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

• The Affair at Palm Springs – a crime novel by
• Aggie Underhill Mysteries by Michelle Ann Hollstein
  • A Hardboiled [...] – (2009). Xlibris. pp. 217. ISBN 1441573259
  • Maid in Heaven – (2008). Xlibris. pp. 139. ISBN 143637331X
  • A Prickly Situation – (2011)
  • Something's Fishy in Palm Springs – (2008). Xlibris. pp. 122. ISBN 978-1436355988
• Alliance of Terror – suspense by Ronald Lawruk (2011). CreateSpace. pp. 250. ISBN 978-1460989371
• "Amanda Thorne" mysteries by David James (copyright by David Stukas)
  • A Not So Model Home – (2012). New York, NY: Kensington. pp. 304. ISBN 978-0758206329
  • Three Bedrooms, Two Baths, One Very Dead Corpse – (2010). New York, NY: Kensington. pp. 268. ISBN 978-0758206312.
• The Angry Buddhist – a novel by Seth Greenland (2012). New York, NY: Europa Editions. pp. 399. ISBN 978-1609458874
• The Author Murders: A Palm Springs Biblio-Thriller – Eric Meeks (2007). ISBN 978-0595866540
• "Bad Day in Palm Springs" in Slow days, fast company : the world, the flesh, and L.A. : tales – Eve Babitz (1977). New York, NY: Knopf/ Random House. pp. 178. ISBN 0394409841. .
• The Bad Ending: A Palm Springs Mystery – by Scott Brassart (2008). PublishAmerica. pp. 172. ISBN 978-1424196470.
• 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, NY: Vantage Press. pp. 129. ISBN 978-0533161492
• Biceps of Death – humorous mystery fiction by David Stukas (2004). New York, NY: Kensington. pp. 226. ISBN 978-0758206305.
• Bloodlines series – a spin-off Vampire Academy series (juvenile fiction) by Richelle Mead
  • Bloodlines – (2011).
  • The Golden Lily – (2012). pp. 424. ISBN 978-1595143181. ISBN 978-1921518478
• 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
• Casa de Cuerva: 501 Poems of the Palm Springs Backcountry – Ethan Applegarth (2012). ISBN 978-1105726651
• Castles Burning – fiction by Arthur Lyons (1979). Holt, Rhiehart & Winston
• The Case of the Daring Decoy – a Perry Mason novel by Erle Stanley Gardner (1957)
• Cathedral City – a novel by Gregory Hinton (2002). Kensington. pp. 342. ISBN 978-1575668505
• Christie Ridgway romance novels
  • The Care and Feeding of Unmarried Men – (2006). New York, NY: Avon. pp. 374. ISBN 978-0060763503.
  • An Offer He Can't Refuse – (2005). ISBN 978-0060763480
• Christopher Strange – fiction by Ruth E. McKee (1941). Doubleday
• Clair Gray mysteries by Michael Craft
  • Desert Autumn – (2001). New York, NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 343. ISBN 978-0312280345.
  • Desert Spring – (2004). New York, NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 243. ISBN 978-0312320805.
  • Desert Summer – (2004). New York, NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 258. ISBN 978-0312320805.
  • Desert Winter – (2003). New York, NY: St. Martin's Minotaur. pp. 293. ISBN 978-0312305017.
• 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
• [...] Straight – a Lillian Byrd crime story by Elizabeth Sims (2003). Los Angeles, CA: Alyson. pp. 272. ISBN 978-1555837860.
• A Deadly Kind of Love – a novel by Victor J. Banis (2011)
• Deadly Rendezvous: A Toni Underwood Mystery – a mystery by Diane Davidson (1994). Rising Tide Press. pp. 191. ISBN 978-1883061029
