[78-L] ARSC Awards 2010 -- Winners

[Bill Klinger]

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--- 2010 ARSC AWARDS ---

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is pleased to announce the
winners of the 2010 ARSC Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound
Research. Begun in 1991, the awards are presented to authors and publishers
of books, articles, liner notes, and monographs, to recognize outstanding
published research in the field of recorded sound. In giving these awards,
ARSC recognizes outstanding contributions, encourages high standards, and
promotes awareness of superior works. Two awards may be presented annually
in each category -- one for best history and one for best discography.
Certificates of Merit are presented to runners-up of exceptionally high
quality. The 2010 Awards for Excellence honor works published in 2009.
Additionally, a Lifetime Achievement Award and Award for Distinguished
Service to Historical Recordings are also presented annually. The 2010
winners are:

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED BLUES, RHYTHM & BLUES, or SOUL MUSIC

Best Discography:
Chuck Berry International Directory, by Morton Reff (Music Mentor)

Certificates of Merit:

Give My Poor Heart Ease: Voices of the Mississippi Blues, by William Ferris
(University of North Carolina Press)

Hand Me Down My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell, by
Michael Gray (Chicago Review Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED CLASSICAL MUSIC

Best History:
Kirill Kondrashin: His Life and Music, by Gregor Tassie (Scarecrow)

Certificate of Merit:
Othmar Schoeck: Life and Works, by Chris Walton (Rochester University Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED COUNTRY MUSIC

Best History:
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times, by Ralph Stanley and Eddie Dean
(Gotham)

Certificate of Merit:
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Legacy in Country Music, by Jocelyn R. Neal
(Indiana University Press)

BEST RESEARCH in FOLK, ETHNIC, or WORLD MUSIC

Best Discography:
La Musique antillaise en France discographie 1929-1959 / French-Caribbean
Music in France, a Discography 1929-1959, by Alain Boulanger, John Cowley
and Marc Monneraye (AFAS)

Best History:
The Wild Man of Rhythm: The Life and Music of Benny More, by John Radanovich
(Florida University Press)

Certificate of Merit:
Ramblin' Jack Elliot: The Never-Ending Highway, by Hank Reineke (Scarecrow)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED ROCK OR POPULAR MUSIC

Best Discography:
American Dance Bands on Record and Film, 1915-1942, by Richard J. Johnson
and Bernhard H. Shirley (Rustbooks)

Best History:
Perry Como: A Biography and Complete Career Record, by Malcolm Macfarlane
and Ken Crossland (McFarland)

Certificates of Merit:

Sonic Boom: The History of Northwest Rock, from "Louie, Louie" to "Smells
Like Teen Spirit," by Peter Blecha (Backbeat)

Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers, by
John Broven (University of Illinois Press)

BEST RESEARCH in RECORDED JAZZ MUSIC

Best History (tie):

Jade Visions: The Life and Music of Scott LaFaro, by Helene LaFaro-Fernandez
(University of North Texas Press)

The Ghosts of Harlem: Sessions with Jazz Legends, by Hank O'Neal (Vanderbilt
University Press)

Certificate of Merit: