Archeophone Records
| Archeophone Records | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder |
Richard Martin Meagan Hennessey |
| Genre | Jazz, popular music, spoken word |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Champaign, Illinois |
| Official website |
www |
Archeophone Records is a record company and label founded in 1998 to document the early days of America's recording history. It was started by Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey, a husband and wife who run the company in Champaign, Illinois. Archeophone restores and remasters audio from cylinders and discs of jazz, popular music, vaudeville, and spoken word.[1]
The company has released recordings by Billy Murray, Bert Williams, Guido Deiro, Nora Bayes, Jack Norworth, Eddie Morton, and by jazz ensembles the Six Brown Brothers, the Benson Orchestra of Chicago, and Art Hickman's Orchestra.
Compilations feature Vess Ossman, Arthur Collins and Byron G. Harlan, Henry Burr, Bob Roberts, Ada Jones, Fred Van Eps, Sophie Tucker, Harry Lauder, and the American, Peerless, and Haydn Quartets.
Archeophone Record's 2005 release, Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry, 1891-1922 won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best Historical Album[1][2] Its 2007 release, Actionable Offenses: Indecent Phonograph Recordings from the 1890s, received two Grammy nominations. The company is not affiliated with the Archéophone manufacturer Henri Chamoux.
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References
- 1 2 Wickman, Forrest (26 July 2011). "Richard Martin and Meagan Hennessey, Archeophone Records". Slate. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ↑ 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List