Melodeon Records
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Melodeon Records is a record label
set up in 1964 by Richard K. Spottswood
.
Melodeon Records issued - among others - the first recordings after his 'rediscovery' of Skip James
and the 1940 Library Of Congress Sessions of Blind Willie McTell
. In 1970 the label was acquired by Arnold S. Caplin
's Biograph Records
.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
set up in 1964 by Richard K. Spottswood
Richard K. Spottswood
Richard K. "Dick" Spottswood is a musicologist and author from Maryland who has catalogued and been responsible for the reissue of many thousands of recordings of vernacular music in the United States. He earned his B.A. from the University of Maryland in 1960, and his Master's degree in Library...
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Melodeon Records issued - among others - the first recordings after his 'rediscovery' of Skip James
Skip James
Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter, born in Bentonia, Mississippi, died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
and the 1940 Library Of Congress Sessions of Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell , was an influential Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he used exclusively a twelve-string guitar...
. In 1970 the label was acquired by Arnold S. Caplin
Arnold S. Caplin
Arnold S. Caplin was an American record producer, founder and owner of Historical Records and Biograph Records. In 1970 he additionally acquired Melodeon Records from Richard K. Spottswood.-External links:* * * *...
's Biograph Records
Biograph Records
Biograph Records is a record label founded in 1967 by Arnold S. Caplin. It specialized in early American ragtime, jazz, and blues music. Biograph was the first label to issue records made from piano rolls created by Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton and George Gershwin.In 2002, Biograph Records was...
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