FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/13/2015 CONTACT: Megan Katz, (608) 263-3409,
[email protected] THREE-DAY PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE THE LEGACY OF WISCONSIN’S OWN PARAMOUNT RECORDS How did a Wisconsin chair company, producing records on the cheap and run by men with little knowledge of their audience or the music business, build one of the greatest musical rosters ever assembled under one roof? MADISON, WI – From April 23-25 2015, The Center for the Humanities will present The Rise and Fall and Rise of Paramount Records, a three-day program exploring the music, history and artists of Wisconsin’s own Paramount Records. The events, workshops, and listening sessions will take place at UW-Madison, The Wisconsin Historical Museum, and the Bubbler at the Madison Central Public Library. Special guests include Dean Blackwood owner of Revenant Records and Executive Producer of The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, and Amanda Petrusich, author of Do Not Sell At Any Price: The Wild, Obsessive Hunt for the World's Rarest 78 RPM Records (2014). This program takes its inspiration from “The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records 1917-1932” a curated release of 1600 newly re-mastered tracks, 290 fully restored original Paramount ads and images, 760 pages of discography and artist portraits, and an art book detailing the history of the record company from Grafton, Wisconsin, “that would become a ‘race records’ powerhouse. This historic compilation was produced by Revenant Records (John Fahey & Dean Blackwood) and Third Man Records (Jack White) and includes an unrivaled roster