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Congratulations To ‘American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself’ For Winning The 2017 ARSC Award

“American Epic: The First Time America Heard Itself” has won the 2017 ARSC Award for Best Historical Research In Recorded Roots, Folk Or World Music.

The Association of Recorded Sound Collections, founded in 1966, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings—in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. The ARSC Awards are given to authors of books, articles or recording liner notes to recognize those publishing the very best work today in recorded sound research. In giving these awards, ARSC recognizes the contributions of these individuals and aims to encourage others to emulate their high standards and to promote readership of their work. Two awards are presented annually in each category, for best history and best discography, and several others are acknowledged with Certificates of Merit. Awards are presented to both the authors and publishers of winning publications.