• The Deer Park – a novel by Norman Mailer (1955). ISBN 978-0375700408
• "Delia's Series" family saga by Virginia C. Andrews
  • Delia's Crossing – (2008). New York, NY: Pocket Books. pp. 416. ISBN 978-1416530848.
  • Delia's Heart – (2009). New York, NY: Pocket Books. pp. 374. ISBN 978-1416530916.
• The Desert & Other Verses – poetry by Robert L. Edwards (1930). R.L. Edwards. pp. 104. .
• 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. . .
• Desert Rain – a novel by Ann Maxwell writing as Elizabeth Lowell (1996 (1983 as Summer Thunder)). New York, NY: Avon. pp. 409. ISBN 978-0380767625
• "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)
• Desert Spring : Poems – Natasha Borovsky, with sketches by Malou Knappp (1993). Berkeley, CA: Sila Nova Press. pp. 59.
• The Eleventh Hour – a Connor Hawthorne mystery by Lauren Maddison (2004). Los Angeles, CA: Alyson. pp. 308. ISBN 978-1555838782.
• Emerald – fiction by Phyllis Whitney (1983). Doubleday
• Enchanted Oasis – a romance by Faith Baldwin (1938). New York, NY: Dell. pp. 240.
• Enchanted Sands – poetry and reminiscences by Elwood Lloyd (1939). Los Angeles, CA: Arthur H. Steake. pp. 54. .
• Ernie Pyle's Southwest – travel descriptions by Ernie Pyle (1965). Palm Desert, CA: pp. 105. . .
• Europe, 1905 [and] Southern Cal., Palm Springs, 1935 – a travel journal by Laura A. Kelly (1935 (1905)). pp. 399.
• 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
• Flirting with Boys – a beach novel by Hailey Abbott (2009). New York, NY: HarperTeen. pp. 256. ISBN 978-0061253843.
• 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, NY: St. Martins Press. pp. 352 ISBN 978-0312668358.
• Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture – a novel by Douglas Coupland (1991). St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 192. ISBN 978-0312054366
• Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road – a memoir by Neil Peart (2002). Toronto, ONT: ECW Press. pp. 460. ISBN 978-1550225488
• The Golden Years Caper – fiction by Robert Carson (1970). Little Brown
• 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.
• 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
• Heritage Tales of Coachella Valley – anthology edited by Florence Powell (1976). Palm Springs, CA: American Association of University Women. pp. 65.
• Hollywood Wives – by Jackie Collins (1987). Pocket Books. pp. 560. ISBN 978-0671704599
• Hot Water – a romance novel by Kathryn Jordan (2006). New York, NY: Berkeley Publishing. pp. 288. ISBN 978-0425207574. .
• Human Whirlpool – fiction by Robert Callahan (1946). Murray & Gee
• 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
• "Lady Smith" in Good Housekeeping – an August 1936 short story by Myles Connolly
• Julio and Schwartz: a Brooklyn friendship – a novel by Kenneth Garrett (2007). Palm Springs, CA: Williams Publishing. ISBN 978-0966690620. .
• Joseph Wambaugh detective fiction
  • Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert – (1992). New York, NY: W. Morrow. pp. 336. ISBN 978-0688111281. . Fugitive Nights was made into a 1993 feature film of the same title.
• Also, Fugitive Nights was translated and published in:
