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by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
by blueorleansradio · Published 06/05/2012
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| 1992 - William (Bill) Russell (Russell William Wagner), a music historian, modernist composer, and percussionist from Canton, Missiouri passed away on this day at the age of 87. He was also one of the leading authorities on early New Orleans jazz, making many recordings for his American Music Records label and writing articles and books. Russell founded American Music Records, which helped bring many forgotten New Orleans performers, including Bunk Johnson, to public attention and was an important force in the New Orleans jazz revival of the early 1940s. He moved to New Orleans in 1956, settling in the French Quarter and opening a small record shop from which he also performed violin repairs. In 1958, Russell co-founded and became the first curator of The Hogan Jazz Archive at Tulane University. Russell collected a large amount of material related to the history of New Orleans, early jazz, ragtime, blues, and gospel music, which he kept in his French Quarter apartment. At his death, he left the collection to The Historic New Orleans Collection, where it continues to be a valuable source for researchers. He also played violin with the New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra. |