American musicologist, author, record producer, radio host, and label owner from Maryland.
Founded the labels [l73607] and [l193430], and co-founded Bluegrass Unlimited magazine. Produced and annotated the fifteen-LP series [l490072] for [l302214].
Published the multi-volume Ethnic Music on Records: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893 to 1942 as well as Country Music Sources, with Meade & Meade and Banjo on the Mountain: Wade Mainer’s First Hundred Years, with Stephen Wade.
Also associated with Spottswood Music Co
ALBA
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Protobilly: The Minstrel And Tin Pan Alley DNA Of Country Music 1892-2017
2019, 3xCD, Comp, RM + Box, JSP Records, 
,
, Jug Band/Appalachian Music/Bluegrass/Hillbilly/Cajun/Vocal
Reverend Robert Wilkins*
Prodigal Son
2014
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Raw Fiddle
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Rounder Select, 
Bob Wills
Take Me Back To Tulsa
2001, HDCD, Comp, Sony Music Special Products, Rounder Records Corp.
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Shango, Shouter & Obeah: Supernatural Calypso From Trinidad 1934-1940
2001, HDCD, Comp, RM, Rounder Select, Rounder Select
Bob Wills
Stay A Little Longer - The Original Columbia Recordings
2001, HDCD, Comp, Rounder Select, Rounder Select, Sony Music Special Products
Frank Hovington
Gone With The Wind
2000, CD, Album, Flyright Records
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Roosevelt In Trinidad: Calypsos Of Events, Places, And Personalities 1933-1939
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Rounder Select, Rounder Select
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Fall Of Man: Calypsos On The Human Condition 1935-1941
1999, CD, Comp, Rounder Select
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Train 45: Railroad Songs Of The Early 1900's
1998, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
The Karol Stoch Band
Fire In The Mountains Vol. 1 (Polish Mountain Fiddle Music)
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Yazoo
Naftule Brandwein
King Of The Klezmer Clarinet
1997, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
, Klezmer
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A Warrior On The Battlefield - A Capella Trail Blazers: 1920's - 1940's
1997, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
Různí
Slovak Csardas (Dance Tunes From The Pennsylvania Coal Mines 1928-1930)
1997, CD, Comp, Heritage (2)
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Fire In The Mountains: Polish Mountain Fiddle Music Vol. 2 - The Great Highland Bands
1997, CD, Yazoo
Joseph Moskowitz
The Art Of The Cymbalom: The Music Of Joseph Moskowitz 1916-1953
1996, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
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Milestone At The Garden (Irish Fiddle Masters From The 78 RPM Era)
1996, CD, Comp, Rounder Records, ,
, Celtic
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Italian String Virtuosi (Banjo Mandolin Guitar)
1995, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
Pawlo Humeniuk
King Of The Ukrainian Fiddlers
1993, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Records, Folklyric Records, Arhoolie Records, Folklyric Records, Arhoolie Records, Folklyric Records
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Calypso Carnival 1936 - 1941
1993, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
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The Ace & Deuce Of Pipering (1906-1946)
1993, CD, Comp, Heritage (2),
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Vintage Music From India (Early Twentieth-Century Classical & Light-Classical Music)
1993
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Klezmer Pioneers (European And American Recordings 1905-1952)
1993
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From Galway To Dublin - Early Recordings Of Irish Traditional Music
1993
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Rembetica - Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece
1992
Mississippi John Hurt
Avalon Blues 1963
1991
Mississippi John Hurt
Volume II Of The Original Piedmont Recordings "Worried Blues"
1991
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Trinidad Loves To Play Carnival (Carnival, Calenda And Calypso From Trinidad 1914-1939)
1991
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Calypso Pioneers 1912-1937
1989, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
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Calypso Pioneers 1912-1937
1989
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The Music Of Puerto Rico 1929-1946
1989
Různí
Hot Dance Music From Cuba 1909-1937
1986, ,
, Son/Rumba/Danzon
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Jazz And Hot Dance In Trinidad 1912-1939
1985, LP, Comp, Mono, Harlequin
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Ukrainian-American Fiddle & Dance Music; First Recordings 1926 – 1936; Volume 1
1977, LP, Comp, folklyric records
Big Chief Ellis Featuring Tarheel Slim And Brownie McGhee And John Cephas
Big Chief Ellis
1976
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell: 1940 The Legendary Library Of Congress Session
1967
The Poplin Family
Gwine Back To Sumter
1966, LP, Album, Melodeon
