About the American Music Research Foundation
Blues, Boogie Woogie, Jazz, Ragtime, Rhythm & Blues
The AMRF is dedicated to the promotion, documentation, and preservation of American Music, particularly the blues, ragtime, boogie woogie, jazz, and rhythm and blues. A major focus of our work is making the connection between music and the artists who create it. We do this primarily by capturing artists on video, both in performance and in extensive interviews in which they tell their stories. The primary venue for this mission is our annual Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival. The raw footage is retained in our archives for historical purposes. It is also used to create programs for public television. The ultimate goal is to document and preserve American cultural and musical history.
Save the Date!
10th Annual Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival
Friday Oct. 3 & Sat. Oct. 4 at the Music Hall in downtown Detroit.
Motor City Blues & Boogie Woogie Festival
Click here for broadcasts in your area.
Click here to find out how to get the DVD with 75 minutes of bonus material.
Click on the "Video samplers" button at left to watch a teaser.
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About our Website
When you register with the AMRF you will be able to participate in on-line discussions in our community weblog, and receive our e-newsletter. You will have the option of maintaining a private personal weblog on our site, and you may release articles to us for potential inclusion in future newsletters. It is our intent to foster an online community sharing a passion to keep the music alive and vital!
Email: Boogie@AMRF.net
Sample Some Great Music
1) "Roll Em Pete" , Big Joe Turner w/ Pete Johnson
2) "Pine Tops Boogie" , Clarence "Pinetop" Smith
3) Honky Tonk Train Blues , Meade Lux Lewis
4) Death Ray Boogie , Pete Johnson
5) Caledonia Boogie , Louis Jordan
The American Music Research Foundation Mission Statement:
To collect, film, record, archive, restore, produce, master, edit, and distribute material relating to American music; particularly the blues, ragtime, boogie woogie, jazz and rhythm and blues. These works include, but are not limited to: interviews and performances recorded on video, film, and audio tape, sheet music, letters, and other documents, player piano rolls, 78-, 45- and 33-rpm records, books, aural histories, photographs and other artifacts. In addition, assist elderly and indigent musicians with medical and financial emergencies by providing stipends
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