLC   62282751
• Human Whirlpool – fiction by Robert Callahan (1946). Murray & Gee ^[3]
• I went to Palm Springs and all I got was Three Dead Blondes – a woman detective story by Anne Stinnett (2012). Booktango. ISBN   978-1468904499
• "Jacob Asch Mysteries" by Arthur Lyons  [ fr ]
  • Castles Burning – (1979, 1983, 1986). Holt, Rinehart & Winston. ISBN   978-0030476211. OCLC   5824419 , 12450013 , 18748238 ^{[3] [nb 1]}
  • Fast Fade – a "Jacob Asch Mystery" (1987, 1990, 1991). New York: Mysterious Press. ISBN   978-0892962167. OCLC   15281811 , 21077338 , 22663655 ^{[nb 2]}
• Julio and Schwartz: a Brooklyn friendship – a novel by Kenneth Garrett (2007). Palm Springs: Williams Publishing. ISBN   978-0966690620. OCLC   76855725.
• "Lady Smith" in Good Housekeeping – an August 1936 short story by Myles Connolly ^{[nb 3]}
• The Last Seduction – a Harlequin Temptation romance by Elda Minger (1996 & 1997). Toronto and Richmond, England: ISBN   978-0373256907. OCLC   34759658. ISBN   978-0263801859. OCLC   43214954. ^{[nb 4]}
• The Legend of Jasper Kell – erotic fiction by Daniel McVay (2011). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 248. ISBN   978-1463601096.
• Lies of Convenience – a Route 66 Mystery by M.M. Gornell (2012). Henderson, NV: Champlain Avenue Books. pp. 230. ISBN   978-0985500801.
• The Lonesome Gods – fiction by Louis L'Amour (1983). Bantam. ISBN   978-0553050141. OCLC   9153527 ^[3]
• Love in Palm Desert – A College Coming-of-Age Adventure – erotic fiction by Katriana Stilette (2014). Amazon Kindle. ASIN   B00HRKUIT4.
• William J. Mann gay literature
  • Object of Desire (2009). New York: Kensington. pp. 416. ISBN   978-0758213778. OCLC   298183298
  • Where the Boys Are (2003). New York: Kensington. ISBN   978-0758203274. OCLC   56465474 ^{[nb 5]}
• Eric G. Meeks fiction
  • The Author Murders: A Palm Springs Biblio-Thriller – (2007). ISBN   978-0595866540
  • Witch of Tahquitz: a Novel – (2010). Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. ISBN   978-1450508407. OCLC   842024429
• Moon Over La Quinta: a Baby Boomer Romance – by Ivory Lace (2014). Amazon Kindle ASIN   B00QX377BI
• Moody Forever – a mystery by Steve Oliver (1998). New York: St. Martin. ISBN   978-0312193010. OCLC   38964259 ^{[nb 6]}
• Moving Target – a romance suspense by Elizabeth Lowell (2001). New York: Morrow. pp. 453. ISBN   0060198753. LCCN   00-68710. OCLC   45610064 ^{[nb 7]}
• Murder in Palm Springs – a mystery novel by Mike Romano (2000). National Writers Press. pp. 201. ISBN   978-0881001297. LCCN   00-102655. OCLC   47199575.
• Murders in Palm Springs – about the murders of socialites Sophia & Edward Friendly and their maid Frances Williams, written by Albert Allen (2013). Amazon. pp 28. ASIN   B00GL8Q310
• Must See to Appreciate: Adventures of a Palm Springs Realtor – by D. G. Voda (2012). Brown & King. pp. 168. ISBN   978-0615650654
• My Ascent into Submission – BDSM fiction by Nick Willams (2011). Nazca Plains. pp. 128. ISBN   978-1610982160
• The Nasty – a novel by Joe Greer (2004). Baltimore, MD: Publish America. pp. 216. ISBN   978-1413725070. OCLC   239710237
• Not a Girl Detective – a Cece Caruso Mystery by Susan Kandel (2005). New York: William Morrow. ISBN   978-0060581077. OCLC   779049298 , 503014549
• Nowhere Yet – fiction by Edward Cozza (2012). Encinatas, CA: Pinot Dog. (digital) ISBN   978-0988190603
• The Oasis: Palm Springs Diaries – LGBT fiction by A.J. Llewellyn (2010). Silver Publishing. pp. 92. ISBN   978-1920468750
• Oedipus at Palm Springs – a "Five Lesbian Brothers play" by Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey and Lisa Kron (2010). New York: Samuel French. ISBN   978-0573697029
• One Way to Love – love stories by Glenna Finley (1982). New York: New American Library. pp. 184. ISBN   978-0451114266. LCCN   2006-593973
• Oscar Season – detective mystery by Mary McNamara (2008). New York: Simon and Schuster. pp. 325. ISBN   978-1416539919 OCLC   147986710
• Other Desert Cities – a play by Jon Robin Baitz (2010). New York: Grove Press. pp. 112. ISBN   978-0802145659
• Other People We Married – stories by Emma Straub (2011). New York: Penguin. ISBN   978-1101575284 OCLC   748330004 , 797348139
• Other Resort Cities – stories by Tod Goldberg (2009). OV Books. pp. 200. ISBN   978-0981589992
• Over the Edge – fiction by David Westheimer (1972). Little Brown ^[3]
• Palm Desert – book and CD-ROM video by Rudy VanderLans (photography & design), Brian Schorn & Kenneth FitzGerald (essays), and Van Dyke Parks, Honey Barbara, Elliott Peter Earle, Itchy Pet & Supercollider (music) (1999). Emigre Inc. pp. 96. ISBN   978-0966940909 OCLC   43367902
• Palm Desert Killing (The Val & Kit Mystery Series, #5) – mystery by Rosalind Burgess (2015). Blake Oliver Publishing. pp.  266. ISBN   978-0692499702
• Palm Springs – fiction by Tom Ardies (1978). Garden City, NJ: Knopf Doubleday. pp. 400. ISBN   978-0385128469. LCCN   77-92206. OCLC   4136613 ^[2]
• Palm Springs – Trina Mascott (2000). BackinPrint.com (received the National Federation of Press Women's First place Award for Fiction). ISBN   978-0595129133. LCCN   97-816554 ^[2]
