2006 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2007 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 2006 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2005.

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, or Soul Music ]

Best History

Certificate of Merit

Dream Boogie:

The Triumph of Sam Cooke

by Peter Guralnick

(Little, Brown)

Dewey and Elvis: The Life and Times of a Rock 'n' Roll Deejay
by Louis Cantor
(University of Illinois Press)

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]

Best History	Best Discography
Rachmaninoff: Life, Works, Recordings by Max Harrison (Continuum)	While Spring and Summer Sang: Thomas Beecham and the Music of Frederick Delius by Lindon Jenkins (Ashgate)

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country Music ]

Best History

King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans
by Ray White
(University of Wisconsin Press)

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Folk, Ethnic, or World Music ]

Best Discography	Certificate of Merit
Bob Marley and the Wailers: The Definitive Discography by Roger Steffens and Leroy Jodie Pierson (Rounder)	The Encyclopedia of Native Music: More Than a Century of Recordings from Wax Cylinder to the Internet by Brian Wright-McLeod (University of Arizona Press)

[ Best Historical Research in Rap or Hip Hop Music ]

Best History
Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang (St. Martin's Press)

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock Music ]

Best History	Best Discography	Certificate of Merit
Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll by David Carson (University of Michigan Press)	Soft Machine: Out-Bloody-Rageous by Graham Bennett (SAF)	Dream a Little Dream of Me: The Life of "Mama" Cass Elliot by Eddi Fiegel (Sidgwick & Jackson)

[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]

Best History	Best Discography
Take Five: The Public and Private Lives of Paul Desmond by by Doug Ramsey and Paul Caulfield (discography) (Parkside Publications, Seattle)	Stan Getz: An Annotated Bibliography and Filmography by Nicholas Churchill (McFarland)	The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis 1980-1991 by George Cole (University of Michigan)
Certificate of Merit	Certificate of Merit	Certificate of Merit
Pioneers of Jazz: The Story of the Creole Band by Lawrence Gushee (Oxford)	Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend: Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931) by Jean Pierre Lion (Continuum)	The Uncrowned King of Swing: Fletcher Henderson and Big Band Jazz by Jeffrey Magee (Oxford)

[ Best Historical Research in Labels and General History ]

Best History	Best Discography
Echo and Reverb: Fabricating Space in Popular Music Recording, 1900-1960 by Peter Doyle (Wesleyan University Press)	Edison Blue Amberol Cylinders by Allan Sutton (Mainspring Press)

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