Little Labels--Big Sound Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music

"Kennedy and McNutt make a strong case that without this diverse bunch of shrewd, passionate hustlers American music today would not be the rich thing it is today. Their daring gave black geniuses like Louis Armstrong, Charlie Patton and Ma Rainey a place to record until the country was ready for them. If there is a moral in the astonishing body of great music they've given us, it is that the passion of a true fan is worth all the focus groups and corporate backing in the world."Kennedy, Rick is the author of 'Little Labels--Big Sound Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music', published 2001 under ISBN 9780253214348 and ISBN 0253214343.