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

by Kip Lornell (Author)

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 Biography

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