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Alec Compinsky was the sibling of violinist/conductor/film composer Manuel Compinsky and pianist Sara Compinsky as well as the uncle of Noelle Compinsky Tinturin. In the traditional music field through the 1920s, he was referred to as a virtuoso cellist, functioning freelance principally in colaboration with his two siblings within the …

Manufacturer, engineer, and skill scout Ralph Peer spearheaded the U.S. documenting industry’s shift from traditional and opera to indigenous American root base music, overseeing the landmark 1927 program that released the professions of both Carter Family members and Jimmie Rodgers, while essentially creating the united states and “competition music” marketplaces …