Tag Archives: Linda Gennett Irmscher

Gennett Documentary Available for Free for One Month

The Music Makers of Gennett Records from WTIU-TV (Bloomington) is now available to stream for free on their website until the end of December. I am very proud to have participated in it (interviewed, provided photos Linda G Irmscher and I discovered for our book “Images … Continue reading

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September 7th in Gennett History, 2016: Arcadia Publishing Releases the Images of America Book about Gennett Records and Starr Piano.

The Starr Piano Company, based in Richmond, Indiana, quickly became one of the largest piano manufacturers in the United States during the 19th century. In 1915, the Starr Piano Company opened a recording division, Gennett Records, that led to a … Continue reading

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Jan. 28th in Gennett History, 1950: Alice Lumsden Gennett Passed Away

Jan. 28th in Gennett History, 1950: Alice Lumsden Gennett passed away. She was Henry Gennett’s wife and mother of Fred, Clarence, and Harry Gennett. She recorded a Christmas Greeting for Gennett’s Christmas series on December 7, 1922. It was unnumbered. … Continue reading

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Sept 19th in Gennett History, 1932: The Gennett Sound Effects team recorded a series of vacuums and sewing machines for Gennett Electrical Transcriptions 1080

Sept 19th in Gennett History, 1932: The Gennett Sound Effects team recorded a series of vacuums and sewing machines for Gennett Electrical Transcriptions 1080. This image is from the recording ledger for the GET label from the Linda Gennett Irmscher … Continue reading

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