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Jim Booker
Jim Booker (1872–1940) was an African-American hoedown fiddler from Jessamine County, Kentucky. His 1927 recordings with ''Taylor's Kentucky Boys'' and ''The Booker Orchestra'' are thought to be the first racially integrated recording session in America. Biography Jim Booker was born into a musical family in Camp Nelson in Jessamine County, Kentucky. The Booker family had been established in central Kentucky for multiple generations as prominent old-time musicians. Booker, along with his two younger brothers, John and Joe, and the black mandolinist, Robert Steele, performed under the name, 'The Booker Orchestra'. Booker, alongside his brothers and Steele, played fiddle in several recordings produced by Gennett Records in Richmond, Indiana in 1927. Richard Nevins, a 78 rpm record collector and owner of the 78 reissue label, Yazoo Records, has conducted research suggesting that the Booker family were a direct source of repertoire for several later Kentucky fiddle players, inclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camp Nelson National Monument
Camp Nelson National Monument, formerly the Camp Nelson Civil War Heritage Park, is a national monument, historical museum and park located in southern Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States, south of Lexington, Kentucky. The American Civil War era camp was established in 1863 as a depot for the Union Army during the Civil War. It became a recruiting ground for new soldiers from Eastern Tennessee and enslaved people, many of whom had fled their living conditions to be soldiers.Strecker p. 39. On October 26, 2018, President Donald Trump proclaimed the site as Camp Nelson National Monument, the 418th unit of the National Park Service (NPS) system. The forested portion overlooking Hickman Creek was funded by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves' Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation Fund. History Early years Camp Nelson was established as a supply depot for Union advances into Tennessee. It was named for Major General William "Bull" Nelson, who had recently been murdered. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvertone Records (1916)
Silvertone Records was a record label manufactured for Sears, Roebuck and Co. for sale in their chain of department stores and through mail order. Silvertone's discs were manufactured 1916–1928, and then revived briefly in 1940–1941. Early releases were single-sided lateral-cut phonograph records; in the late 1910s double-sided discs began to be released. Most discs were manufactured by Columbia Records, while some were made by Paramount Records and Gennett Records. Earlier in the label's history, it was used to supplant its sister label Oxford Records. See also * List of record labels * Silvertone Records (other) * Oxford Records, Silvertone's sister label * Silvertone (brand) Silvertone is a brand created and promoted by Sears for its line of consumer electronics and musical instruments from 1916 to 1972. The rights to the Silvertone brand were purchased by South Korean corporation Samick Music in 2001. Samick made ... References External links Sears, R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appalachian Old-time Fiddlers
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African-American Fiddlers
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People From Jessamine County, Kentucky
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1940 Deaths
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1872 Births
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Wikipedia Student Program
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Fiddlin' Doc Roberts
Fiddlin' Doc Roberts (April 26, 1897 - August 4, 1978) was an American Kentucky-style old-time fiddler. Biography Dock Roberts was born and raised on a farm in Madison County, KentuckyKleber 1992, p. 775. and learned to play the fiddle at an early age with some help from his older brother Liebert. Doc's and Liebert's musical mentor was the African-American fiddler Owen Walker.Carlin 2003, p. 346.Kennedy 1994, p. 158. After finishing his studies in Berea Roberts married in 1913.Carlin 2003, p. 347. In 1925, a talent scout, Dennis Taylor, recruited Roberts along with Welby Toomey and Edgar Boaz as old time recording artists for Gennett Records.Kennedy 1994, pp. 157.Wolfe 1996, p. 29. In early 1927, Roberts recorded with the string band, the "Booker Family". Together with Dick Parman and Ted Chestnut, he formed the ''Kentucky Thorobreds''. They recorded in April 1927 for the Paramount label. In the fall of 1927, he formed a duo with Asa Martin called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Challenge Records (1920s)
Challenge Records was a record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company. Releases were drawn from other recordings on other labels in the late 1920s, such as Banner, Gennett, Paramount Records and others. Sears also had the Silvertone label and the same recording of "Black Bottom" by Joe Candullo & his Everglades Orchestra was released on both labels. Around 1929 Sears did away with Challenge and Silvertone, replacing them with Conqueror Records. Challenge discs generally sold for less than Silvertone ones because they seldom used songs requiring royalty payments and the label generally assigned pseudonyms to the artists. Introduced in the Spring 1927 catalog for just 24¢ per disc, Challenge bore the frank disclaimer, "If you want the best, we recommend the Silvertone." The last issues appeared in Sears’ Spring 1931 catalog. See also * Challenge Records * List of record labels File:Alvinoreyguitarboogie.jpg File:AmMusicBunk78.jpg File:Bingola1011b.jpg Lists of record labels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supertone Records
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Champion Records (Richmond, Indiana)
Champion Records was a record label in Richmond, Indiana, founded in 1925 by the Starr Piano Company as a division of Gennett Records, which was also in Richmond. Champion released budget versions of discs issued by Gennett. Its issues included race records and jazz. In 1934, Champion closed and the trademark was sold to Decca Records Decca Records is a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934 by Lewis, Jack Kapp, American Decca's first president, and Milton Rackmil, who later became American Decca's president. ..., which brought the label back from 1935 to 1936. References External linksChampion Recordson the Internet Archive'Great 78 Project American record labels Jazz record labels {{US-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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