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2011 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2012 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 2011 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2010.
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Soul, or R&B Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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by Alan Govenar (A Capella Press)
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Long Lost Blues: Popular Blues in America, 1850-1920 by C. Muir (University of Illinois Press) |
Raisin' Cain: The Wild and Raucous Story of Johnny Winter |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | Certificate of Merit |
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by Peter Fülöp
(Doremi)
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Gregor Piatigorsky: The Life and Career of the Virtuoso Cellist by Terry King
(McFarland Publishing)
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Ethnic, or Folk Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
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by Ray Allen (University of Illinois Press)
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock or Popular Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | Certificate of Merit |
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Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs
by Bar Biszick-Lockwood (University of Illinois Press) |
I Don't Sound Like Nobody: Remaking Music in 1950s America |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
| Best History | Best History | Certificate of Merit |
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by Mark Berresford (University Press of Mississippi)
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by Cary Ginell (lulu.com)
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by Randy Weston (Duke University Press)
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[ Best Historical Research on Record Labels ]
| Best History | ||
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House of Hits: The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios
by Bradley and Charles Roger Wood (University of Texas Press) |
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[ Best Ongoing Research on the Business of Recorded Sound ]
| Best History | ||
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The Lindström Project: Contributions to the History of the Record Industry/Beiträge Geschichte der Schallplattenindustrie, volume 2
by Pekka Gronow and Christiane Hofer (Gesellshaft für Historische Tonträger)
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