Chris Strachwitz

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Chris Strachwitz (born July 1, 1931 in Groß-Reichenau, Nieder-Schlesien, now Bogaczów, Poland - died May 5, 2023 in Marin County, CA) was a German-born American producer, folklorist, and the founder and president of Arhoolie Records. His family emigrated to California in 1947. In 1966, he founded the short-lived Changes (2) label. He donated his collection founding a joint project of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, his Arhoolie Foundation, and the UCLA Digital Library.

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Roebuck "Pops" Staples [Interview]

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How Strachwitz found Lightnin' Hopkins

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Roebuck 'Pops' Staples

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Chris Strachwitz (born July 1, 1931 in Groß-Reichenau, Nieder-Schlesien, now Bogaczów, Poland - died May 5, 2023 in Marin County, CA) was a German-born American producer, folklorist, and the founder and president of Arhoolie Records. His family emigr... Read the full biography on this page.

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