• "The Palm Springs PI Series" by Alex Ironrod
  • Deception: Palm Springs (2014) MLR Press. ISBN   978-1608209224
  • Cages: Cathedral City (2015) MLR Press. ASIN   B00W2UHFRM
• Palm Springs Weekend – fiction by Marvin H. Albert (1963). New York: Dell Publishing. OCLC   23183101 ^{[nb 8]}
• Pandora Brown – fiction by Mary Sheldon (2004). New York: Kensington. ISBN   978-0758203090. OCLC   54828842 ^{[nb 9]}
• Poodle Springs – a Philip Marlowe novel by Raymond Chandler (1958 unfinished; completed in 1989 by Robert B. Parker). New York: Putnam. pp. 268. ISBN   978-0399134821 OCLC   19981112 ^{[2] [5] [nb 10]}
• Prelude to the Apocalypse – parts 1 ("Prologue" and "Portico"), 2 ("The Coast"), and 3 ("Hell Springs") of the 5 part series by Kirby Wright (2011). Lemon Shark Press. ^[6]
• Pulp – a pulp fiction mystery by Charles Bukowski (1994). Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press. pp. 202. ISBN   0-87685-926-0 LCCN   94-4352. ^{[nb 11]}
• The Rainbow Detective Agency: Rancho Mirage – LGBT fiction by Ryan Field (2016). Smashwords. pp. 161. ISBN   978-1310799402.
• Rancho Mirage: an American Tragedy of Manners, Madness, and Murder – a true life crime story by Aram Saroyan (1993). Fort Lee, NJ. Barricade. ISBN   978-0942637953 ^[7]
• Christie Ridgway romance novels
  • An Offer He Can't Refuse – (2005). ISBN   978-0060763480 ^{[nb 12]}
  • The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men – (2006). New York: Avon. pp. 374. ISBN   978-0060763503. LCCN   2006-576237. OCLC   67551270
• The Saint Goes West – a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris (1942). New York: Avon. pp. 154. LCCN   48-10747 ^{[nb 13]}
• Shadow Fires – a horror novel by Dean Koontz (1987). Berkeley. pp. 528. ISBN   978-0425136980
• Silent Scream – a "Groovy Mystery Caper" by James Huskins (2010). CreateSpace. pp. 226. ISBN   978-1456347826
• Sisters – fiction by Pat Booth (1987). Crown Books ^[3]
• The Spirit of Palm Springs – a novel by László Hajdú (2005). AuthorWorks. pp. 300. ISBN   978-1420821024
• Spirit Ranch – a mystery by Richard Foxx (2011). ISBN   978-0615432229
• Stars – part two of "The Butterfly Trilogy" by Barbara Wood (as Kathryn Harvey) (2005). Authors Choice. pp. 367. ISBN   978-0595347797. LCCN   2012-6387 ^{[nb 14]}
• A Stranger Lies There – fiction by Stephen Santogrossi (2007). New York: Thomas Dunne. ISBN   978-0312364410. OCLC   85833287
• Tahquitz Exchange – a novel by Bernnie Reese (1993). DeChamp Co. pp. 225. ISBN   978-0962880230. LCCN   93-90902. OCLC   34320859
• The Ten-Ounce Siesta – a mystery by Norman Partridge (1998). Berkeley Publishing Group. pp. 254. ISBN   978-0425161432
• Unbreakable Love – a romance by Angela Carling (2011). Acacia Publishing. pp. 319. ISBN   978-1935089476
• Under a Desert Sky – a police detective novel by Loren Lockner (2006). Virtualbookworm.com Publishing. pp. 396. ISBN   978-1589398900
• Unholy Birth – horror fiction by Andrew Neiderman (2007). New York: Pocket Star. pp. 339. ISBN   978-1416516842. LCCN   2007-584030
• Unkindness of Ravens – a mystery by Kathleen Tracy (2006). Paribus Press. pp. 304. ISBN   978-1933705828 ^[2]
• Vermilion Sands – a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard (1971)
• "Veterinarian Mysteries" by Lillian M. Roberts
  • Almost Human – (1998). New York: Fawcett Gold Metal. pp. 278. ISBN   978-0449002285. LCCN   98-96105. OCLC   728099464
  • The Hand that Feeds You – (1997). New York: Fawcett Gold Medal. pp. 278. ISBN   978-0449149867. LCCN   96-91030. OCLC   36919986
  • Riding for a Fall – (1996). New York: Ballantine. pp. 279. ISBN   978-0449149850. OCLC   35811078
• Joseph Wambaugh detective fiction
  • Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert – (1992). New York: W. Morrow. pp. 336. ISBN   978-0688111281. OCLC   23767167. ^{[2] [nb 15]}
  • The Secrets of Harry Bright – (1985). New York: W. Morrow. pp. 345 ISBN   978-0688059583. OCLC   12082014. ^{[nb 16]}
• The Way Home – a romance by Allison Johnson (2001). New York: Five Star. pp. 315. ISBN   0786230339. LCCN   00-49067
• A Way of Life, Like Any Other (Chapter 10: "Palm Springs") – fiction by Darcy O'Brien (1977 & 2001). New York: Norton. ISBN   978-0393087987. OCLC   3203215
• The Way Some People Die – a Lew Archer detective mystery by Ross Macdonald (1951). Vintage (2007 reissue). pp. 256. ISBN   978-0307278982
• Wearing Black to the White Party – fiction by David Stukas (2003). New York: Kensington. pp. 247. ISBN   0758200404. LCCN   2003-102517
• Web of Evil – suspense by Judith A. Jance (2007). Pocket Classics. pp. 383. ISBN   978-1416537731. OCLC   224874997
• While Drowning in the Desert – a Neal Carey Mystery by Don Winslow (1996). New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN   978-0312144463. OCLC   832688960 ^{[nb 17]}
• The Winning of Barbara Worth – by Harold Bell Wright (1911). Chicago, IL: Book Supply Company. pp. 511. OCLC   1220257 ^{[5] [nb 18]}
• The Writing Experience 2001: The Palm Springs Writer's Guild Anthology – edited by Hyacinthe Baron (2001). Writers Club Press. pp. 309. ISBN   978-0595180639

