Arhoolie Records Down Home Music Down Home Music by Joel Selvin

A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich
variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder
of the legendary Arhoolie Records.
Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation Arhoolie
Records eventually produced more than four hundred albums during more
than forty years in operation, exploring the far corners of American vernacular
music-blues, gospel, Cajun, zydeco, hillbilly, Texas-Mexican norteno music,
and more.
From the very beginning, Strachwitz brought his camera along with recording
equipment as he met and recorded now-legendary artists such as Lightnin'
Hopkins, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Clifton Chenier, and Big Joe Williams.
This book collects more than 150 of his best, most intimate, and exciting
images-many never-before-seen-each with rich captions by Strachwitz and
award-winning music journalist Joel Selvin, along with a substantial 20,000-
word essay by Selvin about Arhoolie, Strachwitz, and the music.
INTIMATE AND AMAZING PHOTOGRAPHS: Although Strachwitz would
always self-deprecatingly claim that the photographs he took while meeting
and recording musicians were strictly documentary, and *maybe* of some use
for a record sleeve later, they are much more than that. Lyrical, candid, real:
His rapport with the musicians and their families is glowing and evident in
these photographs.
RIVETING MUSIC HISTORY PHOTO BOOK: These are never-before-seen
photos, and photos like you've never seen before. Every image is from freshly
remastered scans, and the authors dove deep into the (...)

ARHOOLIE RECORDS
Founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz, the one-man operation eventually
produced more than four hundred albums during more than forty years in
operation, exploring the far corners of American vernacular music-blues,
gospel, Cajun, zydeco, hillbilly, Texas-Mexicannorteno music, and more. The
label's first release by Mance Lipscomb came at the peak of the folk
movement and instantly introduced the Arhoolie imprint as the home of
authentic down-home music. Maybe every six months someone'll come
through with an album, an Arhoolie album of Fred McDowell," Keith Richards
told Rolling Stone in 1971. "And you'd say: There's another cat!" Arhoolie


Chronicle Books
On Sale: Nov 14/23
9 x 11 • 208 pages
9781797222288 • $60.00 • CL - Hardcover
Music / Blues