Palm Springs in popular culture

The resort towns of Palm Springs, California and other communities in the Coachella Valley, as a filming location, topical setting, and storyline subject 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]
• "Aggie Underhill Mysteries" by Michelle Ann Hollstein
  • A Hardboiled Murder – (2009). Xlibris. pp. 217. ISBN 1441573259
  • Maid in Heaven – (2008). Xlibris. pp. 139. ISBN 143637331X. OCLC 295033611
  • A Prickly Situation – (2011)
  • Something's Fishy in Palm Springs – (2008). Xlibris. pp. 122. ISBN 978-1436355988. OCLC 290448401
• 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)
  • A Not So Model Home – (2012). New York: Kensington. pp. 304. ISBN 978-0758206329. OCLC 780483973
  • Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse – (2010). New York: Kensington. 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
• Cafe Respect – a mystery novel by Steve Scott (2005). iUniverse. pp. 290. ISBN 978-0595369546
• A Can of Worms – short stories by Jon Seawright (2009). Xlibris. pp. 582. ISBN 978-1441588074
• 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
  • Desert Autumn – (2001). New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 343. ISBN 978-0312280345. OCLC 48084192
  • Desert Spring – (2004). New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 243. ISBN 978-0312320805. LCCN 2003-58789
  • Desert Summer – (2004). New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 258. ISBN 978-0312320805. LCCN 2004-66402
  • Desert Winter – (2003). New York: St. Martin's Minotaur. 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
• The Cracked Earth – a Jack Liffey mystery by John Shannon (1999, 2008). New York: Berkley Prime Crime. ISBN 978-0425167328. OCLC 40699645 and 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, CA: 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
  • Delia's Crossing – (2008). New York: Pocket Books. pp. 416. ISBN 978-1416530848. OCLC 256491150
  • Delia's Heart – (2009). New York: Pocket Books. 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, CA: 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, MA: Houghton Mifflin. pp. 306. ISBN 978-0618056149. OCLC 45243327^[5]
• Gregory Hinton novels
  • Cathedral City – (2001). Kensington. pp. 342. ISBN 978-1575668505. OCLC 47058848 and 50438245
  • Desperate Hearts – (2002). Kensington. pp. 341. ISBN 978-0758201720. OCLC 50247149 and 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
  • Castles Burning – (1979, 1983, 1986). Holt, Rinehart & Winston. ISBN 978-0030476211. OCLC 5824419, 12450013 and 18748238^{[3][nb 1]}
  • Fast Fade – a "Jacob Asch Mystery" (1987, 1990, 1991). New York: Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0892962167. OCLC 15281811, 21077338 and 22663655 ^{[nb 2]}
• Julio and Schwartz: a Brooklyn friendship – a novel by Kenneth Garrett (2007). Palm Springs, CA: 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]
• The Magic Thread: Overcoming Challenges During World War II, a Young Girl Discovers Secrets That Change Adversity Into Adventure – juvenile fiction by M. J. MacPherson (2009). iUniverse. pp. 208. ISBN 978-0595528127 OCLC 609979727
• 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
• A Mermaid Drowns In The Midnight Lounge – a mystery by Will Viharo (2011). Lulu.com. pp. 246. ISBN 978-0557548996
• 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 and 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. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1101575284 OCLC 748330004 and 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 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]
• Palm Springs – fiction by Stella Lowe (2007). Xlibris. pp. 148. ISBN 978-1425727376
• 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]}
• 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]
• South of Eden – a "Boulder Cup Series" book by Russell K. Hatler (2008). Lulu.com. pp. 352. ISBN 1435745620 (Kindle edition)
• 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
• Where To? – fiction by Jon Seawright (2008). Xlibris. pp. 88. ISBN 978-1436348379
• 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, CA: American Association of University Women. pp. 65. OCLC 5886309 and 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
• Postcards from Palm Springs – a memoir by Robert Julian (2007). Lulu.com. pp. 237 ISBN 978-1430322849
• 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 from the Desert – narratives by Roger A. Williams (2012). Xlibris. pp. 82. ISBN 978-1479731732
• 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, CA: 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, CA: 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 and 54376211^{[nb 22]}
• Far – juvenile fiction by Carol Matas (2008). Toronto: Key Porter Books. ISBN 978-1554700943. OCLC 226302735 and 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, CA: Kingsley, Mason and Collins Co. ISBN 978-1176787933. LCCN 13-25440. OCLC 3726918, 79135411 and 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