  • Chinese as Ye mu mi zong (1993). Taibei: Shi jie guan. pp. 320. ISBN 978-9578248007.
  • Russian as Nochi beglet︠s︡a : roman (1993). Moskva: Tekst. pp. 333. ISBN 978-5871060933.
  • Spanish as La Noche del Fugitivo, with Ramón Alonso (1992). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 444. ISBN 978-8425324833. .
  • The Secrets of Harry Bright – (1985). New York, NY: W. Morrow. pp. 345 ISBN 978-0688059583. .
• The Legend of Jasper Kell – [...] 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
• 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
• William J. Mann gay literature
  • Object of Desire (2009). New York, NY: Kensington. pp. 416. ISBN 978-0758213778
  • Where the Boys Are (2003). New York, NY: Kensington. pp. 426 ISBN 978-0758203267
• Me Cheeta: My Life in Hollywood (also titled Me Cheeta: The Autobiography) – by Cheeta, as told to James Lever (2009). New York, NY: Harper Collins. pp. 197. ISBN 978-0061647802.
• A Mermaid Drowns In The Midnight Lounge – a mystery by Will Viharo (2011). Lulu.com. pp. 246. ISBN 978-0557548996
• Moving Target – a romance suspense by Elizabeth Lowell (2001). New York, NY: Morrow. pp. 453. ISBN 0060198753. . Moving Target was translated and published in:
• German as Gefährliches Erbe : Roman, with Ingrid Klein (2003). München: Goldmann Verlag. pp. 478. ISBN 978-3442356225.
• Hungarian as Mozgó célpont, with Palkó Ágnes (2002). Budapest: Gabo Kiadó. pp. 461. ISBN 978-9639421264.
• Japanese as Suishou no kane ga naru toki, with Keiko Takata (2002). Tokyo: Sony Magazines. pp. 304. ISBN 978-4789719278.
• Polish as Martwe słowa, with Anna Krawczyk-Łaskarzewska (2002). Warszawa: Amber. pp. 334. ISBN 978-8324131938. .
• [...] in Palm Springs – a mystery novel by Mike Romano (2000). National Writers Press. pp. 201. ISBN 978-0881001297. . .
• 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 – [...] 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.
• Night of the Full Moon – creative nonfiction based on the abduction of socialite Elaine Chaddick by Herbert D. Clough (2008, 2010). Criterion House. ISBN 978-1884162169 (print). ISBN 978-1884162282 (Kindle)
• Nowhere Yet – fiction by Edward Cozza (2012). Encinatas, CA: Pinot Dog. (digital) ISBN 978-0988190603
• The Oasis: Palm Springs Diaries – A.J. Llewellyn (2010). Silver Publishing. pp. 92. ISBN 978-1920468750
• Oscar Season – detective mystery by Mary McNamara (2008). New York, NY: Simon and Schuster. pp. 325. ISBN 978-1416539919
• Oedipus at Palm Springs – a "Five Lesbian Brothers play" by Maureen Angelos, Dominique Dibbell, Peg Healey and Lisa Kron (2010). New York, NY: Samuel French. ISBN 978-0573697029
• One Way to Love – love stories by Glenna Finley (1982). New York, NY: New American Library. pp. 184. ISBN 978-0451114266.
• Other Desert Cities – a play by Jon Robin Baitz (2010). New York, NY: Grove Press. pp. 112. ISBN 978-0802145659
• Other People We Married – by Emma Straub (2011). New York, NY: Penguin. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1101575284
• 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
• Palm Springs – fiction by Tom Ardies (1978). Garden City, NJ: Knopf Doubleday. pp. 400. ISBN 978-0385128469. .
