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--- 2010 ARSC AWARDS ---
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the
winners of the 2010 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound
Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers
of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize outstanding
published research in the field of recorded sound. In giving these awards,
ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages high standards, and
promotes awareness of superior works. Two awards may be presented annually
in each category -- one for best history and one for best discography.
Certificates of Merit are presented to runners-up of exceptionally high
quality. The 2010 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2009.
Additionally, a Lifetime Achievement Award and Award for Distinguished
Service to Historical Recordings are also presented annually. The 2010
winners are:
BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED BLUES, RHYTHM & BLUES, or SOUL MUSIC
Best Discography:
Chuck Berry International Directory, by Morton Reff (Music Mentor)
Certificates of Merit:
Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues, by William Ferris
(University of North Carolina Press)
Hand Me Down My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell, by
Michael Gray (Chicago Review Press)
BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC
Best History:
Kirill Kondrashin: His Life and Music, by Gregor Tassie (Scarecrow)
Certificate of Merit:
Othmar Schoeck: Life and Works, by Chris Walton (Rochester University Press)
BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC
Best History:
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times, by Ralph Stanley and Eddie Dean
(Gotham)
Certificate of Merit:
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music, by Jocelyn R. Neal
(Indiana University Press)
BEST RESEARCH in FOLK, ETHNIC, or WORLD MUSIC
Best Discography:
La Musique antillaise en France discographie 1929-1959 / French-Caribbean
Music in France, a Discography 1929-1959, by Alain Boulanger, John Cowley
and Marc Monneraye (AFAS)
Best History:
The Wild Man of Rhythm: The Life and Music of Benny More, by John Radanovich
(Florida University Press)
Certificate of Merit:
Ramblin' Jack Elliot: The Never-Ending Highway, by Hank Reineke (Scarecrow)
BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED ROCK OR POPULAR MUSIC
Best Discography:
American Dance Bands on Record and Film, 1915-1942, by Richard J. Johnson
and Bernhard H. Shirley (Rustbooks)
Best History:
Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record, by Malcolm Macfarlane
and Ken Crossland (McFarland)
Certificates of Merit:
Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock, from "Louie, Louie" to "Smells
Like Teen Spirit," by Peter Blecha (Backbeat)
Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers, by
John Broven (University of Illinois Press)
BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED JAZZ MUSIC
Best History (tie):
Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro, by Helene LaFaro-Fernandez
(University of North Texas Press)
The Ghosts of Harlem: Sessions with Jazz Legends, by Hank O'Neal (Vanderbilt
University Press)
Certificate of Merit:
From Harlem to Hollywood: My Life in Music, by Van Alexander and Stephen
Fratallone (Bear Manor)
BEST RESEARCH in RECORD LABELS
Best History:
Three Score and Ten: Topic Records at 70, by David Suff (Topic)
Certificate of Merit:
King of the Queen City: The Story of King Records, by John Hartley Fox
(University of Illinois Press)
BEST RESEARCH in GENERAL HISTORY OF RECORDED SOUND
Best History:
How Does it Sound Now? Legendary Engineers and Vintage Gear, by Gary
Gottlieb (Course Technology PTR)
Certificate of Merit:
Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music, by David
Suisman (Harvard University Press)
2010 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: JOHN BOLIG
ARSC annually presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual, in
recognition of a life's work in recorded sound research and publication.
John is the author of two discographies of Enrico Caruso and a series of
discographies (six, to date) outlining releases by the Victor Talking
Machine Company. The Victor discographies provide comprehensive
documentation of the company's early output, including recording, release,
and catalog deletion dates, and uses of masters on subsequent Victor and HMV
releases.
His books are the result of collecting, research conducted in Victor's
archives for more than 50 years, consultation of Victor catalogs, and
correspondence with fellow collectors and discographers.
John's publications are of consistently high quality. He is renowned for his
thorough research -- strict adherence to what can be documented in print and
archival sources -- and his generosity to other researchers and
discographers.
His bibliography includes: The Recordings of Enrico Caruso: A Discography
(1973); Caruso Records: A History and Discography (2002); The Victor Red
Seal Discography (2004); The Victor Discography: Green, Blue, and Purple
Labels (1910-1926) (2006); Gems: The Victor Light Opera Company Discography
(1909-1930) (2005); The Victor Black Label Discography: 16000-17000 Series
(2007); and The Victor Black Label Discography: 18000-19000 Series (2008).
2010 AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO HISTORICAL RECORDINGS: STEVE SMOLIAN
ARSC's Award for Distinguished Service to Historical Recordings honors a
person who has made outstanding contributions to the field, outside of
published works or discographic research.
For over 40 years, Steve has been a leading expert on audio preservation,
restoration, and consulting, serving major institutions, smaller archives,
and the public at large.
He has successfully completed substantial restoration projects for major
musical aggregations, notably the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago
Symphony orchestras, and organizations emphasizing the spoken word, such as
the George Meany Memorial Archives, the Maryknoll Mission Archives, and the
American Jewish Archives.
Recently, he has performed preservation-related services for the Library of
Congress, the National Archives Advisory Committee on Preservation
(including consultation on the Nixon White House tapes), the Department of
Justice, the Smithsonian Institution, and two Presidential Libraries. He has
done appraisal work for the Library of Congress, Harvard University, and
Columbia University. Steve is involved with NPR's Lost and Found Sound,
restoring materials submitted by Quest for Sound callers.
Steve is a long-time member of ARSC, and serves on AAA and the Copyright and
Fair Use committees, among other activities.
2010 AWARDS COMMITTEE
Winners are chosen by the ARSC Awards Committee: five elected judges
representing specific fields of study, plus the ARSC President, and the Book
Review Editor of the ARSC Journal. The members of the 2010 ARSC Awards
Committee are:
Roberta Freund Schwartz (Committee Chair)
Brenda Nelson-Strauss (Ex Officio)
Vincent Pelote (ARSC President)
James Farrington (Book Review Editor, ARSC Journal)
Cary Ginnell (Judge-at-Large)
Dan Morgenstern (Jazz Music Judge)
Dennis Rooney (Classical Music Judge)
William L. Schurk (Popular Music Judge)
Richard Spottswood (Judge-at-Large)
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres
of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in
bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals --
everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound. Additional information
about ARSC, including lists of past ARSC Award Winners and Finalists, may be
found at http://www.arsc-audio.org.
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