Bruce Bastin
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1939 –
Who is Bruce Bastin?
Bruce Bastin is a folklorist and a leading expert on the blues styles of the South Eastern states of America.
He is responsible for much ground-breaking research over the decades.
A former secondary school geography teacher, Bastin holds a Master's degree in Folklore from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the author of two books on the Piedmont Blues, Crying for the Carolines and Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast, as well as a biography of music publisher Joe Davis, Never Sell a Copyright. He has written articles for many music journals and books over the decades, plus liner note essays for LPs and CDs, not all dealing with the South Eastern blues style.
Bruce Bastin is also the managing director of Interstate Music, Ltd., West Sussex, England, with its labels:
Country Routes
Flyright
Harlequin
Heritage
Krazy Kat
Magpie
Travelin' Man.
for whom he has produced and/or programmed over 850 albums in many musical genres, generally "re-issue" in nature, since the days of vinyl.
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