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2007 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research
The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at ARSC's 2008 annual conference. Additional information about the ARSC Conference and the ARSC Awards for Excellence may be found on the association's website.
Begun in 1991, the ARSC Awards for Excellence are awarded to authors of books, articles, or recording liner notes to recognize those publishing the very best work today in recorded sound research. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes the contributions of these individuals, aims to encourage others to emulate their high standards, and hopes to promote readership of their work. Two awards are presented annually in each category for Best History and Best Discography, and others are acknowledged with Certificates of Merit. Awards are presented to both the authors and publishers of winning publications.
The 2007 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2008.
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, R&B, or Soul Music ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit |
Certificate of Merit |
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Encyclopedia of the Blues ed. by Edward Komara (Routledge)
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Blues Discography, 1943–1970 comp. Les Fancourt; prod. by Bob McGrath (Eyeball Productions) |
Presence and Pleasure: |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Classical Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | Certificate of Merit |
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(Scarecrow Press) |
Women Composers and Music Technology in the United States: Crossing the Line
by Elizabeth Hinkle-Turner (Ashgate) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Country Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | Certificate of Merit |
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liner notes by Cary Ginell (Bear Family) |
by Sharon Lee Willing (Wheatmark) |
[ Best Historical Research in Recorded Folk, Ethnic, or World Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography | Certificate of Merit |
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discography by John Cowley, Donald R. Hill, Dick Spottswood (Bear Family) |
Arsenio Rodríguez and the Transnational Flows of Latin Popular Music by David F. García |
| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | |
America's Polka King: The Real Story of Frankie Yankovic and His Music by Bob Dolgan (Gray & Co.) |
(University of Texas Press)
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[ Best Historical Research in General History of Recorded Sound ]
| Best History | Certificate of Merit | |
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A Shot in the Dark: Making Records in Nashville, 1945-1955 by Martin Hawkins (Vanderbilt University Press/ Country Music Foundation)
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by Tim J. Anderson (University of Minnesota Press) |
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[ Best Historical Research on Record Labels ]
| Best History | Best Discography |
Certificate of Merit |
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The Plaza-ARC Discography,
vol. 1 (1922-1931) by Billie W. Thomas and Allan Sutton (Mainspring Press) |
The House That Trane Built: |
Rough Trade |
[ Best Ongoing Research in Recorded Jazz Music ]
| Best History | Best Discography |
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by Eddy Determeyer
(University of Michigan Press)
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Bags’ Grooves: |
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| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit |
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by Stephen Taylor (Scarecrow Press)
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by Jos Willems
(Scarecrow Press) |
by Frank Büchmann-Møller
(University of Michigan Press) |
| Certificate of Merit | Certificate of Merit | |
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by Dennis Owsley (Reedy Press)
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by Steven Louis Isoardi (University of California Press)
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