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The Party Blues
1966,
The Stanley Brothers
Their Original Recordings
1965
Rev. Robert Wilkins*
Memphis Gospel Singer
1964
Skip James
Greatest Of The Delta Blues Singers
1963
Jolly Joe And His Jug Band
First New Jug Band In The Traditional Style
LP, Album, Piedmont (2)
Bill Dodge And His All-Star Orchestra
Swinging ’34, Volume 1
, Swing
Bill Dodge And His All-Star Orchestra
Swinging ’34, Vol. 2
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Masters of Turkish Music, Volume 2
KOMPILACE +
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Untitled
2021, CD, Comp, Association For Recorded Sound Collections,
Sotirios Stasinopoulos*
The Water Runs Uphill: Greek Folk Music In NYC, 1921-25
2020, 21xFile, FLAC, Canary Records
Marika Papagika
What Makes You Happy: Greek Music In New York, December 1918 - May 1928
2020, 14xFile, FLAC, Comp, Canary Records
Dock Boggs
Legendary Singer & Banjo Player
2018
Bill Monroe & The Bluegrass Boys*
Castle Studio 1950 - 1951 (Complete Sessions)
2017, 5xCD, Dig, RWA (Richard Weize Archives)
Lovey's Original Trinidad String Band*
Calypso Dawn: 1912
2012, CD, Comp, RM, Bear Family Records
The Bailes Brothers*
Remember Me (The Legendary King Sessions 1946)
2012, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records
The Bailes Brothers*
Standing Somewhere In The Shadows (The Legendary King Sessions 1953, Plus)
2012, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records
Red Sovine
Juke Joint Johnny
2012, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records
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Lifting The Veil: The First Bluesmen (Rev. Gary Davis & Peers)
2008, CD, Comp, World Arbiter
Wade Mainer
I'm Not Looking Backward
2006, 2xCD, Comp, Gusto Records (2), ,
, Country/Bluegrass
Various, Bill Johnson
How Low Can You Go? : Anthology Of The String Bass (1925-1941)
2006, 3x CD, Box Set, ,
, Calypso/Bluegrass/Ragtime/Big Band/Gospel/Folk
Mississippi John Hurt
D.C. Blues: The Library Of Congress Recordings, Volume 2
2005, 2xCD, Album, Fuel 2000, Varèse Sarabande
The Lilly Bros.* & Don Stover
Bluegrass At The Roots ✽ 1961
2005, ,
, Bluegrass
Mississippi John Hurt
D.C. Blues: The Library Of Congress Recordings, Vol. 1
2004, 2xCD, Fuel 2000, Varèse Sarabande
Lucille Bogan
Shave 'Em Dry: The Best Of Lucille Bogan
2004, ,
, Piano Blues/Erotic
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Where Will You Be Christmas Day?
2004, CD, ,
, Music Hall/Louisiana Blues/Big Band/Ballad/Vocal/Holiday/Country Blues
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Goodbye, Babylon
2003, 6xCD, Comp + Box, Dust-to-Digital
Country Gentlemen*
Can't You Hear Me Callin': Early Classics 1963-1969
2003, CD, Comp, Rebel Records (3), ,
, Bluegrass
Charley Patton
Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues (The Worlds Of Charley Patton)
2001, 7xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Revenant, ,
, Interview/Delta Blues
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The Music Of Cuba 1909 - 1951
2000, CD, 
,
, Danzon/Son/Bolero/Rumba/Afro-Cuban/Mambo
Harry Smith
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four
2000, ,
, Country Blues/Country/Field Recording/Gospel/Folk
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The Cuban Danzón - Before There Was Jazz: 1906-1929
1999, CD, Comp, RM, Arhoolie Records, folklyric records
Jimmy Murphy
Electricity
1999
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Classic Ragtime: Roots And Offshoots
1998, CD, Comp, RM, RCA Victor, BMG Classics, ,
, Ragtime
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Squeeze Play: A World Accordion Anthology
1997, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin With Canray Fontenot
La Musique Creole
1996, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Records
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Rain Dropping On The Banana Tree (An Anthology of Chinese Classical Music)
1996, CD, Comp, Rounder Records
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The Mexican Revolution - La Revolución Mexicana - The Heroes And Events - 1910-1920 And Beyond
1996, ,
, Corrido/Folk
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Masters Of Turkish Music, Volume 2
1996
Roza Eskenazi*
Rembétissa
1996
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Polish Village Music
1995, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Records
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Ukrainian Village Music (Historic Recordings 1928-1933)
1994, CD, Comp, Arhoolie Records, Folklyric Records
Packie Dolan
The Forgotten Fiddle Player Of The 1920's
1994
Tommie Bradley - James Cole
The Tommie Bradley - James Cole Groups 1928-32 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order)
1993, CD, Comp, Document Records (2)
Skip James
She Lyin'
1993
Rev. Robert Wilkins*
... Remember Me
1993
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Το Ελληνικό Λαϊκό Τραγούδι Στην Αμερική (Από 1917 Έως 1938) = The Greek Popular Song In America
1992
Flatt & Scruggs
Don't Get Above Your Raisin'
1992, ,
, Bluegrass
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Calypso Ladies 1926-1941
1991, CD, Comp, Heritage (2)
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Calypsos From Trinidad: Politics, Intrigue, & Violence In The 1930s