Folklore and remembrances

• Ernie Pyle's Southwest – travel descriptions by Ernie Pyle (1965). Palm Desert, CA: pp. 105. OCLC   479815. LCCN   65-6125. ^[3]
• Europe, 1905 [and] Southern Cal., Palm Springs, 1935 – a travel journal by Laura A. Kelly (1935 (1905)). pp. 399. ^{[nb 19]} OCLC   12926400
• Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road – a memoir by Neil Peart (2002). Toronto, ONT: ECW Press. pp. 460. ISBN   978-1550225488 OCLC   49796529
• Heritage Tales of Coachella Valley – anthology edited by Florence Powell (1976). Palm Springs: American Association of University Women. pp. 65. OCLC   5886309 , 463321335
• Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood (also titled Me Cheeta: The Autobiography) – by Cheeta, as told to James Lever (2009). New York: Harper Collins. pp. 197. ISBN   978-0061647802. ^{[nb 20]}
• Night of the Full Moon – creative nonfiction based on the abduction of socialite Elaine Chaddick ^[8] by Herbert D. Clough (2008, 2010). Criterion House. ISBN   978-1884162169 (print). ISBN   978-1884162282 (Kindle)
• Palm Springs....The Good, The Bad & The Twisted: A True Story – by Mr. Sparkles (2010). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 70. ISBN   978-1456356743
• The Periscope: a Collection of Stories and Recollections About the Coachella Valley – (1980). Indio, CA: Coachella Valley Historical Society. OCLC   81296265
• Son of a Grifter: The Twisted Tale of Sante and Kenny Kimes, the Most Notorious Con Artists in America – "A Memoir by the Other Son" (written with Mark Schone) by Kent Walker (2001). New York: Harper Collins. pp. 405. ISBN   978-0060188658 OCLC   46343316
• Tales of the Desert – by Roger A. Williams (2012). Xlibris. pp. 81. ISBN   978-1479731725 OCLC   1107565360
• Vanishing footprints from the hot desert sand: remembrances of a 90 year old Palm Springs pioneer: horse and wagon days on the southern California desert – a historical autobiography by Marshall Glenn McKinney (1996). Sonoma, CA: McKinney. pp. 245. LCCN   96-94678. OCLC   36017354

Poetry

• Casa de Cuerva: 501 Poems of the Palm Springs Backcountry – Ethan Applegarth (2012). ISBN   978-1105726651
• The Desert & Other Verses – poetry by Robert L. Edwards (1930). R.L. Edwards. pp. 104. OCLC   11998278. ^[3]
• Desert Lore – poems (especially "Andreas Canyon") by John Cutler Shedd (also, Willard Selwyn Wood, Spencer R. Atkinson, and Jesse Ray Miller) (1931). Los Angeles: Jesse Ray Miller. pp. 47. OCLC   14760623. LCCN   31-25299. ^[3]
• Desert Spring: Poems – Natasha Borovsky, with sketches by Malou Knappp (1993). Berkeley, CA: Sila Nova Press. pp. 59. OCLC   29819741
• Enchanted Sands – poetry and reminiscences by Elwood Lloyd (1939). Los Angeles: Arthur H. Steake. pp. 54. OCLC   8796275. ^[3]
• Souvenirs of the Palm Springs Area – reminiscences and poetry by R.E. Harrington (1962). pp. 68. OCLC   3998802. ^[3]

Young adult and children's literature

• Are There Bears Here? : an Adventure on Mt. San Jacinto, California – juvenile fiction by Rick Sanger and Carol Russell (1997). Bishop, CA: Mountain Path Press. ISBN   978-0965314909. OCLC   36460478
• "Bloodlines series" – a spin-off "Vampire Academy" series (young adult fiction) by Richelle Mead
  • Bloodlines – (2011). LCCN   2011-275842
  • The Golden Lily – (2012). pp. 424. ISBN   978-1595143181. LCCN   2012-12244. ISBN   978-1921518478
  • The Indigo Spell – (2013). pp. 401. ISBN   978-1595143198. OCLC   821686763
• Coachella – juvenile literature by Greg Robison (2009). New York: Rosen Pub. pp. 978–1404217553. OCLC   185056576 ^{[nb 21]}
• Desert Blues: a Novel – juvenile fiction by Bill Albert (1994 & 2001). Sag Harbor, NY: Permanent Press. ISBN   978-1877946493. ISBN   978-0759266872. OCLC   29222197 , 54376211 ^{[nb 22]}
• Far – juvenile fiction by Carol Matas (2008). Toronto: Key Porter Books. ISBN   978-1554700943. OCLC   226302735 , 678918407
• Flirting with Boys – a beach novel by Hailey Abbott (2009). New York: HarperTeen. pp. 256. ISBN   978-0061253843. LCCN   2008-942550
• Little Tales of the Desert – juvenile fiction by Ethel T. Foster, with Hernando C. Villa (illustrations), (1913). Los Angeles: Kingsley, Mason and Collins Co. ISBN   978-1176787933. LCCN   13-25440. OCLC   3726918 , 79135411 , 746980860 ^[9]
• "Palm Springs Weekend at the Rivera Resort & Spa" – Betty & Veronica Digest, Issue 193 (1983) of the Archie Library comics ^[10]
• Past Crimes – young adult fiction by Carol Matas (2007). Key Porter. pp. 188. ISBN   978-1552638415. OCLC   69785842
• Tempo Change – senior high school fiction by Barbara Hall (2009). New York: Delacorte Press. pp. 247. ISBN   978-0385736077. OCLC   244339558

Music and audio

See also: Palm Desert Scene and The Desert Sessions

This list of songs or music-related items is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

Listed by earliest date of production or performance.

