Little labels--big sound
Subtitle: small record companies and the rise of American music
By: Rick Kennedy and Randy McNutt.
Contributors: McNutt, Randy.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Sound recording industry -- United States; Popular music -- United States -- History and criticism
Description: From the 1920s through the 1960s, scores of small, independent record companies nurtured distinctly American music: jazz, blues, gospel, country, rhythm and blues, and the 1950s off-spring of R&B, rock 'n' roll. Operated by families or individuals, often on the fringe of mainstream culture, these labels fostered America's musical voice by discovering original artists who would become giants of popular culture.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-188) and index.