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Chris Strachwitz explains on the liner notes to “When Women Sang the Blues” that #MamieSmith made the first ever vocal #blues recording “Crazy Blues” in 1920. #womenshistorymonth @ArhoolieFdn @ArhoolieRecords @Folkways #BecauseOfHerStory https://t.co/7B1BFUwIJc This tweet was posted on March 27, 2019.

RT @Folkways: Awesome photos from the new @ArhoolieRecords exhibit at @FlySFO! The exhibit features rare, vintage artifacts including conce… This tweet was posted on October 30, 2018.

During the 1960s folk music revival, #BigMamaThornton made several records with Arhoolie and performed at a number of festivals in the United States and Europe. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

Powerful rhythm-and-blues singer #BigMamaThornton (1926–84) was first to record the songs “Hound Dog” and her own composition, “Ball n’ Chain,” which would later be made famous by #ElvisPresley and #JanisJoplin. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

Special thank you to Chris Strachwitz, @Smithsonian @Folkways Recordings, and @Arhoolifnd. "Down-Home Music: The Story of #Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46UL9SuX #storyofarhoolie This tweet was posted on October 12, 2018.

"Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46UL9SuX #StoryofArhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.

#FredMcDowell’s version of “You Got to Move,” featured on this album, gained widespread recognition after #theRollingStones covered the song on their 1971 album “Sticky Fingers.” #StoryofArhoolie @Folkways @ArhoolieFdn https://t.co/EtYfzaIfF4 This tweet was posted on October 03, 2018.

"Down-Home Music: The Story of #Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/agl3rybpJb #StoryofArhoolie @ArhoolieFdn @ArhoolieRecords @Folkways This tweet was posted on September 27, 2018.

Hear more from #arhoolierecords in this youtube video: https://t.co/3mXizdFtfT @ArhoolieFdn @Folkways #arhoolie #storyofarhoolie This tweet was posted on September 21, 2018.

RT @SmithsonianFolk: Traveling through @flySFO? Check out the new exhibition about @ArhoolieRecords, now part of the @Folkways collection,… This tweet was posted on September 18, 2018.

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.” 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