Richard Carlin is the author of several books on folk, country, and traditional music.
Writing
Carlin worked for
Folkways Records
Folkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987 and is now part of Smithsonian Folkways.
History
The Folkways Records & Service ...
as an independent producer from 1975 to 1980, before becoming an editor for Music at
Pearson Prentice Hall
Prentice Hall was an American major educational publisher owned by Savvas Learning Company. Prentice Hall publishes print and digital content for the 6–12 and higher-education market, and distributes its technical titles through the Safari B ...
. In 2008, Carlin published ''Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways''. In 2016, he published ''Godfather of the Music Business'', which is a biography of
Morris Levy
Morris Levy (born Moishe Levy; August 27, 1927 – May 21, 1990) was an American entrepreneur in the fields of jazz clubs, music publishing, and the independent record industry. Levy was cofounder and owner of Roulette Records, founding partner ...
.
Carlin lives in Glen Ridge, New Jersey.
Bibliography
* ''Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways'', 2008
*''Godfather of the Music Business: Morris Levy'', 2016
References
External links
Richard Carlin author page
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American non-fiction writers
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