 |
 |
Hello Paul, I am pretty sure Gene Autry Entertainment would have the most complete set. You can find their contact information on their website, http://www.geneautry.com/gae/. Also pease feel free to contact me directly if you are interested in knowing the holdings at the Autry Museum. Best, Liza Posas Head Research Services & Archives AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST 4700 Western Heritage Way Los Angeles, CA 90027-1462 Direct: 747.201.8442 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Go West: TheAutry.org -----Original Message----- From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul T. Jackson Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 10:19 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Gene Autry It would be hard to say, unless you're in touch with all the collections. You can find these by using the search string "Gene Autry recording archives" for a Google search. Paul T. Jackson Trescott Research Steilacoom, WA 98338 [log in to unmask] trescottresearch.com On Tue, Jun 12, 2018, 10:30 AM Malcolm <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Who holds the most complete collection of Gene Autry 78s? > Autry began by recording for Victor on Oct. 9, 1929. His steel > guitar playing accompanist was Frank Marvin who played in > both Hawaiian and Country styles. I want to know how long it > took Marvin to morph from mostly a Hawaiian style to what came > to be considered a Country style. As of March 1937 he was still > using an acoustic steel guitar; as of June 1937 he began recording > with an electric (or electrified acoustic?) steel guitar which he > continued using until 1942 (ref. Tony Russell) and possibly beyond. > I've been adding to the Hawaiian discog regularly since publication > (has it really been more than 10 years?) and would like to flesh out > Autry's listing. > Malcolm >