In the early post-WWII years, Central Avenue was to Los Angeles what Harlem was to New York - the focal point of black nightlife and the point from which all great music on the West Coast sprang. This 26 track CD is the first in a new Ace series that will pay tribute to South Central and stress just how important a part it played in the emergence of R&B as the '40s became the '50s. Almost every major name from this period is featured, from Joe Liggins - who had the first major South Central breakout with "The Honeydripper" - to Johnny Otis. Also features Charles Brown, Pee Wee Crayton, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Meadowlarks, Little Willie Littlefield, Jesse Belvin, Hadda Brooks and others. 7 tracks have never appeared on any Ace CD before.