• Songs from the 1936 Paramount Pictures film Palm Springs (a.k.a. Palm Springs Affair) ^[11]
  • by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger
    • "I Don't Want to Make History, I Just Want to Make Love" (a.k.a. "Fame Doesn't Get You Any Fun" and "Columbus Took a Chance") ^[12]
    • "The Hills of Old Wyomin'" ^[13]
    • "Palm Springs"
    • "Dreaming Out Loud"
  • by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
    • "Will I Ever Know" (a.k.a. "Collegiate") ^[14]
  • by Dorothy Fields and James McHugh
    • "I'm in the Mood for Love"
• "Palm Springs Jump" – a 1940s jazz piece by Slim Gaillard ^[15]
• "Palm Springs Moon" and "The Lady From 29 Palms" in popular music sheets – 1946 ^[16]
• "Winter in Palm Springs" in Fun Time – a 1957 Coral Records comedy album (CRL 57072), performed by Billy de Wolfe and Hermione Gingold; ^[17] also available in Almanac and other Broadway-London revues (with Billy De Wolfe & Elaine Dunn; acc. musicians; Buster Davis, piano, musical director. 2009). ^[18]
• Palm Springs Suite – a 1959 Capitol Records album by Jack Fascinato ^[19]
• You're invited to spend the afternoon at the Frank Sinatra Show – a video recording of the 1959 ABC Television Frank Sintra Timex Show, released as a DVD in 2004 by Quantum Leap ^[20]
• Jazz Oasis – a 1960s jazz Capitol Records album recorded in Palm Springs by Charlie Barnet ^[21]
• Palm Springs Weekend – soundtrack from the 1963 film Palm Springs Weekend (Warner Brothers), music composed by Frank Perkins, with Troy Donahue, Connie Stevens, Ty Harden, Stefanie Powers, Robert Conrad, Andrew Duggan, Jack Weston, Carole Cook, Jerry Van Dyke ^{[22] [nb 23]}
  • Includes the score "Live Young" by Paul Evans and Larry Kusik ^[23]
• "Palm Springs Comes to Venice" in The Honey Pot – a 1967 film soundtrack by John Addison ^[24]
• "A smoke tree dream" and "The Tahquitz falls (with Pai-yil ad libitum)" in Two desert scenes, for flute and harp – (1975) musical scores by Roman Ryterband ^[25]
• "Palm Springs Drive" on American Gigolo – the 1980 soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo , composed and performed by Giorgio Moroder ^[26]
• "Palm Springs Weekend" – a song by William Goldstein from the 1980 Lawrence Schiller TV-movie soundtrack Marilyn: The Untold Story ^[27]
• "Palm Springs" in Social Climbers – a 1981 album by Social Climbers (Jean Seton Shaw, bass, vocals; A. Leroy, Farfisa organ, Korg machine; Mark Bingham, guitar, vocals) ^[28]
• Rockin' the Night Away – a 1988 music DVD with Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, Chaz Bono, Sonny Bono, Dion DiMucci, Dion and the Belmonts, Donovan, Donovan Leitch, The Grass Roots, The Mamas & The Papas, Peter Noone and Mackenzie Phillips ^[29]
• "Palm Springs, Sand and Stars" movement, The Atlantic and Pacific Suite – a 1994 composition by Ervin Litkei, ^[30] arranged and conducted by Bernard Ebbinghouse with the London Symphony Orchestra. ^[31]
• Classic Songs for Leonard Reed's Original Shim Sham Shimmy – a 1995 album featuring Will Ryan & the Palm Springs Yacht Club, with Rusty Frank, produced by On Tap! & Animation Music ^[32]
• Vacationing in Palm Springs – a 1997 album from Californian ska punk band Reel Big Fish and Oregon ska-swing band the Cherry Poppin' Daddies.
• "Palm Springs" in Feverish – a 1998 album by Pure ^[33]
• The Other Palm Springs – a 1999 Peek-A-Boo Records album by Silver Scooter ^[34]
• Palm Springs I Love You – a 1999 Country & Western album by Danney Ball & The Hollywood SongWranglers. CitySong Records ^[35]