Magazines

• "Palm Springs". Country Life (London, England: Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc.). November 1928. ISSN 0045-8856. OCLC 6506223. 
• "Janet Pilgrim in Palm Springs". Playboy (Chicago, IL: HMH Publishing Co., Inc.). July 1962. ISSN 0032-1478. OCLC 3534353. 
• "A Lively Look at Palm Springs". Holiday (Curtis Publishing Company). February 1965. ISSN 0161-7184. OCLC 3582288. 
• "Golf's Brash New Look: Bob Lunn at Palm Springs". Sports Illustrated. February 17, 1969. ISSN 0038-822X. OCLC 34617214. 
• "Desert Classic". Metropolitan Home (Hachette Filipacchi II.). November–December 2003. ISSN 0273-2858. OCLC 7045895. A pair of artists revitalizes a Neutra landmark by respecting both its architecture and view. 
• "A spectacular renovation in Palm Springs respects the past but pushes the midcentury feel into the future.". Metropolitan Home (Des Moines, IA: Meredith Corp.). March 2006. ISSN 0273-2858. OCLC 14634311. 
• "Palm Springs Infusion: Splashes of color and sophistication revive a desert house.". Architectural Digest (New York: Condé Nast Publications). February 2008. 
• "Jim Jennings Emphasizing Form & Light in his Elegantly Spare Palm Springs Retreat". Architectural Digest (New York: Condé Nast Publications). September 2009. 
• "At Home in the Desert ... a house near Palm Springs". Architectural Digest (New York: Condé Nast Publications). April 2010. 
• "Weekend Road Trips! Palm Springs". Orange Coast (Irvine, CA: O.C.N.L., Inc.). May 2011. ISSN 0279-0483. OCLC 7479329. 

Films and television

Music and audio

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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]
• "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]

Cahuilla Indian legends and lore

• Fischer, Millie Wolfe (2001). Footprints Through the Palms. Texas Ink. ASIN B001GTRUMU. OCLC 560777456. legendary Indian stories 
• Patencio, (Chief) Francisco; Hemerdinger, Bill (illustrations) (1971). Hudson, Roy F., ed. Desert Hours with Chief Patencio. Palm Springs, CA: Desert Museum. p. 38. As told to Kate Collins.  Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthor= (help). LCC E99 C155 P3. OCLC 681440332 and 2298555
• Patencio, (Chief) Francisco; as told to Margaret Boynton (1970) [1943]. Stories and Legends of the Palm Springs Indians. Los Angeles, CA: Times-Mirror. p. 132. LCCN 44018350. OCLC 10803758.  Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help) OCLC 4020904 and 19463094

Filming location

One of the first significant films shot in Palm Springs was Frank Capra's 1937 Lost Horizon, with scenes filmed in Tahquitz Canyon.^{[71][nb 24]}

For a list of films and television programs shot in Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley, see 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 68677737 (2002); ISBN 978-8386743315. OCLC 717161363 and 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 and 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 and 807617433
    • 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 and 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). Taibei: 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 and 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 and 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 and 409169855
18. ↑ The Winning of Barbara Worth was made into a 1926 silent film of the same title, OCLC 132840159 and 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 and 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
24. ↑ Capra himself is buried at the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery near Indio.

See also

• Cahuilla mythology
• Cahuilla traditional narratives
• Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
  • Coachella Festival line-ups

References

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.