Re: [ARSCLIST] blue disc question

[Aaron Luis Levinson <aaron.levinson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The best of them are arguably by black comedians like Redd Foxx,
Pigmeat Markham and later Rudy Ray Moore. I suggest
the Dootone label from California as a good starting place
for this kind of stuff.

aa
On Monday, February 2, 2004, at 09:17 PM, Jacob Smith wrote:

> Hi - my name is Jacob Smith, I'm new to the list. I'm getting my PhD in
> media studies at Indiana University and I've been doing some writing
> and
> research on "blue discs" or "party records": under the counter "erotic"
> phonograph records made between the 1930s and 50s. Information on these
> records is very hard to find. I'm wondering if anyone on the list might
> have any information or ideas about these? I'm looking for info about
> who
> was making them, who was selling them, who was buying them and the
> context
> in which they were heard, etc. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Jacob Smith