Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1890-1919 (Music in American Life)

An in-depth history of the involvement of African-Americans in the early recording industry, this text examines the first three decades of sound recording in the United States, charting the vigorous and varied roles black artists played in the period leading up to the Jazz Age.

He is past president of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections and the winner of its Lifetime Achievement Award. Tim Brooks is Executive Vice President of Research at Lifetime Television. He is coauthor of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows and The Columbia Master Book Discography, and the author o

One of the most important books written about music in One of the most important books written about music in the past decade. An in depth look at the contributions made by African-Americans on record from the birth of the recording industry in the 1890s to the 1920s when the well known African-American music form blues was ascending to popularity and reveals just how much music these pioneers made before the blues. A big book with lots. As a collector of 78 rpm records and a lover As a collector of 78 rpm records and a lover of old music, I found this book very interesting and informative. Five Stars great book on history of the banjo and music

Lost Sounds makes a significant contribution to the field." . "Tim Brooks has drawn on a staggering array of primary sources to create this wonderful compendium of information