• Palm Springs – Trina Mascott (2000). BackinPrint.com (received the National Federation of Press Women's First Place Award for Fiction). ISBN 978-0595129133.
• Palm Springs – fiction by Stella Lowe (2007). Xlibris. pp. 148. ISBN 978-1425727376
• Palm Springs....The Good, The Bad & The Twisted: A True Story – by Mr. Sparkles (2010). CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. pp. 70. ISBN 978-1456356743
• Paradise of Desire: Eleven Palm Springs Novels – complied by Peter Wild (2011).
• "Palm Springs Weekend at the Rivera Resort & Spa" – Betty & Veronica Digest, Issue 193 (1983) of the Archie Library comics
• Past Crimes – a children's book by Carol Matas (2007). Key Porter. pp. 188. ISBN 978-1552638415
• Poodle Springs – a Philip Marlowe novel by Raymond Chandler (1958 unfinished; completed in 1989 by Robert B. Parker). New York, NY: Putnam. pp. 268. ISBN 978-0399134821
• Postcards from Palm Springs – a memoir by Robert Julian (2007). Lulu.com. pp. 237 ISBN 978-1430322849
• 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.
• Pulp – a pulp fiction mystery by Charles Bukowski (1994). Santa Rosa, CA: Black Sparrow Press. pp. 202. ISBN 0-87685-926-0 . Pulp was translated and published in:
• Basque as Pulp, with Josu Lartategi (2002). Tafalla (Nafarroa) Txalaparta. pp. 237. ISBN 978-8481362305.
• Dutch as Pulp, with Susan Janssen (1997 and 2002). Amsterdam: Vassallucci. pp. 160. ISBN 978-9050000987. (1997); ISBN 978-9050002158. (2002)
• Finnish as Salaisuudet, with Eero Mänttäri (1986). Hämeenlinna: Karisto. 310 s. ISBN 978-9512323302.
• Finnish as Pulp, with Markku Into (2000). Turku: Sammakko. 157 s. ISBN 978-9525194098.
• French as Pulp, with Gérard Gueuégan (1995, 1997 and 2010). Paris: Bernard Grasset. pp. 263. ISBN 978-2246501411. (1995); ISBN 978-2253141976.
• Hebrew as ספרות זולה / Sifrut zolah, with Hadas Ṿais (2001). אסטרולוג, Hod ha-Sharon: Asṭrolog. pp. 203.
• Japanese as Parupu, with Motoyuki Shibata (2000). Tōkyō: Shinchōsha. pp. 294. ISBN 978-4102129135.
• Norwegian as Pulp : roman, with Sverre Knudsen and Erik Skjeveland (forward) (2006). Laksevåg: Baskerville. 197 s. ISBN 978-8281870024. (2006); ISBN 978-8231400028. (2007)
• Persian (Farsi) as ʻĀmah pasand, with Peyman Khaksar (1389 [2010]). Tihrān: Nashr-i Chishmah. pp. 198. ISBN 978-9643620417.
• Polish as Szmira, with Tomasz Mirkowicz (1997 and 2002). Warszawa: Noir sur Blanc. pp. 200. ISBN 978-8388459474. (2002); ISBN 978-8386743315. (1997)
• Portuguese as Pulp, with Marcos Santarrita (2005). Porto Alegre: LPM. pp. 184. ISBN 978-8525404763.
• Romanian as De duzină, with Cristian Ionescu (2003). Iași, Romania: Polirom. pp. 264. ISBN 978-9736814761.
• Russian as Макулатура / Makulatura (2008). Эксмо, Moskva: Ėksmo. pp. 222. ISBN 978-5699252985.
  • Russian as Makulatura : roman, with V. Golysheva (1996, as an article). In Inostrannai︠a︡ literatura. .
• Serbian as Šund (1994). Beograd: Haos. pp. 184.
• Serbian/Croatian as Palp, with Flavio Rigonat (2001). Beograd: L.O.M.. pp. 174. ISBN 978-8690103782.
• Spanish as Pulp, with Cecilia Ceriani and Txaro Santoro (1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009). Barcelona: Anagrama. pp. 199. ISBN 978-8433923578.