• Palm Springs Reunion: Ray Bush's BBC Jazz with Geoff Nicholas – a 2002 audio CD, Rollercoaster UK label ^[36]
• Pinafore!: a ship shape new musical – a 2001 adaptation of H.M.S. Pinafore ^[37]
• Masterbeat: White Party 2001 – a compilation of various artists (Agnelli & Nelson, Ananda Project, Victor Calderone, Operatica, Byron Stingily, et al.) hosted by DJ Brett Henrichsen on the Master Entertainment label, ^[38] followed by Masterbeat: White Party 2002 (artists included Abigail, Gioia Bruno, Kim English, Jessica Folcker, et al.), ^[39] and other Masterbeat albums
• Jazz in Palm Springs – a 2002 jazz album by Andy Fraga ^[40]
• "Palm Springs" in The Very Best of Marc Antoine – a 2003 album by Marc Antone ^[41]
• Folk Songs of the Coachella Valley in Story and Song – a 2004 book and recording by John Malcolm Penn ^[42]
• "Palm Spring" in Party Groove: Winter Party, vol. 7 – a 2004 CD remix by Tony Moran ^[43]
• Live at Peabody's (Palm Springs) – a 2004 jazz album by Rocky Zharp & the Blues Crackers ^[44]
• Palm Springs – a 2005 Campo Records audio CD by Claudio Medeiros ^[45]
• The Martini Kings
  • Weekend in Palm Springs – c. 2005 audio CD with songs from the 2005 video Camp Burlesque ^[46] and TV series Six Feet Under ^[47]
  • Palm Springs Serenade – a 2012 DION album, with Buddy Greco ^[48]
• Mike Costley Live! A Palm Springs State of Mind – a 2006 Mike Costley audio CD ^[49]
• Symphony of Light – a 2006 audio CD by Frederick Delarue ^[50]
• "Palm Springs" in Exile On Schley Pass – a 2006 MP3 Alternative Rock album by Carl Johns on the Bronzerat label ^[51]
• "Palm Springs" in Near Disasters/Sweet Hereafters – a 2006 audio CD by Jay Ray on the CDBY label ^[52]
• "Palm Springs" in Rosé – a 2007 album by Bran Van 3000 ^[53]
• "Palm Springs Song" in Rubber Solstice – Late Octobra – a 2007 MP3 Alternative Rock album by John Tabacco on the Modern Voices Distribution label ^[54]
• Palm Springs Getaway – a 2007 audio CD by Dr. Blackman ^[55]
• Live in Palm Springs – a 2007 jazz album by Max & Bruce Kurnow, followed by Live in Palm Springs, Vol. II in 2009 ^[56]
• "Last Samba in Palm Springs" in Patterns, Circles and Shapes – a 2007 jazz MP3 album by John Mackay ^[57]
• "Palm Springs" in Win Us Over – a 2009 album by ASG ^[58]
• "Palm Springs" in California Years – a 2009 album by Jill Sobule ^[59]
• "Palm Springs" in Teenage Summer Days – a 2009 MP3 rock album by David Arthur Brown ^[60]
• "Palm Springs Eternal" in Suburban Field Recordings III – a 2010 alternative country album by Clem Snide on the snideco label
• "Palm Springs" in One One – a 2010 album by Matthew Herbert ^[61]
• "California Gurls" – a 2010 song by Katy Perry (featuring Snoop Dogg). ^[62]
• Coachella – a 2011 album with pieces from multiple artists at the Coachellafest ^[63]
• "Palm Springs Life" in Kaputt – a 2011 album by the Canadian group Destroyer ^[64]
• Desert Bass – a 2012 R&B/Rap Hip-Hop MP3 release by High Degree Hd, produced by Palm Springs Entertainment ^{[65] [ failed verification ]}
• "Palm Springs Reset" in We're Here with You – a 2012 electronic album by Julien-K
• Greetings From the Follies: Great Moments At the Follies, Vol. 2 – Palm Springs Follies – (no date) audio CD ^[66]
• Tony Rose His Piano & Orchestra Recorded Live at the Palm Springs Racquet Club – (no date) LAR Productions Orange Vinyl ^[67]
• It's 1200 miles from Palm Springs to Texas – (no date) score by Jimmy Van Heusen ^[68]
• Live Palm Springs – (no date) an LP country album by Electric Horsemen ^[69]
• Live from Palm Springs – (no date) an LP album by Grace & Phil Moody ^[70]

