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Overlooked roots musicians subject of engaging new book | Books

"Arhoolie, Down Home Music. The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz" by Joel Slevin and Chris Strachwitz, Chronicle Books, 240 pages ....

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The Blues Foundation Honors The Blues Hall of Fame Class of 2024

The Blues Foundation honors The Blues Hall Of Fame Class Of 2024 (44th class) with an Induction Ceremony taking place at The Canon Center For The Performing Arts, 255 N. Main St., Wednesday, May 8. A Cocktail Reception honoring the BHOF Inductees and Blues Music Awards nominees will begin at 5:30 p.m., with the formal inductions commencing at 6:30 p.m. Tickets, including the Ceremony and Reception, are $75 each and available with Blues Music Awards tickets. ....

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Been here, done gone: Arhoolie Records' Chris Strachwitz snapped our musical heritage

Beyond his precious recordings, a new book celebrates the documentarian's photos of essential roots musicians ....

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Things to Do: Read Down Home Music by Joel Selvin and Chris Strachwitz

Coffee table book tells the story—in words and pictures—of Chris Strachwitz and Arhoolie Records. ....

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Let the good times roll

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb, has put out an astonishing 44,000 records. ....

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