PFEIFFER: He told NPR's Alt.Latino podcast in 2019 that he first heard Mexican music shortly after he arrived in the United States. LOS PINGUINOS DEL NORTE: (Singing in Spanish). (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "EL CONTRABANDO DE EL PASO") PFEIFFER: In the 1970s, Strachwitz began to record Mexican groups from the borderlands, like Los Pinguinos Del Norte. And that's what I'm going to do with my life. I'm going to get good on guitar, and I'm going to play it like that, and I'm going to make records. RY COODER: Because of that Big Joe Williams record and that particular song, it decided me once and for all I'm going to do this, too. KELLY: Strachwitz's recordings, like this one of Big Joe Williams playing on a nine-string guitar, influenced other musicians, too, like the guitarist Ry Cooder. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SLOPPY DRUNK BLUES")īIG JOE WILLIAMS: (Singing) I'd rather be sloppy drunk, mama, any way that I know. And I asked him, what the heck did it mean, you know? He said in parentheses, a field holler. Nobody else is going to think of that word. Well, it finally hit me, and I figured, well, it's certainly unique. STRACHWITZ: I was thinking about words like Gulf Records or Delta Records or Southern or something like that, you know? And suddenly he said, how about Arhoolie? I said, our what (laughter)? Arhoolie. As for that name, he says a friend came up with it. PFEIFFER: That label became Arhoolie Records.
STRACHWITZ: I couldn't sing or dance or snort or whatever, you know (laughter)? I just wanted to have my - I thought it'd be fun to have my own label, and it was a time when everybody was starting small record companies. (SOUNDBITE OF DOCUMENTARY, "THIS AIN'T NO MOUSE MUSIC!") KELLY: He soon set off to record the music that evoked those feelings, describing his motivations in the 2013 documentary "This Ain’t No Mouse Music!" They sang about, you know, how lonesome you are, and those songs really spoke to me, and the music did. STRACHWITZ: I felt it all had this kind of earthiness to it that I didn't hear in any other kind of music. KELLY: Eventually, he found local stations that played hillbilly country and R&B. In 2013, he told NPR that as a teenager there, he didn't enjoy the popular American music of the time.ĬHRIS STRACHWITZ: I was subjected to what my classmates and schoolmates were listening to - all this sappy "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" barf barf. He and his mother fled after World War II and relocated to Reno, Nev.
PFEIFFER: Strachwitz was born in Germany in 1931. KELLY: He recorded Lipscomb in the singer's kitchen in 1960, and that album kicked off a career that spanned six decades recording and releasing blues, country, zydeco and Norteno music, among others. MANCE LIPSCOMB: (Singing) Sugar babe, what's the matter with you? You don't treat me like you used to do. The very first record he released contained the music of a Texas farmer named Mance Lipscomb. The musicologist Chris Strachwitz has died. "She has a wonderful presence on the radio and knowledge and curiosity to ask questions our listeners would.We're going to remember a record producer who played an outsized role in documenting and preserving American roots music. "We’ve come to know Lucy from her many appearances on the show," Zeleznik wrote in a statement. Maryanne Zeleznik, vice president of news for Cincinnati Public Radio, said May's reporting is "well-known and respected" in the region. I care deeply about this community and believe this kind of journalism can shed light and make our region even stronger.” “I grew up in Greater Cincinnati and raised my daughters here. “Cincinnati Edition is a forum for having meaningful discussions about important issues in a way that directly engages and informs listeners,” May said in a news release. The daily weekday program, which airs from noon to 1 p.m., is on hiatus until Jan. She will take over for former "Cincinnati Edition" host Michael Monks in the new year. Before her time at the station, May spent time as a reporter at the Cincinnati Business Courier, The Enquirer and the Lexington Herald-Leader. May, who was previously a frequent guest on Cincinnati Edition, has spent the last nine years covering the urban core, poverty, and social justices issues at WCPO. The next host of "Cincinnati Edition," the flagship talk show for 91.7 WVXU, will be WCPO reporter Lucy May, the radio station announced Tuesday. Editor's note: This story was updated to correct WVXU's frequency
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