See also

• Cahuilla mythology
• Cahuilla traditional narratives
• Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
  • Coachella Festival line-ups
• List of films and TV series set in Palm Springs, California
• List of films shot in Palm Springs, California

Notes

1. Castles Burning was adopted into the 1986 film Slow Burn.
   It was translated and published in:
   • French as La Déchirure, with Simone Hilling, (1981). Paris: Gallimard. ISBN   978-2070488421. OCLC   461879732
   • Italian as Maledette Chimere, (1982). Milan: Arnolodo Mondadori. OCLC   59328089
   • Spanish as Castillos Ardiendo, with Carlos Milla Soler, (1985). Barcelona: Laia. ISBN   978-8472229693. OCLC   804864715
2. Fast Fade was translated and published in:
   • German as Ein schneller Abgang, with Uwe Anton, (1987). Bergisch Gladbach: Bastei Lübbe. ISBN   978-3404190706. OCLC   835082747
   • Italian as Sotto mentite spoglie, with Ombretta Giumelli, (1989). Milano: Arnoldo Mondadori. OCLC   839266243
   • Japanese as 消失のシナリオ/Shōshitsu no shinario, with 木村二郎 / Jiro Kimura, (1988). Tokoyo: Hayakawa Book. ISBN   978-4150015220. OCLC   836792549
3. "Lady Smith" was made into the 1936 movie Palm Springs. See: Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
4. The Last Seduction was translated and published in French as Orgueil et jalousie (2001). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN   978-2280107853. OCLC   468677205 and Greek as Hē teleutaia synantēsē (1996). Athēna: Charlenik Hellas. OCLC   222165683.
5. Where the Boys Are was translated and published in Spanish as Donde están los chicos, with Montserrat Triviño, (2005). Barcelona: Egales. ISBN   978-8488052001. OCLC   64428779 , 433300383
6. Moody Forever was translated and published in:
   • French as Un éternel Moody, with Frank Reichert, (2001). Nantes: Atalante. ISBN   978-2841721597. OCLC   406716739
   • Japanese as 探偵はいつも憂鬱 / Tantei wa itsumo yūutsu, with 真崎義博 / Yoshihiro Masaki. 早川書房. ISBN   978-4151730023. OCLC   675701264 , 675808898
7. Moving Target was translated and published in:
   • German as Gefährliches Erbe: Roman, with Ingrid Klein (2003). München: Goldmann Verlag. pp. 478. ISBN   978-3442356225. OCLC   56494658
   • Hungarian as Mozgó célpont, with Palkó Ágnes (2002). Budapest: Gabo Kiadó. pp. 461. ISBN   978-9639421264. OCLC   52451994
   • Japanese as Suishou no kane ga naru toki, with Keiko Takata (2002). Tokyo: Sony Magazines. pp. 304. ISBN   978-4789719278. OCLC   69411022
   • Polish as Martwe słowa, with Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (2002). Warszawa: Amber. pp. 334. ISBN   978-8324131938. OCLC   312713602.
8. Released at the same time as the movie Palm Springs Weekend
9. Also published as Wish Upon a Star – (2004). New York: Kensington. ISBN   978-0758203120. OCLC   416214898
10. Adapted into the film Poodle Springs in 1998
11. Pulp was translated and published in:
    • Basque as Pulp, with Josu Lartategi (2002). Tafalla (Nafarroa) Txalaparta. pp. 237. ISBN   978-8481362305. OCLC   434311237
    • Dutch as Pulp, with Susan Janssen (1997 & 2002). Amsterdam: Vassallucci. pp. 160. ISBN   978-9050000987. OCLC   68602673 (1997); ISBN   978-9050002158. OCLC   66914551 (2002)
    • Finnish as Salaisuudet, with Eero Mänttäri (1986). Hämeenlinna: Karisto. 310 s. ISBN   978-9512323302. OCLC   57780530
    • Finnish as Pulp, with Markku Into (2000). Turku: Sammakko. 157 s. ISBN   978-9525194098. OCLC   58276923
    • French as Pulp, with Gérard Gueuégan (1995, 1997 & 2010). Paris: Bernard Grasset. pp. 263. ISBN   978-2246501411. OCLC   36657503 (1995); ISBN   978-2253141976. OCLC   465727538 , 741395292
    • German as Pulp: Roman, with Carl Weissner and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1995). Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch. ISBN   978-3462024029. OCLC   845115620
    • Hebrew as ספרות זולה / Sifrut zolah, with Hadas Ṿais (2001). אסטרולוג, Hod ha-Sharon: Asṭrolog. pp. 203. OCLC   48419521
    • Italian as Pulp: una storia del xx. secolo, with Luigi Schenoni and Linda Lee Bukowski, (1996). Milano: Feltrinelli. ISBN   978-8807813641. OCLC   845115663
    • Japanese as パルプ / Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata; Linda Lee Bukowski; Gakushū Kenkyūsha, (1995). Tōkyō: Gakken. ISBN   978-4054006188. OCLC   845116802
    • Japanese as Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata (2000). Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. pp. 294. ISBN   978-4102129135. OCLC   44780847
    • Norwegian Bokmål as Pulp: roman, with Sverre Knudsen and Erik Skjeveland (forward) (2006). Laksevåg: Baskerville. 197 s. ISBN   978-8281870024. OCLC   791501342 (2006); ISBN   978-8231400028. OCLC   790172915 (2007)
    • Persian (Farsi) as ʻĀmah pasand, with Peyman Khaksar (1389 [2010]). Tihrān: Nashr-i Chishmah. pp. 198. ISBN   978-9643620417. OCLC   695999618
    • Polish as Szmira, with Tomasz Mirkowicz (1997 & 2002). Warszawa: Noir sur Blanc. pp. 200. ISBN   978-8388459474. OCLC   252249941 , 68677737 (2002); ISBN   978-8386743315. OCLC   717161363 , 749695977 (1997)
    • Portuguese as Pulp, with Marcos Santarrita (2005). Porto Alegre: LPM. pp. 184. ISBN   978-8525404763. OCLC   45774953
    • Romanian as De duzină, with Cristian Ionescu (2003). Iași, Romania: Polirom. pp. 264. ISBN   978-9736814761. OCLC   60749910
