Louis Armstrong performed under the pseudonym Ted Shawne while Fats Waller took the name Flip Wallace. Recordings by Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club orchestra are to be found under 22 different pseudonyms. These are among the more than 3,000 pseudonyms unearthed by Allan Sutton in his pioneering guide to pseudonyms used on American recordings between 1892 and 1942.
Organized into sections dealing with vocal artists and instrumental groups, the volume has indexes for legal names, label groups, and vocal and instrumental names. Encompassing all musical styles, from opera to pop vocals, from jazz and blues to country music, and covering both vocal and instrumental performers, this is an invaluable research tool for discographers and music and theatre historians alike.

A Guide to Pseudonyms on American Recordings, 1892-1942 (Arts; 42)

Arts & Photography

Sutton, Allan

Music

Greenwood

The Directory provides an indepth examination of the growth of the American disc record industry from the introduction of Berliner's disc Gramophone through the Petrillo recording ban. It examines the histories of more than 330 labels and their manufacturers, chronicalling the growth of the disc record from a crude toy in the 1890s to a multi-million dollar industry in the early 1940s. In this process, the Directory shows how power eventually came to rest in the hands of several major manufacturers.Taken largely from original source material, The Directory reveals master sources, master leasing policies, as well as examples of outright piracy. By tracing technological developments, corporate relationships, and the effects of changing musical tastes on the early record industry, Sutton provides an invaluable reference tool for all libraries and researchers concerned with recordings and the record industry.

Directory of American Disc Record Brands and Manufacturers, 1891-1943

Business & Money

Economics

This book/CD-ROM examines American record labels and the companies that produced them in light of rare primary source material, including original trade press releases, federal court records, corporate filings, and patent and trademark registrations. Detailed histories of some 425 US record labels are presented alphabetically, along with operating histories of some 100 record producers, studios, and manufacturers. Appendices provide information on children's labels and phantom labels, a glossary, and corporate genealogical charts. The included CD-ROM contains images of record labels. Sutton is a record collector and researcher and has written other books on record collecting; Nauck operates an auction company dealing in antique recordings. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

American Record Labels & Companies: An Encyclopedia (1891-1943)

Nauck, Kurt

Mainspring Pr

The first comprehensive discography of historic instrumental ragttime records, including full details for more than 4,600 recordings in 78-rpm and cylinder format. Includes a foreword by KUSF's David Reffkin, sheet-music publicationd data, and extensive cross-references and indexes.

Cakewalks, Rags and Novelties: The International Ragtime Discography (1894-1930)

Mainspring Press

Thousands of records were once issued under false artist names - aliases that are often unknown to even advanced collectors and dealers. With over 12,000 carefully researched listings, "Pseudonyms on American Records" will help you spot the hidden treasures, while avoiding costly collecting mistakes. This greatly expanded new edition features more than 75 pages of new listings. It covers all styles on early 78-rpm and cylinder records -- from operatic and classical to pop singers, dance bands, jazz, blues, country, and gospel music.

Pseudonyms on American Records, 1892-1942 (2nd Revised & Expanded Edition)

Potomac Trails: D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia

Travel

United States

Fulcrum Pub

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