West Coast blues flourished in long-gone Russell City, west of Hayward

Even if you grew up in the Bay Area, chances are you may never have heard of the rural community that was located in Alameda County, on what is now the western shores of Hayward. Russell City has a musical past and fascinating history. It is where some of the greatest music legends of the 20th century performed in the East Bay - before the unincorporated town was literally wiped off the map. Allie Rasmus reports

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