Billy Murray : The Phonograph Industry's First Great Recording Artist

Name: Billy Murray
Brand: Scarecrow Press
SKU: 9780810831056
Price: 11500 KES
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ISBN: 9780810831056

by Dick Carty , Frank Hoffmann , Quentin Riggs

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 0810831058

ISBN-13 9780810831056

Publisher Scarecrow Press

Imprint Scarecrow Press

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 20th, 1997

Print length 432 Pages

Weight 776 grams

Dimensions 22.10 x 14.80 x 3.60 cms

Product Classification: Music: styles & genres Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups Music recording & reproduction Biography: arts & entertainment

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The authors trace the life of this seminal recording artist from his childhood to the crest of his fame in New York where he worked for Edison, Victor, and other record labels. The appendixes provide a wealth of detailed information on this great artist as well as the early recording industry. They include ratings of pioneer era recording artists, a Billy Murray discography, an analysis and commentary on selected recordings, and listings of archives and private collections specializing in Billy Murray and acoustic era recordings.

At a time before radio ruled the waves and recording technology remained primitive, Murray''s numerous popular successes gave the fledgling recording industry the credibility to develop into a popular form of entertainment. The authors trace the life of this seminal recording artist from his childhood to the crest of his fame in New York where he worked for Edison, Victor, and other record labels. The appendixes provide a wealth of detailed information on this great artist as well as the early recording industry. They include ratings of pioneer era recording artists, a Billy Murray discography, an analysis and commentary on selected recordings, and listings of archives and private collections specializing in Billy Murray and acoustic era recordings.

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