Trumpet Records
Trumpet Records: diamonds on Farish Street Marc Ryan, Marc W. Ryan,
Publisher: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004.
ISBN: 1578066077
DDC: 338.761781643098
LCC: ML3792
Edition: (pbk. : alk. paper)
Summary:
"Elmore James, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Milton, and James Waller
- all of these musical powerhouses furthered their recording careers
at a little label on once-thriving Farish Street, the historic black
district of Jackson, Mississippi. These blues, gospel, and R&B
all-stars are featured in Trumpet Records: Diamonds on Farish Street,
the detailed story of this thriving recording label of the
mid-1950s.".
"What caused it to spring to life in Jackson? It began in 1949, when
a white woman named Lillian McMurry and her husband purchased a
hardware store on Farish Street, then a location on the boundary
between the city's white and black business and entertainment
districts. While taking inventory of the original stock and
renovating the building, she discovered a stack of unsold records,
including Wynonie Harris's recording of "All She Wants to Do Is
Rock." Curious, Mrs.
McMurry played it on the store's record player and became so inspired
that she decided to record more music like it. Thus was born Trumpet
Records.".
"The life of the studio was brief, and this book, in careful detail,
covers its short history (1951-1956) and includes accounts of
recording sessions with its roster of gospel groups, blues musicians,
and R&B singers, almost all of them African American. The book also
documents McMurry's attempts to fuse country and African American
popular music into what would become rock 'n' roll.".
"From interviews, archival recordings, company documents, reviews,
photographs, and the assistance of the founder, Marc W. Ryan has
compiled the fascinating history of this short-lived but influential
company." "This new edition of a work recognized in 1993 by the
Association for Recorded Sound Collections features an updated
discography and bibliography, extensive new documentation, and
additional insights into the operations of Trumpet Records."--BOOK
JACKET.
Notes:
"This new edition of a work recognized in 1993 by the Association for
Recorded Sound Collections features an updated discography and
bibliography, extensive new documentation, and additional insights
into the operations of Trumpet Records"--ECIP data.
Includes discography (p. 189-196), bibliographical references (p.
209-210), and index.
All she wants to do is rock -- New born again -- 1951 Blues -- Let me
ride in your automobile -- I believe I'll dust my broom -- Salvation
at the Cedars of Lebanon -- A dark night in dark town -- Blue Jays,
Black Cats, and the return of Catfish Slim -- They calls me big boy
-- Little tiny at the Alamo -- Lawd, Rock! -- Prayer for tomorrow --
A real gone wax job -- Corn bread and swamp water -- From the bottom
-- I had a dream.
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