American Pop: An Audio History

Subject: American Pop: An Audio History
From: Jerry Rasmussen
Date: 17 Mar 04 - 01:23 PM

What do the following musicians have in common?
Vess Ossman,Sousa Band, Al Jolson,Eddie Cantor, Eubie Black, James P. Johnson, Kid Ory, Eck Robertson, Fiddlin' John Carson, Cliff Edwards, Veron Dalhart, Carl Spargue, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Arizona Dranes, George Gershwin, Uncle Dave Macon, Jelly Roll Morgan, Doc Boggs, Duke Ellington, Allison's Sacred Harp, Emmett Miller, Ethel Waters, Frank Hutchison, Paul Whiteman, Henry Thomas, DeFord Bailey, Darby and Tarlton, Texas Alexander, Louis Armstrong, Riley Pucket, Charlie Poole, Blind Blake, Memphis Jug Band, The Skillet Lickers, Blind Alfred Reed, Son House, Roy Harvey, Skip James, Fats Waller, Jimmie Rodgers, Connie Boswell, Red Norvo, Delmore Brothers, Wilf Carter,
Bing Crosby, LeRoy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell, Mills Brothers, Teddy Wilson, Bunny Berrigan, Mildred Bailey, Nlue Sky Boys, Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Billy Holiday, Robert Johnson, The Original Yellowjackets, Count basie, Gene Autry, Sons Of The Pioneers, Django Reinhart, Carter Family, Golden Gate Quartet, Bob Wills, Jimmy Yancy, Ella Fitzgerald, Soul Stirrer, Roy Acuff, Woody Guhtrie, Erskine Hawkins, Bill Monroe, Joe Turner, Ernest Tubb, Memphis Minnie, Frank Sinatra, Arthur Crudup, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Peggy Lee, Charlie Parker and the Delmore Brothers.

They're all on a 9 CD collection: American Pop: An Audio History. The recordings go from Mama's Black Baby Boy by the Unique Quartette, 1893 to Lennie Tristano, What Is This Thing Called Love?, 1946. The original recordings are lovingly restored, and this is only a very, very small sample of what's in the set. It's a great set, too, because they don't just have the "hits" or most commonly included songs in Anthologies. There's a lot of are stuff here.

The boxed set is put out by West Hill Audio Archives and is avialable at the best price at half.com.

If your pleasures know no boundaries, this is a fantastic set!

Jerry