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Posted by: Cary O’Dell
On August 24th, the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, hosts a daylong series of sound and sound preservation demonstrations.
Posted in: Recorded Sound
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
"Be My Baby" is 60 years old this month and the Library looks back at this timeless recording.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
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
RIP Tony Bennett
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
An interview with the late Harry Belafonte.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
As Pink Floyd's great album celebrates a golden anniversary, professor Daniel J. Levitin looks back at this landmark recording.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
Details and schedule for the Library of Congress' first ever Festival of Film and Sound!
Posted in: Film Festival, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, National Film Registry, Recorded Sound
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: Bryan Cornell
The revolutionary spoken-word record label, Cademon, co-founded by the late Marianne Mantell, is recalled by the Library's own Bryan Cornell.
Posted in: Recorded Sound