[78-L] Deep Ellum Blues

[RAY KILCOYNE]

>>I took the caret off to bring this pronunciation thread back on topic (the
>>subject should probably be changed too).
>>Listening to Radio Dismuke over the holiday I heard them pronounce the
>>Gennett Record label as JEN-ett (said quickly).
>>I have never seen one of them, but I've read all about them on this list,
>>and I'd always assumed it would be jen-NETT.  Which is correct or 
>>generally
>>preferred and used among collectors?
>>RayK
>
> GEN-ett (with a hard G like in "gun") ?
>
> Chris Zwarg
>
That surprises me even more.  Was the label named after a person?  And if 
so, was the person's name pronounced this way?
RayK