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2015 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2016 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 2016 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2015.
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock and Popular Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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Southbound: An Illustrated History of Southern Rock |
Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? A Memoir |
by Steve Sullivan (Scarecrow)
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, and R&B Music ]
| Best History | ||
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100 Books Every Blues Fan Should Own |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Wayne E. Goins (University of Illinois Press)
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by Greg Kot
(Simon & Schuster)
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by Lerone A. Martin (NYU Press)
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[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | |
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by Galina Kopytova
(Indiana University Press)
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Sounding Authentic: The Rural Miniature and Musical Modernism |
Constant Lambert: Beyond the Rio Grande |
| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Scott Mccarey and Lesley A. Wright
(Ashgate)
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Sir George Dyson: His Life and Music |
Nikolay Myakovsky: The Conscience of Russian Music |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country, Folk, or World Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Fred Bartenstein, Neil V. Rosenberg, Gary Reid, Steve Spence, et al.
(International Bluegrass Music Museum)
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Creole Music of the French West Indies: A Discography, 1900-1959 |
by Ray Hitchens (Ashgate) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
| Best History | ||
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by Edward Berger
(Temple University Press)
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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by Thomas Brothers (W. W. Norton) |
An Unholy Row: Jazz in Britain and its Audience, 1945-1960 |
Once Was Jazz: The Cry of the Jazz Band in Interwar Poland |
[ Best Historical Research in Record Labels ]
| Best History | Best Discography |
Certificate of Merit |
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by Allan Sutton and Record Research Associates (Mainspring)
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The Victor Discography: Special Labels, 1928-1940 |
by William R. Bryant and Record Research Associates (Mainspring)
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