• Swedish as Pulp, with Einar Heckscher (1996 and 1997). Stockholm: PAN/Norstedt. pp. 227. ISBN 978-9119526526. (1996); ISBN 978-9119723116. (1997)
• Turkish as Pulp, with Melih Katıkol (1995). İstanbul: Parantez yayınları. pp. 172. ISBN 978-9757939146.
• The Saint Goes West – a collection of three mystery novellas by Leslie Charteris (1942). New York, NY: Avon. pp. 154.
• Shadow Fires – a horror novel by Dean Koontz (1987). Berkeley. pp. 528. ISBN 978-0425136980
• Silent Screem – a "Groovy Mystery Caper" by James Huskins (2010). CreateSpace. pp. 226. ISBN 978-1456347826
• Sisters – fiction by Pat Booth (1987). Crown Books
• 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, NY: Harper Collins. pp. 405. ISBN 978-0060188658
• South of Eden – a "Boulder Cup Series" book by Russell K. Hatler (2008). Lulu.com. pp. 352. ISBN 1435745620 (Kindle edition)
• Souvenirs of the Palm Springs Area – reminiscences and poetry by R.E. Harrington (1962). pp. 68. .
• 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. Stars was translated and published in:
• Greek as To spiti tēs hēdonēs, with Maria Sakkē (1993). Athēna: Phytrakēs/Ho Typos. pp. 474. ISBN 978-9602461082.
• Japanese as スターズ / Sutāzu, with Mizuho Ozawa (1994). Tōkyō: Kadokawa shoten. ISBN 978-4042648048.
• Russian as Zvezdy (1993 and 1996). Moskva: Olma-Press. pp. 539. ISBN 978-5873222124.
• Spanish as Star's (1993). Barcelona: Grijalbo. pp. 549. ISBN 978-8425325823.
• Swedish as Under samma stjärna, with Louise Thulin (1995). Stockholm: Forum. pp. 452. ISBN 978-9137106106.
• Vietnamese as Ngôi sao sinh đôi : tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t : văn học Mỹ, with Kim Bá (1994). Đà Nã̆ng: Nhà xuá̂t bản Đà Nã̆ng.
• 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
• Tahquitz Exchange – a novel by Bernnie Reese (1993). DeChamp Co. pp. 225. ISBN 978-0962880230. .
• Tales from the Desert – narratives by Roger A. Williams (2012). Xlibris. pp. 82. ISBN 978-1479731732
• 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, NY: Pocket Star. pp. 339. ISBN 978-1416516842.
• Unkindness of Ravens – a mystery by Kathleen Tracy (2006). Paribus Press. pp. 304. ISBN 978-1933705828
• 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. .
• Vermilion Sands – a short-story collection by J. G. Ballard (1971)
• "Veterinarian Mysteries" by Lillian M. Roberts
  • Almost Human – (1998). New York, NY: Fawcett Gold Metal. pp. 278. ISBN 978-0449002285. .
  • The Hand that Feeds You – (1997). New York, NY: Fawcett Gold Medal. pp. 278. ISBN 978-0449149867. .
  • Riding for a Fall – (1996). New York, NY: Ballantine. pp. 279. ISBN 978-0449149850.
• The Way Home – a romance by Allison Johnson (2001). New York, NY: Five Star. pp. 315. ISBN 0786230339.
• 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, NY: Kensington. pp. 247. ISBN 0758200404.
• Web of Evil – suspense by Judith A. Jance (2007). Pocket Classics. pp. 383. ISBN 978-1416537731
• Where To? – fiction by Jon Seawright (2008). Xlibris. pp. 88. ISBN 978-1436348379
• The Writing Experience 2001: The Palm Springs Writer's Guild Anthology – edited by Hyacinthe Baron (2001). Writers Club Press. pp. 309. ISBN 978-0595180639

