![]() ![]() ![]() Overall, Strachwitrz’s efforts resulted in the recordings or re-releases of countless records featuring blues, Tex-Mex, Latin, Cajun and Creole, folk and other music genres, much of which at the time was largely unknown to mainstream music listeners. Army, Strachwitz settled in the Bay Area, learned the essentials of recording music and reportedly traded some of his treasured 78 rpm record collection for recording equipment.Īrhoolie Records’ first release, issued in 1960, was a field recording from rural Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb, “Texas Sharecropper and Songster.” ![]() He had fallen hard for the raw rhythms, melodies and passion of American roots musicians and made it his life’s purpose to preserve and document their songs.Īfter finishing a stint with the U.S. Strachwitz formed Arhoolie Records in 1960, 13 years after emigrating with his family to the U.S. also reported that festival organizers had planned a second line - a traditional New Orleans-style funeral - for Strachwitz on Sunday afternoon. The cause of death was listed as complications due to congestive heart disease, according to, which noted that the famed music historian’s passing came just hours after he was paid special tribute at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the famed annual event that celebrates the genres of music Strachwitz devoted his life to preserving. Reports said Strachwitz died peacefully at his Marin County home surrounded by friends and family. Chris Strachwitz, a nationally renowned musicologist who founded Arhoolie Records in El Cerrito and helped preserve and popularize the work of scores of authentic American roots musicians, died Friday at age 91, his label reported. ![]()
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