Arhoolie

For the true niche specialist, the Arhoolie Foundation, an offshoot of the roots label Arhoolie Records, has teamed with the University of California, Los Angeles, to digitize and store 16,000 78rpm and thousands more vinyl recordings of Mexican and Mexican-American songs from the first half of the 20th century.

Encore 2007

Also on Popcast, Larry Rohter discusses the 50th anniversary of the "down home music" label Arhoolie and its passionate founder, Chris Strachwitz.

NYT > Home Page By THE NEW YORK TIMES 2010

BURNETT: Strachwitz's Arhoolie label carries a half-dozen Lydia Mendoza albums.

Lydia Mendoza: The First Lady Of Tejano 2010

BURNETT: Strachwitz's Arhoolie label carries a half-dozen Lydia Mendoza albums.

Lydia Mendoza: The First Lady Of Tejano 2010

Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz's personal collection forms the nucleus of this project, and it is Strachwitz who has been spearheading the project.

Archive 2007-02-01 2007

"Lightnin '" Hopkins recording of 1949, Houston from Texas Blues (Arhoolie 2006), copyright notice

Lightnin' Hopkins Lyrics 2009

Berkeley-based Arhoolie records founder and roots music uber-statesman Chris Strachwitz had drawn big, folksy stars.

Phil Bronstein: Happy Now? Is Obama Optimism Here to Stay? 2009

Likewise at Sunday's fundraiser for the Arhoolie Foundation in Richmond.

Phil Bronstein: Happy Now? Is Obama Optimism Here to Stay? 2009

Arhoolie Records founder Chris Strachwitz's personal collection forms the nucleus of this project, and it is Strachwitz who has been spearheading the project.

Creating, Managing & Pres. Dig. Assets: Frontera Collection of Mexican American Music 2007

For those wondering what the house of ill repute piano player sounded like, check out Robert Shaw, “The Ma Grinder: Texas Barrelhouse Piano” on Arhoolie Records.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Don’t Shoot Me, I’m Only the Piano Player. 2007