Magazines

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Films and television

Music and audio

Listed by earliest date of production or performance.

• Songs from the 1936 Paramount Pictures film Palm Springs (a.k.a. Palm Springs Affair)
  • 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")
    • "The Hills of Old Wyomin'"
    • "Palm Springs"
    • "Dreaming Out Loud"
  • by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
    • "Will I Ever Know" (a.k.a. "Collegiate")
  • by Dorothy Fields and James McHugh
    • "I'm in the Mood for Love"
• "Palm Springs Jump" – a 1940s jazz piece by Slim Gaillard. ; Recordings of "Palm Springs Jump" performed by Slim Gaillard & His Flat Foot Floogie Boys include:
• The 1940s – the Singers (1940-1942). New York, NY: Columbia (CJ 40652)
• Happy Birthday! (1993). United States: Swing Set (HB121093)
• Slim Gaillard, 1940-1942; Royal Rhythm Boys, 1939 (1994). Classics (753)
• Progressions: 100 Years Of Jazz Guitar (2005). Sony and in a 4-CD set, Columbia/Legacy: C4K 86462 (CK 94575--CK 94578) .

• "Palm Springs Moon" and "The Lady From 29 Palms" in popular music sheets – 1946
• "Winter in Palm Springs" in Fun Time – a 1957 Coral Records comedy album (CRL 57072), performed by Billy de Wolfe and Hermione Gingold; also available in Almanac and other Broadway-London revues (with Billy De Wolfe & Elaine Dunn; acc. musicians; Buster Davis, piano, musical director. 2009).
• Palm Springs Suite – a 1959 Capital Records album by Jack Fascinato
• 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
• Jazz Oasis – a 1960s jazz Capital Records album recorded in Palm Springs by Charlie Barnet
• 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
  • Includes the score "Live Young" by Paul Evans and Larry Kusik
• "Palm Springs Comes to Venice" in The Honey Pot – a 1967 film soundtrack by John Addison
• "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
• "Palm Springs Drive" on American Gigolo – the 1980 soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo, composed and performed by Giorgio Moroder
• "Palm Springs Weekend" – a song by William Goldstein from the 1980 Lawrence Schiller TV-movie soundtrack Marilyn: The Untold Story
• "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)
• 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
• "Palm Springs, Sand and Stars" movement, The Atlantic and Pacific Suite – a 1994 composition by Ervin Litkei, arranged and conducted by Bernard Ebbinghouse with the London Symphony Orchestra.
• 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
• 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
• The Other Palm Springs – a 1999 Peek-A-Boo Records album by Silver Scooter
• Palm Springs I Love You – a 1999 Country & Western album by Danney Ball & The Hollywood SongWranglers. CitySong Records
• Palm Springs Reunion: Ray Bush's BBC Jazz with Geoff Nicholas – a 2002 audio CD, Rollercoaster UK label
• Pinafore!: a ship shape new musical – a 2001 adaptation of H.M.S. Pinafore
• 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, followed by Masterbeat: White Party 2002 (artists included Abigail, Gioia Bruno, Kim English, Jessica Folcker, et al.), and other Masterbeat albums
• Jazz in Palm Springs – a 2002 jazz album by Andy Fraga
• "Palm Springs" in The Very Best of Marc Antoine – a 2003 album by Marc Antone
• "Palm Spring" in Party Groove: Winter Party, vol. 7 – a 2004 CD remix by Tony Moran
• Live at Peabody's (Palm Springs) – a 2004 jazz album by Rocky Zharp & the Blues Crackers
• Palm Springs – a 2005 Campo Records audio CD by Claudio Medeiros
• The Martini Kings
  • Weekend in Palm Springs – c. 2005 audio CD with songs from the 2005 video Camp Burlesque and TV series Six Feet Under
  • Palm Springs Serenade – a 2012 DION album, with Buddy Greco
• Mike Costley Live! A Palm Springs State of Mind – a 2006 Mike Costley audio CD
• Symphony of Light – a 2006 audio CD by Frederick Delarue
• "Palm Springs" in Exile On Schley Pass – a 2006 MP3 Alternative Rock album by Carl Johns on the Bronzerat label
• "Palm Springs" in Near Disasters/Sweet Hereafters – a 2006 audio CD by Jay Ray on the CDBY label
• "Palm Springs" in Rosé – a 2007 album by Bran Van 3000
• "Palm Springs Song" in Rubber Solstice – Late Octobra – a 2007 MP3 Alternative Rock album by John Tabacco on the Modern Voices Distribution label
• Palm Springs Getaway – a 2007 audio CD by Dr. Blackman
• Live in Palm Springs – a 2007 jazz album by Max & Bruce Kurnow, followed by Live in Palm Springs, Vol. II in 2009
• "Last Samba in Palm Springs" in Patterns, Circles and Shapes – a 2007 jazz MP3 album by John Mackay
• "Palm Springs" in Win Us Over – a 2009 album by ASG
• "Palm Springs" in California Years – a 2009 album by Jill Sobule
• "Palm Springs" in Teenage Summer Days – a 2009 MP3 rock album by David Arthur Brown
• "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
• "Palm Springs Life" in Kaputt – a 2011 album by the Canadian group Destroyer
• Desert Bass – a 2012 R&B/Rap Hip-Hop MP3 release by High Degree Hd, produced by Palm Springs Entertainment
• "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
• Tony Rose His Piano & Orchestra Recorded Live at the Palm Springs Racquet Club – (no date) LAR Productions Orange Vinyl
• It's 1200 miles from Palm Springs to Texas – (no date) score by Jimmy Van Heusen
• Live Palm Springs – (no date) an LP country album by Electric Horsemen
• Live from Palm Springs – (no date) an LP album by Grace & Phil Moody

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.

Additional films and television programs shot in the area are available at list of films shot in Palm Springs, California.

Further reading

• 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.

• covers the city's history