Tony Russell • Book Talk • 2023
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1h 2m
Tony Russell discusses his book “Rural Rhythm: The Story of Old-Time Country Music in 78 Records,” explains how he came to write the book, and recounts the stories behind some of the most iconic country records of the 1920s and ’30s. This program was hosted by the Museum’s Patrick Huber and was recorded on March 3, 2023.
Tony Russell is a UK-based music author, discographer, historian, and scholar. He has written books on blues, country, and jazz music, including “Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942” and “Country Music Originals: The Legends and the Lost,” both of which received Best Research in Recorded Country Music awards from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). He has been nominated twice for a Grammy for historical liner notes and holds lifetime achievement awards from the ARSC and Belmont University. Alongside Bob Pinson, curator of the Museum’s Bob Pinson Recorded Sound Collection, Russell worked to research and produce the definitive “Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942.”
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