We're going to remember a record producer who played an outsized role in documenting and preserving American roots music. The musicologist Chris Strachwitz has died. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The very ...

When Chris Strachwitz died earlier this year at the age of 91, his name was probably not familiar except to a specific school of record liner note readers and aficionados of certain types of musical ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Strachwitz, a producer, musicologist and one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by regional performers and comprised an extraordinary ...

Strachwitz, who died May 5, devoted his life to tracking down regional musicians — and recording them in their homes, front porches and beer joints. Originally broadcast in 1990. This is FRESH AIR. As ...

In the corner of a cramped music store in El Cerrito, California, Chris Strachwitz pores over a stack of weathered albums with warped cardboard covers, looking to find the rare gems he calls “missing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chris Strachwitz, a producer, musicologist and one-man preservation society whose Arhoolie Records released thousands of songs by ...

Chris Strachwitz has spent the past 54 years unearthing musical treasures, journeying into the shadows of America to record all sorts of artists who might otherwise never be documented. His travels ...

A daily chronicle of creativity in film, TV, music, arts, and entertainment, produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from November 2014 – March 2020. Host John Horn leads the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Chris Strachwitz arrives at the 54th annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 12, 2012, in Los Angeles. Strachwitz, a producer, ...