    • Russian as Макулатура / Makulatura (2008). Эксмо, Moskva: Ėksmo. pp. 222. ISBN   978-5699252985. OCLC   224514008
      • Russian as Makulatura roman, with V. Golysheva (1996, as an article). In Inostrannai︠a︡ literatura. ISSN   0130-6545. OCLC   34311937 , 837684339
    • Serbian as Šund (1994). Beograd: Haos. pp. 184. OCLC   222421715
    • Serbian/Croatian as Palp, with Flavio Rigonat (2001). Beograd: L.O.M. pp. 174. ISBN   978-8690103782. OCLC   224642387
    • Spanish as Pulp, with Cecilia Ceriani and Txaro Santoro (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009). Barcelona: Anagrama. pp. 199. ISBN   978-8433923578. OCLC   36294046 , 37658270 , 807617433 , 758164153 , 273946265 , 781698928
    • Swedish as Pulp, with Einar Heckscher (1996 and 1997). Stockholm: PAN/Norstedt. pp. 227. ISBN   978-9119526526. OCLC   185814563 (1996); ISBN   978-9119723116. OCLC   185817505 (1997)
    • Turkish as Pulp, with Melih Katıkol (1995). İstanbul: Parantez yayınları. pp. 172. ISBN   978-9757939146. OCLC   52277944
12. An Offer He Can't Refuse was translated and published in German as Ein unwiderstehliches Angebot: Roman, with Ursula Walther, (2007). Berlin: Ullstein. ISBN   978-3548266169. OCLC   180875249
13. The Saint Goes West was adopted into the film The Saint in Palm Springs . See: The Saint in Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog.
14. Stars was translated and published in:
    • French as La clé du passé (2004, 2007 & 2008). Paris: Harlequin. ISBN   978-2280855099. OCLC   469937917 , 470627697 , 470953520
    • German as Stars: Roman with Dinka Mrkowatschki (2009). Frankfurt, M.: Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verl. ISBN   978-3596168576. OCLC   312690160
    • Greek as To spiti tēs hēdonēs, with Maria Sakkē (1993). Athēna: Phytrakēs/Ho Typos. pp. 474. ISBN   978-9602461082. OCLC   221527947
    • Italian as Stelle (1998). Milano: Sperling. ISBN   978-8878248755. OCLC   797839288 , 225108112
    • Japanese as スターズ / Sutāzu, with Mizuho Ozawa (1994). Tōkyō: Kadokawa shoten. ISBN   978-4042648048. OCLC   774725987
    • Russian as Zvezdy (1993 & 1996). Moskva: Olma-Press. pp. 539. ISBN   978-5873222124. OCLC   37042275 , 37042275
    • Spanish as Star's (1993). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 549. ISBN   978-8425325823. OCLC   34272176
    • Spanish as Star's (2003 & 2006). Barcelona: DeBolsillo. ISBN   978-8497598262. OCLC   70243621 , 433524244
    • Swedish as Under samma stjärna, with Louise Thulin (1995). Stockholm: Forum. pp. 452. ISBN   978-9137106106. OCLC   38428561
    • Vietnamese as Ngôi sao sinh đôi: tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t: văn học Mỹ, with Kim Bá (1994). Đà Nã̆ng: Nhà xuá̂t bản Đà Nã̆ng. OCLC   64089017
15. Fugitive Nights was made into a 1993 feature film of the same title. Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert at the TCM Movie Database
    • An interview with Wambaugh by Connie Martinson about Fugitive Nights is available from The Drucker Institute (January 1992). OCLC   535297318
    • Also, Fugitive Nights was translated and published in:
      • Chinese as Ye mu mi zong (1993). Taipei: Shi jie guan. pp. 320. ISBN   978-9578248007. OCLC   222761404
      • Russian as Nochi beglet︠s︡a: roman (1993). Moskva: Tekst. pp. 333. ISBN   978-5871060933. OCLC   32000126
      • Spanish as La Noche del Fugitivo, with Ramón Alonso (1992). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 444. ISBN   978-8425324833. OCLC   34825434 , 804732116 , 434785602.
16. The Secrets of Harry Bright was translated and published in Chinese as 沙漠之星 / Sha-mo zhi xing, with Wang Mei (1985). 皇冠出版社, Taibei Shi: Huang guan chu ban she, Minguo 75. pp. 318. OCLC   23816717 , 19953139.
17. While Drowning in the Desert is available as an audiobook from Blackstone Audio (2011) ISBN   978-1441790637. OCLC   718422656 and in French as Noyade au désert (1999 & 2000). Trans. by Philippe Loubat-Delranc. Paris: Gallimard. ISBN   978-2070496549. OCLC   467959217 , 409169855
18. The Winning of Barbara Worth was made into a 1926 silent film of the same title, OCLC   132840159 , 318383640, The Winning of Barbara Worth at the American Film Institute Catalog; and a play by Edwin Milton Royle, OCLC   828660703.
19. From the WorldCat summary: "Holograph journal of trip from San Francisco to New York to Europe, Apr. 22, 1905 – Aug. 12, 1905 and a motor trip to Southern Calif. resorts Mar. 2–10, 1935."
20. Me Cheeta was translated and published in Hebrew as אני צ׳יטה : האוטוביוגרפיה / Ani Ts'iṭah: ha-oṭobiyografyah, with Yaʻel Akhmon (2011). Yehudah: Kineret: Zemorah-Bitan. p. 317. ISBN   978-9655178869. OCLC   704511984.
21. Partial abstract: Examines the history and activities of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
22. Desert Blues was translated and published in German as Desert Blues: Roman, with Rainer Schmidt, (1996 & 1998). Frankfort am Main: Eichborn. ISBN   978-3821803968. OCLC   770696085 , 75651639 , 75943789
23. A 45 RPM EP of Palm Springs Weekend was released in France under the title Les Dingues Sont Lachės, with the songs "Live Young", "Hurricane Twist", Ox Driver", and "A Little Bit of Love". Warner Bros France WEP 1434; UN n' ED 1519-1; ASIN   B0059WY64K

