| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 276 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
A music dynasty in Victorian Indiana? -- A new wind is blowing through Chicago -- Jazz hysteria in the Hoosier state? -- Old-time music in the new electronic era -- When Gennett Records gets the blues -- Yet the music lives on -- Suggested listening : fifty classics by Gennett Records |
| Summary |
In a piano factory tucked away in Richmond, Indiana, Gennett Records produced thousands of records featuring obscure musicians from hotel orchestras and backwoods fiddlers to the future icons of jazz, blues, country music, and rock 'n' roll. From 1916 to 1934, the company debuted such future stars as Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Bix Beiderbecke, and Hoagy Carmichael, while also capturing classic performances by Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Charley Patton, Uncle Dave Macon, and Gene Autry. While Gennett Records was overshadowed by competitors such as Victor and Columbia, few record companies documented the birth of America's grassroots music as thoroughly as this small-town label. The author shares anecdotes from musicians, employees, and family members to trace the colorful history of one of America's most innovative record companies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Starr Piano Company. Gennett Record Division.
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| SUBJECT |
Starr Piano Company. Gennett Record Division fast |
| Subject |
Sound recording industry -- United States
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Jazz -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Pop Vocal.
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MUSIC -- History & Criticism.
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Jazz
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Sound recording industry
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gioia, Ted.
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| LC no. |
2012034910 |
| ISBN |
9780253007698 |
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0253007690 |
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