Saturday, 9 August 2014

Why Nerdy White Guys Who Love The Blues Are Obsessed With A Wisconsin Chair Factory

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Collectors Weekly did a Q&A with Amanda Petrusich, author of 'Do Not Sell at Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World’s Rarest 78 rpm Records,' about the characters she met, the important preservationist work they're doing, and how white men ended up writing the narrative of a music genre created by impoverished African Americans.

Also, she explains why she went diving into the murky waters of the Milwaukee River to look for discarded shellac.

(thanks Lisa)

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