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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. #storyofarhoolie #arhoolie @ArhoolieFdn
This tweet was posted on April 17, 2019.
"Down-Home Music: The Story of Arhoolie Records" is on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. https://t.co/LZ46ULrtmv #StoryofArhoolie #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2019.
#ElizabethCotten won a Grammy in 1985 at the age of 90 for Best Ethnic or Traditional Folk Recording for her Arhoolie LP, which she recorded in her late 80s. Her finger-picking guitar style has been emulated by numerous folk-guitar players. #StoryofArhoolie #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2019.
North Carolina native #ElizabethCotten (1895–1987) first picked up her brother’s banjo at the age of eight. Left-handed, she taught herself to play the right-handed guitar upside down. #StoryofArhoolie #WomensHistoryMonth https://t.co/u2NcUZLiPs
This tweet was posted on March 21, 2019.
"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 March 12, 2019.
A highly influential blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter, Memphis Minnie was born in Louisiana. Minnie enjoyed a successful career performing and recording for various blues labels beginning in the 1920s and continuing well into the 1950s. #StoryofArhoolie #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 12, 2019.
#Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of #MemphisMinnie (1897–1973) to a new (and largely white) audience. #StoryofArhoolie #WomensHistoryMonth
This tweet was posted on March 12, 2019.
"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 February 21, 2019.
During the 1930s, Santiago Jiménez, Sr., and Narciso Martínez pioneered the use of the accordion in Texas-Mexican music. Jiménez, Sr., enjoyed a long recording career into the 1950s and ’60s. #storyofarhoolie
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2019.
#SantiagoJiménezSr., born in San Antonio, #Texas, began to play the #accordion at the age of eight. His father Patricio, also played the accordion. #storyofarhoolie https://t.co/AbPnvsIlcS
This tweet was posted on February 21, 2019.
"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 January 26, 2019.
Louis Overstreet (1921–80) began singing in gospel quartets at an early age. Overstreet performed a unique blend of musical street evangelism using his powerful singing voice, an amplified guitar, and his gospel quartet made up of his four sons. #StoryofArhoolie https://t.co/KDravDmiYF
This tweet was posted on January 26, 2019.