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A section of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World," is presented. It discusses the history of popular music in Los Angeles, California. The earliest musical activity was associated to the San Gabriel Mission Choir, made up of native Americans converted to Christianity. Los Angeles made a contribution to jazz history with the advent of west coast jazz played by white musicians. The most notorious and successful Los Angeles music of the 1990s was gangsta rap created in the African-American districts of Watts and Compton.

A section of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World," is presented. It explores the development of popular music in California. Major factors that affect the state's musical heritage are the heterogeneous national and regional cultures of the diasporic immigrant communities and the dominant presence of U.S. film and music recording industries in the state. Several popular musicians from California were also mentioned.

A section of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World," is presented. It explores the history of popular music in Hollywood, Los Angeles. When movie studios were established in the mid-1920s, a large number of jobs for musicians were created. The studios also imported leading Broadway songwriters to create songs for film musicals. In 1940s, Hollywood's first record companies and music recording studios were established, offering opportunities for struggling artists in the music industry.

Chapter 3 of the book "Continuum Encyclopedia of Popular Music of the World: North America," volume IV, edited by John Shepherd, David Horn and Dave Laing, is presented. The section focuses on the history of popular music in Haight Ashburry, San Francisco Bay Area, California. Several rock bands were formed and lived in Haight Ashbury in the 1960s. The Charlatans, led by graphic designer George Hunter, was the first.

An encyclopedia entry about Windham Hill, a record company that was founded by guitarist Will Ackerman in California in 1977, is presented. The first album released by the company was Ackerman's acoustic music. Other successful releases of the company included a series of albums by pianist George Winston, Mark Isham's mixture of electronic and acoustic instruments and recordings by the jazz-influenced group Shadowfax.

An encyclopedia entry for the recoding company Priority Records is presented. The Los Angeles, California-based record label was established by former K-Tel executive Bryan Turner in 1985. "Straight Outta Compton," by NWA, which was released by the company, achieved international success. When the group broke up, Priority released a record featuring former group member Ice Cube.