This book is a tribute to the talent of Clifton A. Edwards, the man who introduced the world to the ukulele, and whose career as a song writer spanned more than 60 years. He skyrocketed to national po
Documents for the first time the expansion of repertoire from the marches and potpourris of the 1890s to the symphonic recordings of the late acoustical period.
Just over 100 years ago, Emile Berliner invented the gramophone and disc record. This is the first discography assembled of the first disc recordings in the United States. It documents over 3,000 disc
This discography of Lester Young's recordings details 251 recording sessions listing title of piece, personnel, date and place of recording, label, matrix numbers, and more. The solography contains ev
In January of 1972 the Golden Age of Opera series of the Edward J. Smith Recordings was succeeded by the Unique Opera Records Corporation (UORC) and released two-hundred and eighty numbered releases b
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians entertained America for 69 years, They were successful pioneers in many aspects of the entertainment business: stage shows, radio, television, movies, concerts, and
A compendium of information international in scope on recordings (LPs, CDs, or cassettes) in which percussion instruments are featured as solo instruments or as part of chamber ensembles, Percussion D
