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The Decca Hillbilly Discography, 1927-1945 (Hardcover, New)
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The Decca Hillbilly Discography, 1927-1945 (Hardcover, New)
Series: Discographies: Association for Recorded Sound Collections Discographic Reference
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Through its Decca 5000 series of the 1930s and 1940s, the American
Decca recording company became the most influential record label in
the burgeoning hillbilly music category, the forerunner of today's
country and western music. This unique discography provides for the
first time in print a systematic numerical listing and
cross-referencing of all released recordings in the 5000 and 17000
Cajun series as well as records released under Decca's Champion
45000 and Montgomery Ward series, also devoted to hillbilly music.
A total of 1514 discs are covered ranging from records released by
such major hillbilly music stars as Jimmie Davis, the Sons of the
Pioneers, and Ernest Tubb to those by less well-known solo artists
and groups, including the Corn Cob Crushers and the Happy Hollow
Hoodlums. Based on painstaking research in the original session
books, ledgers, and label copy books as well as interviews with
musicians and singers who participated in Decca recording sessions,
this discography of one of the most remarkable record series of the
20th century makes a major contribution to the study of
contemporary American music. The volume begins with an introduction
which traces the early history of the Decca Record Company and its
impact on hillbilly music of the 1930s and 1940s. Cary Ginell
demonstrates that the Decca 5000 and other hillbilly series had a
major role not only in documenting the history of hillbilly music
but also in affecting its course by influencing future recording
artists in the genre. Following a brief section which describes how
to use the discography and the indexes, the discography itself is
divided into four separate numerical listings: Decca 5000, Decca
17000, Decca/Champion 45000, and Montgomery Ward recordings. Each
listing includes information about recording dates, master numbers,
unissued titles, song titles and legends, songwriter credits, and
release dates. Five indexes--artist, matrix and location, release
dates, composer credits, and title--provide enhanced access to the
main listings. Scholars and researchers of American country and
folk music, both once included under the hillbilly banner--will
find this discography an indispensable resource.
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