Virginia's Blues, Country, and Gospel Records, 1902-1943: An Annotated Discography

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 list

Author: Kip Lornell
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Published: 07/15/2014
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780813156316

About the Author

Kip Lornell is a folklorist and ethnomusicologist with the Blue Ridge Institute of Ferrum College.

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