1991, CD, Comp, folklyric records
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History Of Carnival - Christmas, Carnival, Calenda And Calypso From Trinidad, 1933-1939
1991
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The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel
1990
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Calypso Breakaway 1927-1941
1990
Charley Waller*, John Duffey, Eddie Adcock And The Country Gentlemen
Country Songs, Old And New
1990
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Masters Of Turkish Music
1990
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Pioneers Of Cajun Accordion 1926-1936
1989, ,
, Cajun
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Portuguese String Music 1908-1931
1989
The Bluegrass Album Band*, Vassar Clements, J.D. Crowe, Jerry Douglas, Tony Rice, Mark Schatz
Sweet Sunny South - The Bluegrass Album Band Volume 5
1989
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Au Bal Antillais (Franco-Creole Biguines From Martinique)
1988, ,
, Beguine
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Where Was Butler? - A Calypso Documentary From Trinidad
1987
Mariam Nirenberg
Folksongs In The East European Jewish Tradition From The Repertoire Of Mariam Nirenberg
1986, LP, Album, Global Village Music
Wilmoth Houdini
Calypso Classics From Trinidad
1984, LP, Comp, Mono, Folklyric Records, Folklyric Records
Mississippi Fred McDowell*
1962 - His First Recordings Following Discovery
1982
Duke Ellington
Giants Of Jazz - Duke Ellington
1980, 
,
, Big Band/Swing
Cow Cow Davenport
Alabama Strut
1979, LP, Comp, Mono, Magpie Records (2), ,
, Piano Blues
Billie Holiday
Giants Of Jazz: Billie Holiday
1979, ,
, Big Band/Ballad/Vocal
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Songs Of Childhood
1978, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress
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Solo & Display Music
1978, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress
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Songs Of Humor & Hilarity
1978, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress, ,
, Folk/Calypso/Country Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Country/Romani
Tasty Licks
Tasty Licks
1978
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Songs Of Migration & Immigration
1977, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress,
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Old-Country Music In A New Land (Folk Immigrants From Europe And The Near East)
1977, LP, Comp, New World Records
Wolverines* With Bix Beiderbecke
The Complete Wolverines With Bix Beiderbecke
1977, Vinyl,
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Dance Music: Ragtime, Jazz, & More
1976, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress
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Dance Music: Breakdowns & Waltzes
1976, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress
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Dance Music (Reels, Polkas, & More)
1976, LP, Comp, The Library Of Congress
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Religious Music Congregational & Ceremonial
1976
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Songs Of Love, Courtship, & Marriage
1976
Frank Hovington
Lonesome Road Blues
1976
The Sauceman Brothers
The Early Days Of Bluegrass - Volume 7
1976
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Hard Times
1975, LP, Comp, Rounder Records
Bill Clifton
Going Back To Dixie
1975
Různí
The Early Days Of Bluegrass Volume 1
1974, LP, Comp, Rounder Records
John Lee
Down At The Depot
1974, LP, Rounder Records
The Pinnacle Boys
The Pinnacle Boys
1974, LP, Album, Rounder Records, ,
, Bluegrass
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The Rich-R-Tone Story: The Early Days Of Bluegrass, Volume 5
1974
The Louisiana Aces
The Louisiana Aces
1974
The Country Gentlemen
Vol 4, Going Back To The Blue Ridge Mountains
1973
Různí
Chicago Jazz 1925-1929, Volume 2
1972, LP, Comp, Biograph,
Mississippi John Hurt
1928 - His First Recordings
1972
Strange Creek Singers
Strange Creek Singers
1972
Různí
The Great Jug Bands 1926-1934
1971, LP, Album, Comp, Historical Records
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They All Played The Maple Leaf Rag
1971, LP, Album, Comp, Herwin Records, ,
, Ragtime
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Things Have Changed (An Anthology Of Today's Blues From St. Louis)
1971, LP, Album, Adelphi Records
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell: 1940 (The Legendary Library Of Congress Session)
1971, LP, Album, Mono, RE, Melodeon
Různí
"Christ Was Born On Christmas Morn"
1971
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This Old World's In A Hell Of A Fix
1971
Little Brother Montgomery With Jeanne Carroll
No Special Rider
1969
Canray Fontenot, Alphonse "Bois-Sec" Ardoin*
Les Blues Du Bayou
1966, ,
, Cajun
Mississippi John Hurt
Worried Blues
1964
Mississippi John Hurt
Folk Songs And Blues
1963
"Kid Punch" Miller*
Jazz Rarities 1929-1930
LP, Comp, Herwin Records, Herwin Records,
State Street Ramblers
Vol. 1 Natty Dominique 1928
LP, Comp, Herwin Records, Herwin Records,
State Street Ramblers
Vol. 2 Roy Palmer 1931
LP, Comp, Herwin Records, Herwin Records
Jabbo Smith
Volume Two
Různí
Yazoo's History Of Jazz