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Links to interesting sites on musical arcana, from jump blues rarities to the Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Updated on Sep 02, 09
Created on Feb 12, 09
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Heard one of his songs on Monica's May 3, 2009, WFMU show. Reminds me of Pietro. This site is the "official" Guido Deiro site.
Story of Guido Deiro and his brother Pietro, two accordionists who came to the Seattle area from Italy in the ought years of the 20th century, playing in saloons. Discovered Pietro through his recordings with Victor in the nineteen-teens.
Considerable sampling of Edison's sound recordings in mp3 format, courtesy of the National Park Service's Edison Web site. Includes a variety of types of music and spoken-word recordings.
Article on Len Hughes, big band maestro and musician who evidently was based in Hungary. His ripping "Twilight in Turkey" aired recently WFMU's the Old Codger show.
Fantastic collection of 78 RPM record label images spanning all decades of production.
Message from Mars, Deep Henderson--fabulous tunes written by Phillips and played by Ambrose and his band.
Forum on classic bollywood singers (e.g., Lata, Kishore) as well as lyricists and music directors
I'd call them "musings," but that would diminish the substance of the posts in this blog, which range from written interpretations of and imaginations on old photographs, on snippets of interesting arcane recordings from the earlier parts of the last century, and on more formal art and literature.
More on Shrevesport's early and influential radio station KWKH and its main personality, William "Doggone" Henderson,
26 items | 9 visits
Links to interesting sites on musical arcana, from jump blues rarities to the Boston Typewriter Orchestra
Updated on Sep 02, 09
Created on Feb 12, 09
Category: Entertainment & Arts
URL: