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Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

Down Home Music: The Stories and Photographs of Chris Strachwitz

A visual storytelling celebration of American roots music in its rich variety through unseen and newly scanned photographs by the founder of the legendary Arhoolie Records....

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The Ann Savoy Collection Goes Live

The Ann Savoy Collection Goes Live

https://youtu.be/GuJgSbV2Wss The Arhoolie Foundation is proud to make available new audio interviews with legendary Cajun and Creole musicians from the Ann Savoy Interview Collection. Ann’s collection...

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New Blog Shares Discoveries

New Blog Shares Discoveries

The Arhoolie Foundation introduces This Ain’t No Mouse Blog to present stories from the Arhoolie Foundation’s extraordinary archive of American roots music and vernacular culture. Featuring...

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The Arhoolie Foundation Year-End Letter

The Arhoolie Foundation Year-End Letter

Looking back at this last year, the Arhoolie Foundation continues the work of promoting and preserving roots-based American music. From Mississippi to Louisiana, Florida, Mexico, and...

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Rumbo a California Documents the Rise of Mexican Music in California

Rumbo a California Documents the Rise of Mexican Music in California

El Cerrito, CA (9/15/22) – The Arhoolie Foundation presents Rumbo a California: Making Mexican Music in the Golden State, a bilingual digital exhibition that explores the history...

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Arhoolie Occasional Number 1

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...

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Arhoolie Foundation to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

El Cerrito, CA – The Arhoolie Foundation has been approved for a $25,000 Grants for Arts Projects award from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)...

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Sign up for the Arhoolie Foundation monthly newsletter. You can find out about the latest additions to the archives, the focus on our Deep Dives into...

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About Chris Strachwitz

About Chris Strachwitz

The ripple effect of Chris Strachwitz in the world is immeasurable in preserving this music. I can’t even imagine what it would be like to not...

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Arhoolie Records 45rpm Discography

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...

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Statement on the passing of Chris Strachwitz

Arhoolie Records Founder
July 1, 1931 – May 5, 2023

We celebrate the life of our founder, friend, and great record man Chris Strachwitz. He died peacefully at home in Marin County, CA, surrounded in his last days by dear friends and family. Over his 91 years, Chris captured the music that represents the best “down home music” the world has to offer.

He was at the forefront of nearly all the roots revivals over the last 60 years including blues, zydeco, Cajun, Norteño and Tejano music. His drive to document traditional music helped introduce the nation to our diverse musical heritage. He had the foresight to save music that might have otherwise been lost to obscurity and played a role in strengthening cultural traditions through his records, films, and most recently the Arhoolie Foundation. He cared for those around him, fought for royalties and recognition for Arhoolie artists, and provided counsel to countless musicians, writers, film makers, and academics.

Plans for a public celebration of his life will be announced in the coming weeks. Today we’re thinking of all that Chris brought to our lives and the lives of the musicians and fans with whom he shared his passion.

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