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Louis Overstreet (1921–80) began singing in gospel quartets at an early age. This video was posted on January 26, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #louisoverstreet #pastor #guitar #folkmusic #quartet #gospel #music
The lap steel guitar developed in Hawai’i in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries and is attributed to an adolescent named Joseph Kekuku (1874–1932). This image was posted on January 16, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #hawaii #music #steelguitar #guitar #recordalbum #albumcover
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #clevelandchenier #rubboard #zydeco #music
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #clevelandchenier #rubboard #zydeco #music
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #clevelandchenier #rubboard #zydeco #music
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #clevelandchenier #rubboard #zydeco #music
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. This image was posted on January 03, 2019. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #clevelandchenier #rubboard #zydeco #music
A unique form of gospel music, Sacred Steel features lap and pedal steel guitars. This video was posted on December 19, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #gospel #church #lapsteelguitar #guitar #sacredsteel #steelguitar #guitars
Sisters María (1922–90) and Juanita (b. This video was posted on December 05, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mariamendoza #juanitamendoza #lydiamendoza #lashermanas #lashermanasmendoza #mexico #mexican #tejano #graphicdesign #album #albumcover #music
Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), the first true star of Tejano music, nicknamed “La Alondra de la Frontera” (Lark of the Border), was born in Houston to Mexican parents who fled the Mexican Revolution for South Texas. This video was posted on November 29, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #lydiamendoza #tejano #houston #guitar #texas #spanish #album #albumcover
Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), the first true star of Tejano music, nicknamed “La Alondra de la Frontera” (Lark of the Border), was born in Houston to Mexican parents who fled the Mexican Revolution for South Texas. This video was posted on November 29, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #lydiamendoza #tejano #houston #guitar #texas #spanish #album #albumcover
Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007), the first true star of Tejano music, nicknamed “La Alondra de la Frontera” (Lark of the Border), was born in Houston to Mexican parents who fled the Mexican Revolution for South Texas. This video was posted on November 29, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #lydiamendoza #tejano #houston #guitar #texas #spanish #album #albumcover
Narciso Martínez (1911–92), the father of Texas-Mexican conjunto/norteño and its most influential early accordion player, made his first recordings in 1936, which this album contains. This image was posted on November 20, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #conjunto #norteño #narcisomartínez #accordions #accordionist #texas #bajosexto #accordion #album #albumcover
Narciso Martínez (1911–92), the father of Texas-Mexican conjunto/norteño and its most influential early accordion player, made his first recordings in 1936, which this album contains. This image was posted on November 20, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #conjunto #norteño #narcisomartínez #accordions #accordionist #texas #bajosexto #accordion #album #albumcover
Narciso Martínez (1911–92), the father of Texas-Mexican conjunto/norteño and its most influential early accordion player, made his first recordings in 1936, which this album contains. This image was posted on November 20, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #conjunto #norteño #narcisomartínez #accordions #accordionist #texas #bajosexto #accordion #album #albumcover
The French-speaking settlers who left the Acadian region of Canada for southwest Louisiana in 1764 became known as Cajuns. This image was posted on November 07, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #acadian #french #canada #louisiana #cajuns #cajun #creole #accordion #ballads #fiddletunes
The French-speaking settlers who left the Acadian region of Canada for southwest Louisiana in 1764 became known as Cajuns. This image was posted on November 07, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #acadian #french #canada #louisiana #cajuns #cajun #creole #accordion #ballads #fiddletunes
The French-speaking settlers who left the Acadian region of Canada for southwest Louisiana in 1764 became known as Cajuns. This image was posted on November 07, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #acadian #french #canada #louisiana #cajuns #cajun #creole #accordion #ballads #fiddletunes
Over time, the traditional Cajun waltzes and two-steps played on the accordion fused with rhythm-and-blues, blues, and eventually, rock-and-roll to create a uniquely new Creole sound called zydeco. This image was posted on November 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #zydeco #blues #cajun #creole #texas #accordion #pianoaccordion
Over time, the traditional Cajun waltzes and two-steps played on the accordion fused with rhythm-and-blues, blues, and eventually, rock-and-roll to create a uniquely new Creole sound called zydeco. This image was posted on November 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #zydeco #blues #cajun #creole #texas #accordion #pianoaccordion
Over time, the traditional Cajun waltzes and two-steps played on the accordion fused with rhythm-and-blues, blues, and eventually, rock-and-roll to create a uniquely new Creole sound called zydeco. This image was posted on November 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #cliftonchenier #zydeco #blues #cajun #creole #texas #accordion #pianoaccordion
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 image was posted on October 12, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #bigmamathornton #hounddog #ballnchain #harmonica #drums #rockandroll #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas
Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” Royalties from the song eventually garnered a significant sum for both McDowell and Chris Strachwitz’s Tradition Music Company, his song publishing wing, thanks largely to the Rolling Stones putting McDowell’s name as composer on the label of their record. This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian
Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” Royalties from the song eventually garnered a significant sum for both McDowell and Chris Strachwitz’s Tradition Music Company, his song publishing wing, thanks largely to the Rolling Stones putting McDowell’s name as composer on the label of their record. This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian
Fred McDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after the Rolling Stones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” This video was posted on October 03, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mississippi #mississippifredmcdowell #blues #folkmusic #fredmcdowell #slideguitar #bottleneckslideguitar #spirituals #bluesman #bluesmusic #folkways #smithsonian
Born in Texas, Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. This video was posted on September 27, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas #album #albumcover
Born in Texas, Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. This video was posted on September 27, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas #album #albumcover
Born in Texas, Mance Lipscomb (1895–1976), the first artist Chris Strachwitz released on his Arhoolie label, worked for decades as a tenant farmer. This video was posted on September 27, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #mancelipscomb #tenantfarmer #blues #folkmusic #ballads #gospel #texas #album #albumcover
Chris Strachwitz (b. This image was posted on September 21, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #blues #cajun #creole #zydeco
Our newest exhibition, "Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" traces the story of Arhoolie Records, a Bay Area-based label that recorded a variety of American traditional music, including blues, Cajun/Creole, and conjunto/norteño music. This image was posted on September 15, 2018. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie #arhoolierecords #chrisstrachwitz #blues #cajun #creole #conjunto #norteño #texas #mexicanamerican #americansouth #africanamerican