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Playing Since: 1974
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Occupation: geologist
Gender: Male
Age: 61
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Tommy Jarrell, Allen Brothers, Clarence Ashley, Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters, John Baltzell, Barter Young & Smith, Humphrey Bate, Mac Benford, Bentley Boys, Birkhead and Lane, Dad Blackard's Moonshiners, Blue Ridge Highballers, Blue Sky Boys, Bird's Kentucky Corn Crackers, Doc Boggs, Buck Mountain Band, Burnett & Rutherford, Callahan Brothers, Camp Creek Boys, Bob Carlin, Gaither Carlton, Carolina Buddies, Carolina Tar Heels, Carter Brothers & Son, John Carson, Carter family, Carter & Young, Fred Cockerham, John Cohen, Grey Craig, Kyle Creed, everyone at Clifftop, Clyde Davenport, Delmore Brothers, Hazel Dickens, Dykes Magic City Trio, East Texas Serenaders, Eck Dunford, Norman Edmonds, John D. Foster, J. P. Fraley, Freeny's Barn Dance Band, Fuzzy Mt String Band, Georgia Yellowhammers, Georgia Wildcats, Ted Gossetts String Band, Grayson & Whittier, Grinnell Giggers, Gray & Nelson, Hale & Derry, Ed Haley, John Hammond, Edden Hammons, John Hartford, Hickory Nuts, Highwoods, Willard Hodgins, Hollow Rock String Band, Tommy Jarrell, Oscar Jenkins, Jimmy Johnson's String Band, Grandpa Jones, Karl & Harty, Alfred Karnes, Buell Kazee, Fiddlin Van Kidwell, Walt Koken, Leake County Revelers, Marty Lebenson, Charlie Lowe, Emmett Lundy, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, McFarland and Gardner, Dave Macon, J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers, Wade Mainer, Marcus Martin, Massey Family, Sam & Kirk McGee, Floyd Ming & Pep Steppers, Monroe Brothers, Byrd Moore, Narmour & Smith, NLCR, Nicholsons Players, North Carolina Cooper Boys, Chubby Parker, Phipps Holiness Quartet, Pickard Family, Charlie Poole, Pope's Arkansas Mountaineers, Dirk Powell, Prairie Ramblers, Price Family Sacred Singers, Obray Ramsey, Reaves White County Ramblers, Red Fox Chasers, Alfred Reed, Henry Reed, Ola Belle Reed, Don Richardson, Rigel's Fountain Citians, Jean Ritchie, Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Fiddlin Doc Roberts, Art Rosenbaum, Rustical Quality String Band, Rutherford & Foster, Scottdale String Band, Mike Seeger, Shelor Family, Smiths Garage Fiddle Band, Smith's Sacred Singers, Arthur Smith, Walter Smith, Allen Sisson, Kilby Snow, Skillet Lickers, South Georgia HIghballers, Carl Sprague, Stamps Quartet, Stanley Brothers, Lowe Stokes, Stoneman family, Am Stuart, John W. Summers, Supertones, Taylor's Kentucky Boys, Tennessee Mountaineers, Benny Thomasson, Three Tobacco Tags, Stephen Tucker, Uncle Bud and his Plow Boys, Crockett Ward, Wade Ward, Doc Watson, Weems String Band, Whetstone Run, Whitmire Blue Sky Trio, Chris Wig, Dacosta Woltz, Tommy Jarrell
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Sunday, November 18, 2012 @6:51:22 AM
Linda ran into a junk-store owner who says she has "crates and crates" of 78 rpm records. Linda told her that I like 78's, and the owner told Linda to give her a list of records that I like and the owner would see if she has anything that might be of interest.
First of all, Linda scores again with a potentially interesting musical find. Next, identifying what 78's I might like is a challenge. It wouldn't be practical to make a list of artists or bands, since there were so many from the 19-teens until the 40's that I like (I cut & pasted some artists from my 78 rpm collection into my "Favorite Bands / Musicians" list on my Homepage).
While trying to put together some guidelines for what sort of 78's I might like, I realized that I generally key on records with old labels, so this is one hint. I also realized that I key on the marketing descriptions of the music that most labels use. I went through some 78s that are in a crate near my desk and made a list of the descriptors...... list is below, and some are pretty colorful. I think that it's a little bit sad that this aspect of early music has mostly dropped out of the picture with CD re-issues.
I did a little bit of on-line research... found out that many labels used "marketing genres" such as "blues, string band, jug band, old-time, hillbilly, early country, country, jazz, event song, race, bluegrass", and I'm sure that the musicologists can add to this list. I think that I'm drawn to the "old-time, hillbilly, and early country" genre. Anything with "fox-trot" on the label is not for me.
A pleasant exercise for a chilly Sunday morning.... I concluded that I'm probably better off by trying to invite myself to the 78-owner's storage facility to look through the records myself rather than trying to make a list of guidelines.
Pictures of all of these labels here: 78 labels
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