Music history -- Blues -- R&B
Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, and James
Waller-all of these musical powerhouses furthered their recording
careers at a little label on once-thriving Farish Street, the
historic black district of Jackson, Mississippi.
These blues, gospel, and R&B all-stars are featured in
"Trumpet Records: Diamonds on Farish Street," the detailed story of
this thriving recording label of the mid-1950s.
What caused it to spring to life in Jackson? It began in 1949,
when a white woman named Lillian McMurry and her husband purchased
a hardware store on Farish Street, then a location on the boundary
between the city's white and black business and entertainment
districts. While taking inventory of the original stock and
renovating the building, she discovered a stack of unsold records,
including Wynonie Harris's recording of "All She Wants to Do Is
Rock." Curious, Mrs. McMurry played it on the store's record player
and became so inspired that she decided to record more music like
it. Thus was born Trumpet Records.
The life of the studio was brief, and this book, in careful
detail, covers its short history (1951-1956) and includes accounts
of recording sessions with its roster of gospel groups, blues
musicians, and R&B singers, almost all of them African
American. The book also documents McMurry's attempts to fuse
country and African American popular music into what would become
rock 'n' roll.
From interviews, archival recordings, company documents,
reviews, photographs, and the assistance of the founder, Marc W.
Ryan has compiled the fascinating history of this short-lived but
influential company.
This new edition of a work recognized in 1993 by the Association
for Recorded Sound Collections features an updated discography and
bibliography, extensive new documentation, and additional insights
into the operations of Trumpet Records.
Marc W. Ryan is an independent music scholar living in North San
Juan, California. His work has been published in "Rolling Stone,"
"Discoveries," and "Blues and Rhythm."
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