References

1. Classic Crime Fiction: Clifford Knight Bibliography
2. For commentary on this book, see: Wild, Peter (2011). Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels. Tucson, AZ: Estate of Peter Wild. p. 281. OCLC   748584112.
3. Robinson, Nancy (1992). Palm Springs History Handbook. Palm Springs: Palm Springs Public Library. p. 11. OCLC   31595834. ISBN   978-0030476211. OCLC   729778932 , 5824419
4. "Fire: a drama in three acts". Playbook. 2 (5–7). October–December 1914. OCLC   17287569 , 593527817. Performed as an outdoor pageant at Tahquitz Canyon in 1921. Culver, Lawrence (2012) [2010]. The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America. Oxford University Press. p. 162. ISBN   978-0199891924. OCLC   464581464 , 811404022
5. Wild, Peter (2007). The Grumbling Gods: a Palm Springs Reader. Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press. p. 251. ISBN   978-0874808995. LCCN   2007015086. OCLC   122974473 , 608203796 , 608020250
6. Kindle editions only: Part 1. pp. 21. ASIN   B004QGYBJ0; Part 2. pp. 21. ASIN   B004S7A5WE; Part 3. pp. 25. ASIN   B004SY9JVU. (Part 4 ("They Came"). pp. 26. ASIN   B004VGX4U2; Part 5 ("Red Rum Rug"). pp. 16. ASIN   B0056BLG4C)
7. The book describes a murder committed by Andrea Claire, a 39-year-old former aspiring actress and call girl. See: Lyons, Arthur; Funk, Stuart (illustrations). "The Black Widow of Rancho Mirage". Palm Springs Life. Archived from the original on April 30, 2014. Also see: Deadly Women: Season 6, "Brides of Blood"
8. "Elaine Chaddick, 88". Chicago Tribune . June 8, 2002. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
9. See: Chapter "A Visit to Palm Springs"; Also available at: Ethel Twycross Foster. Little Tales of The Desert at Project Gutenberg
10. Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine, ISSN   0886-134X, OCLC   24499388 , 12680360
11. Palm Springs at the TCM Movie Database and Palm Springs at the American Film Institute Catalog
12. OCLC   497633386 , 638207996
13. OCLC   83095423 , 497562353 , 83981939
14. OCLC   497358162
15. Slim Gaillard at AllMovie. Slim Gaillard at IMDb; Recordings of "Palm Springs Jump" performed by Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys include:
    • The 1940s – the Singers (1940–1942). New York: Columbia (CJ 40652) LCCN   92-770336
    • Happy Birthday! (1993). United States: Swing Set (HB121093) LCCN   97-750200
    • Slim Gaillard, 1940–1942; Royal Rhythm Boys, 1939 (1994). Classics (753) LCCN   94-761702
    • Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005). Sony ASIN   B001GTBHRY and in a 4-CD set, Columbia/Legacy: C4K 86462 (CK 94575–CK 94578) OCLC   62094004.
    • Also sung by Keely Smith with The Frank Capp Orchestra, from 24:17–26:58 in Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "O'Donnell House (36)". Palm Springs Week. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive.
16. OCLC   780294196
17. Missouri Public Libraries (MOBIUS) LCCN   93-715629. OCLC   13167082
18. New York: DRG Theater OCLC   44677203
19. Library of Congress data: LCCN   91-757869. Also, in 1976 Jack Fascinato, his Jack Fascinato Singers, and Toni Mulleanaux also recorded The Jack Fascinato Singers Sing a Song of Tennis at Palm Springs. Lincoln (LI-911). LCCN   94-760529. ASIN   B005MEZF1I
20. Taped in Palm Springs. Credits include: Bill Colleran (producer & director); Johnny Bradford (writer); Frank Sinatra; Ella Fitzgerald; Peter Lawford; Juliet Prowse; Hermione Gingold; Red Norvo; Nelson Riddle and his orchestra; Sammy Cahn; Jimmy Van Heusen; and The Hi-Lo's. Hobart Productions. OCLC   58470954 and TV.com: An Afternoon with Frank Sinatra
21. Library of Congress data: LCCN   91-757467
22. OCLC   17870883 , 6456877 ASIN   B001T96FW8
23. OCLC   498512437, Paul Evans at IMDb, and Palm Springs Weekend at the American Film Institute Catalog
24. The Honey Pot: Original Motion Picture Score. Universal City, CA: MCA Classics. OCLC   20325955
25. OCLC   1999291 , 1999459
26. Library of Congress data: LCCN   95-776970
27. Audio CD released in 2012 by New Gold Music, NGM-0045, ASIN   B00919213A
28. Hoboken, NJ: Hoboken Records. OCLC   702663770
29. Rockin' the Night Away at IMDb. UPC   082551070220
30. Kozinn, Allan (February 16, 2000). "Ervin Litkei, 78, Composer Of Many Patriotic Marches". The New York Times . p. Arts. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
31. Library of Congress data: LCCN   94-771137
32. 1995 VHS recording OCLC   36314444 (Leonard Reed); Palm Springs Yacht Club version made available in 2003 ASIN   B0026O9PXG and ASIN   B000CA6ZQ6
33. Carrboro, NC: Mammoth Records. OCLC   39764519
34. UPC   645185000324. OCLC   49417842
35. ASIN   B000V94632
36. UPC   5012814060076
37. Original cast recording;Mark Savage (book, lyrics and music). Enchanted Cottage Studios; Los Angeles, CA: Belva Records. "The Pinafore, flagship of the new gay navy, is docked in Palm Springs.... – Container. OCLC   52753483
38. ASIN   B00005CP0E
39. ASIN   B000060P39
40. T and N Productions: ASIN   B000CA6QJC
41. Universal City, CA: Universal Music & Video. OCLC   52548546
42. Radio Flyer Music. ISBN   978-0976152903. OCLC   589077683
43. Brooklyn, NY: Centaur. OCLC   786267874
44. Label: CDBY – ASIN   B003N7G8KS
45. ASIN   B000CADBBI
46. Camp Burlesque at IMDb
47. ASIN   B0054ERUCS
48. ASIN   B0085VA1OG
49. ASIN   B000U5WDGO
50. "Album dedicated to the Angel on the Mountain in Palm Springs..." ASIN   B000E5OACK
51. ASIN   B008VPVJC4
52. ASIN   B000GBE5NQ
53. Canada: Remstar Interaction: Distribution Select. OCLC   789685003
54. ASIN   B0012PAKEI
55. ASIN   B000NIIX1W
56. MTV discography: Label: Switchback Productions; Audio CDs: CDBY label – 2007: ASIN   B000MXP7IA; 2009: ASIN   B0028ER6ZS
57. ASIN   B0019JA7TK
58. Costa Mesa, CA: Volcom Entertainment. OCLC   185709001
59. Pinko Records OCLC   318462969 , 316838379 , 760096799
60. ASIN   B003BMUZH2
61. Accidental. OCLC   795776662
62. Metrolyrics
63. Record Store Day; OCLC   758848973
64. Chapel Hill, NC: Merge Records. OCLC   726815581
65. ASIN   B008U8I3EO
66. ASIN   B005HEENU2
67. ASIN   B001F3CRHU
68. OCLC   498384972; composed and recorded for the Chamber of Commerce, a recording sung by Dean Martin is in Howser, Huell (September 27, 2002). "O'Donnell House (36)". Palm Springs Week. Chapman University Huell Howser Archive. from 21:20–23:56.
69. Label: DW – DW-1180; ASIN   B003NXEQ9W
70. No label; ASIN   B004C3WCHU

Further reading

• Chase, J. Smeaton (1987) [1920]. Our Araby: Palm Springs and the Garden of the Sun. Pasadena, CA: Palm Springs Public Library [Star–News Publishing Co.] ISBN   0-9618724-0-3. LCCN   24010428. OCLC   6169840. One of the first travel books of Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. Describes the animals, plants, and Native Americans that resided in Palm Springs before it was transformed into a posh resort town.
• Churchwell, Mary Jo (2001). Palm Springs: the Landscape, the History, the Lore. Palm Springs, CA: Ironwood. ISBN   978-0971301603. LCCN   2001118347. OCLC   48484360.