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Chris Strachwitz explains on the liner notes to “When Women Sang the Blues” that Mamie Smith made the first ever vocal blues recording “Crazy Blues” in 1920.
This video was posted on March 27, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #blues #womenshistorymonth
North Carolina native Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight.
This video was posted on March 21, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #elizabethcotten #guitar #banjo #grammys #fingerpicking #guitarist #music #albumcover #musician #womenshistorymonth #5womenartists
North Carolina native Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight.
This video was posted on March 21, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #elizabethcotten #guitar #banjo #grammys #fingerpicking #guitarist #music #albumcover #musician #womenshistorymonth #5womenartists
North Carolina native Elizabeth Cotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight.
This video was posted on March 21, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #elizabethcotten #guitar #banjo #grammys #fingerpicking #guitarist #music #albumcover #musician #womenshistorymonth #5womenartists
Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of Memphis Minnie (1897–1973) to a new (and largely white) audience.
This image was posted on March 12, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas
Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of Memphis Minnie (1897–1973) to a new (and largely white) audience.
This image was posted on March 12, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas
Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of Memphis Minnie (1897–1973) to a new (and largely white) audience.
This image was posted on March 12, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas
Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin.
This video was posted on March 06, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #alabama #rockandroll
Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin.
This video was posted on March 06, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #alabama #rockandroll
Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer Big Mama Thornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by Elvis Presley and Janis Joplin.
This video was posted on March 06, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #alabama #rockandroll
Santiago Jiménez, Sr. (1913–84), born in San Antonio, Texas, began to play the accordion at the age of eight.
This video was posted on February 22, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #santiagojiménez #accordion #narcisomartínez #texasmexican #mexican #mexicanamerican #texas #music #recordalbum
Santiago Jiménez, Sr. (1913–84), born in San Antonio, Texas, began to play the accordion at the age of eight.
This video was posted on February 22, 2019.
#storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #santiagojiménez #accordion #narcisomartínez #texasmexican #mexican #mexicanamerican #texas #music #recordalbum


