The first complete examamination of Paramount Records - the label that introduced Ma Rainey, Charley Patton, Skip James, and other blues greats to the world - a

A survey of dance bands playing in the Wisconsin area from the 1920's to the 1950's, with a particular emphasis on those who produced records with New York Reco

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