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Publication of this book was supported by grants from the H. Earle Johnson Fund of the Society for American Music and from the Henry and Edna Binkele Classical Music Fund. First paperback edition, 2005© 2004 by Tim Brooks Appendix © 2004 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America 2 3 4 5 6 c p 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ This book is printed on acid-free paper. The Library of Congress cataloged the cloth edition as follows: Brooks, Tim. Lost sounds: blacks and the birth of the recording industry, 1890–1919 / Tim Brooks ; appendix of Caribbean and South American recordings by Dick Spottswood. p. cm. — (Music in American life) Includes bibliographical references (p. ), discography (p. ) and index. isbn 0-252-02850-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. African Americans—Music—History and criticism. 2. Sound recording industry—History. 3. Music—United States—History and criticism. I. Spottswood, Dick (Richard Keith) II. Title. III. Series. ml3479.b76 2004 781.64'149'08996073—dc21 2003001102 Paperback isbn 0-252-07307-x 00.FM.i-xii_Broo 5/26/05, 11:57 AM 4 ...

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