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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
In piecing together the works of ethnomusicologist Hugh Tracey, Library of Congress Recorded Sound Reference Librarian Harrison Behl examines a unlikely path for a Kenyan recording.
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The Library's own David Sager takes a look back at two vintage comedy recordings made by African-American entertains FOR African-American listeners.
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by Harrison Behl, Reference Librarian at the Library of Congress’ Recorded Sound Research Room. One of the consistent joys of reference work is fielding a question that opens a new avenue into a subject and then tracing a lead through our collections. The scale of our holdings in the …
Posted in: Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The following is a guest post by David Gibson and David Sager of the Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress. Since its initial launch in 2011, the National Jukebox has provided researchers the ability to stream thousands of acoustic sound recordings from the very earliest days of the commercial record industry. As the …
Posted in: Early Recording Industry, Jukebox, Recorded Sound, Recorded Sound Research Center