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2005 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2005 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2006 annual conference. Additional information about the ARSC Conference and the ARSC Awards for Excellence may be found on the association's website.
Begun in 1991, the ARSC Awards for Excellence are awarded to authors of books, articles, or recording liner notes to recognize those publishing the very best work today in recorded sound research. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes the contributions of these individuals, aims to encourage others to emulate their high standards, and hopes to promote readership of their work. Two awards are presented annually in each category for Best History and Best Discography, and others are acknowledged with Certificates of Merit. Awards are presented to both the authors and publishers of winning publications.
The 2005 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2004.
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
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by James Segrest and Mark Hoffman (Pantheon) |
Robert Johnson: Mythmaking and Contemporary American Culture by Patricia R. Schroeder (University of Illinois Press) |
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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by Burgess Speed (Praeger) |
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Folk or Country Music ]
| Best Discography | ||
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded World Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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[ Best Historical Research in General History of Recorded Sound ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
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Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1890-1919 by Tim Brooks (University of Illinois Press) |
by Mark Katz (University of California Press) |
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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| Certificate of Merit | ||
The Complete Columbia Recordings of Woody Herman, 1945-1947 by Loren Schoenberg (Mosaic Records) |
[ Best Historical Research in Record Labels ]
| Best History | Best Discography |
Certificate of Merit |
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by Ross Laird and Brian Rust (Praeger) |
Syrena Record: Poland’s First Recording Company, 1904-1939 by Tomasz Lerski (Editions Karin) |
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| Certificate of Merit | ||
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Victor Red Seal Discography: Vol. I: Single-Sided Series (1903-1925) by John R. Bolig (Mainspring Press) |
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Popular Music ]
| Best History | ||
That Moaning Saxophone: The Six Brown Brothers and the Dawning of a Musical Craze by Bruce Vermazen (Oxford University Press) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded R&B, Soul, or Gospel Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
by Robert Darden (Continuum Books) |
House On Fire: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul by John A. Jackson (Oxford University Press) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock or Rap Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
Freddy Fresh Presents the Rap Records by Freddy Fresh (Nerby Publishing) |
by Rob Jovanovic (Firefly) |
