Virginia's blues, country & gospel records, 1902-1943 : an annotated discography /

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Author / Creator:Lornell, Kip, 1953-
Imprint:Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [1989]
©1989
Description:1 online resource (249 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11704772
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Varying Form of Title:Virginia's blues, country, and gospel records, 1902-1943
ISBN:9780813161549
0813161541
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:During the years before World War II, hundreds of traditional musicians were sought out by commercial record companies, brought to New York or into local -- often makeshift -- studios, to cut recordings that would be marketed as ""race"" and ""hillbilly"" music. Virginia was home to scores of these performers, several of whom were to become internationally known. Among them were the Carter Family, the Golden Gate Quartet, Charlie Poole, and the Stoneman Family, whose music has touched millions of listeners far beyond the confines of the Old Dominion. It is this historically important body of re.
Other form:Print version: Lornell, Kip. Virginia's Blues, Country, and Gospel Records, 1902-1943 : An Annotated Discography. Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, ©2015 9780813116587