Big Mama Thornton Archives - The Arhoolie Foundation

Arhoolie Occasional Number 1

“Since many people think that records are very profitable, let me try to present to you some of the facts.” So wrote Chris Strachwitz in his...

GRAMMY MUSEUM® GRANT SUPPORTS ARHOOLIE FOUNDATION

(JUNE, 2022) — The GRAMMY Museum® Grant Program announced $200,000 in grants will be awarded to 16 recipients in the United States to help facilitate a...

Own a Rare Photo Print from the Arhoolie Foundation Collection

For the first time, the Arhoolie Foundation is offering signed photographs from the Chris Strachwitz Archive. During the fifty-five years Chris ran his Arhoolie label, and...

The Chris Strachwitz Collection

As founder of both Arhoolie Records and the Arhoolie Foundation, Chris Strachwitz has been collecting, documenting, recording, and promoting regional roots music for over 60 years....

Arhoolie Records Catalogs Publications

Arhoolie Records Catalogs and Publications The Arhoolie Foundation stems from the work of founder Chris Strachwitz and his seminal independent record label Arhoolie Records. In 1960,...

Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography

Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography by Tom Ball Arhoolie Records was founded in 1960 by Chris Strachwitz. Throughout the years of the vinyl disc, Arhoolie Records released...

Chris Strachwitz on Fred McDowell

In 1964 Chris Strachwitz went to Como, Mississippi to record Fred McDowell for his record label Arhoolie Records. In this interview, Chris talks about his memories of going to Mississippi, meeting and recording Fred, going to a house party, the Rolling Stones, and how things were back then.