Actually, the 4th edition of Blues & Gospel Records (Clarendon Press,1997)
does include the Fisk groups.

Sam

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Sam Brylawski
Editor and Project Manager
Encyclopedic Discography of Victor Recordings
University of California, Santa Barbara
http://victor.library.ucsb.edu


On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 5:50 PM, Dave Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Rob,
>
> They were left out of Dixon and Godrich, so you need not look there. I
> will not share with you my feelings about such omission.
>
> David N. "Uncle Dave" Lewis
> Assistant Editor, Classical
>
> Macrovision Solutions Corporation
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rob DeLand
> Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2009 5:32 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Fisk Jubilee Singers discography?
>
> Dear collective wisdom,Hello - I'm a lurker who has planned to introduce
> himself for a long time, but I haven't gotten to it yet.I joined ARSC in
> 2007 and I'm the librarian at VanderCook College of Music in
> Chicago.I've also reissued piano rolls of ragtime, blues and reproducing
> piano rolls for the past 20 years.I'm trying to locate a discography of
> the Fisk Jubilee Singers, particularly their earliest works. I have
> skimmed over ch. 14 of Lost Sounds and I need to re-read it more
> carefully.The 2nd footnote says that "Dark Midnight When I Rise: The
> Story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers" by Andrew Ward is a recommended bio;
> are there any better choices?It also indicates that Dixon & Godrich is
> the best discography available; I'll look this up when I get home. I
> don't suppose anything more is available yet?Finally, are the Document
> CD's the best place to go for these early recordings? A private reply
> would be fine - thank you!Rob DeLand
>