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2013 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2014 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 2013 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2012.
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Soul, or R&B Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
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by Buddy Guy and David Ritz (Da Capo) |
Bounce: Rap Music and Local Identity in New Orleans by Matt Miller (University of Massachusetts Press) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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by Roger Flury (Scarecrow) |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Stephen Hastings (University of Rochester Press) |
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by Jonathan Brown (Parrot Press) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
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by Josh Graves (University of Illinois Press) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Folk, World, or Ethnic Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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The Beautiful Music All Around Us: Field Recordings and the American Experience
Stephen Wade (University of Illinois Press) |
by Agustin Gurza (UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center Press) |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | |
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Recording Culture: Powwow Music and the Aboriginal Recording Industry on the Northern Plains by Christopher Scales (Duke University Press) |
Ancestral Imprints: Histories of Irish Traditional Music and Dance by Therese Smith (Cork University Press) |
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Robert Rodriguez (Backbeat Books) |
by Mike Markesich (Priceless Info Press) |
by Marc Dolan (W. W. Norton) |
[ Best Historical Research on Record Popular Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Don Rayno (Scarecrow) |
by Hank Reineke (Scarecrow) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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Mr. P.C.: The Life and Music of Paul Chambers by Rob Palmer (Equinox Publishing) |
Pepper Adams' Joy Road: An Annotated Discography by Gary Carner (Scarecrow) |
by Christopher Wilkinson (University Press of Mississippi) |
| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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Born to Play: The Ruby Braff Discography and Directory of Performances by Thomas Hustad (Scarecrow) |
by Richard Vacca (Troy Street Press) |
by Derrick Bang (McFarland) |
[ Best Historical Research on Record Labels ]
| Best History | ||
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The Capitol Records Childrens' Series: 1944 to 1956, The Complete Discography by Jack Mirtle (Jack Mirtle) |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story by Sean Wilentz (Chronicle) |
Always in Trouble: An Oral History of ESP-Disc, the Most Outrageous Record Label in America by Jason Weiss (Wesleyan University Press) |
The American Zonophone Discography, Volume I: Ten- and Twelve-Inch Popular Series (1904–1912) by William R. Bryant (Mainspring Press) |
[ Best Historical Research on General Recording Topics ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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Pictures of Sound: One Thousand Years of Educed Audio: 980-1980 by Patrick Feaster (Dust-to-Digital) |
Patrick Conway and His Famous Band by Mark Fonder (Meredith Music) |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | |
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by Johathan Sterne (Duke University Press) |
edited by Timothy D. Taylor, Mark Katz and Tony Grajeda (Duke University Press) |
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