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One of the most individualistic, great Texas barrelhouse pianists, Alex Moore (1899–1989) made his first recordings with Columbia Records in the late 1920s. After recording with Arhoolie Records in the 1960s, the Dallas native became more widely known. Moore received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1987. "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/StoryofArhoolie This image was posted on April 17, 2019.

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Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records
This nonaviation exhibition was on display between September 2018 and June 2019 in the 2A Boomerang Gallery gallery, located in Terminal 2